2023-2024 Electives Syllabus Repository

2023-2024 Electives Syllabus Repository

It is the students' responsibility to verify where and to whom they report before the start of each course no later than the Friday before the start of the rotation.

Tampa Instructions

Students in the SELECT (LVHN) program who rotate at one of the Tampa campus sites must email the onboarding coordinator, Cathy Waters at cwaters2@usf.edu at least 8 weeks before the start of the Tampa elective (with the following information) to ensure that all appropriate hospital credentials are in place.

  • Name of elective

  • Site of elective

  • Dates of elective

LVHN Instructions

Students in the Core (Tampa) program who rotate at one of the LVHN campus sites should do the following:

  1. For housing requests, visit https://www.jotform.com/build/223343259814154

  2. Criminal Clearances (use employment category – not volunteer):

    1. PA Criminal History Report (PATCH) https://epatch.pa.gov/home 
      Click on “submit a New Record Check”. *Please note that this and ALL reports should be mailed to you directly.

    2. Child Abuse History Clearance (CHAC) https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
      Click on “Create an individual account” to start. *Please choose the following option: “individual 14 years of age or older …”

    3. FBI Fingerprinting (PA Dept. of Human Services). Enroll in PA’s 3rd party website- IDENTOGO: http://uenroll.identogo.com/
      Service Code is: 1KG756 “Employee >= 14 years contact with children”

    4. Fingerprinting – PA Department of Aging – If your permanent resident address is outside of PA, you must also complete a 2nd fingerprinting through IdentoGO. Service Code: 1KG8RJ; facility code is 1015
      Please Note: fingerprint report results take approximately 6-8 weeks to process

  3. AAMC Immunization Record – Please include mandatory Covid -initial vaccination series and Hep B Titer, and also a TB test and seasonal Flu vaccine for the current year.

  4. Site Orientation Modules: https://www.lvhn.org/network-wide-orientation-modules# (nothing to submit)

  5. Forms for signature only (no witness signatures necessary):

    1. Acknowledgement of Confidentiality https://www.lvhn.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/Acknowledgement_of_Confidentiality.pdf

    2. CPSL Affidavit: https://www.lvhn.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/affidavit%20-%20student%20cpsl.pdf

All items can be emailed to: MedicalStudents@lvhn.org approximately two-weeks before rotation begins.

Drop/Add opens 4/17/2023

  1. Drop/add requests must be submitted at least one month in advance of the rotation.

  2. Log into Archivum at https://usf.appiancloud.com.

    • Click My Actions & Tasks

    • Click Submit Drop Add Request

    • Select your track 

    • Scroll down to view your Eligible Courses to Drop. Click the plus sign (+) to the left of the course. If you make a mistake, you can click the red (x) to the right of the course.

    • Scroll down to Eligible Courses to Add

    • Select the Period

    • Begin typing the desired course in the Course field

    • (Optional) Select a Site

    • Find your course and click the plus sign (+) to the left

    • Click Submit

  3. To view your completed requests in Archivum

    • Click Academic Profile

    • Click 4th Year Scheduling

    • Scroll down to view and click the magnifying glass for more information on individual requests.

  4. Even though you have submitted a request, it is not approved until you receive an email from the Office of Registrar. Your schedule will not be changed until then. Your advisor and the course coordinator must both approve your request, then I will review your schedule and make changes as appropriate. Please make sure to review the requirements for the fourth year (Graduation and Track Requirements) to make sure your new schedule will be in compliance. When reviewing drop/add requests, I will take your entire schedule into consideration. For example, you will not be permitted to drop a required course unless you have submitted a request to add it in a different period. You may also view the Fourth Year Academic Calendar to determine the dates for each period.
    Drop/add closes 01/31/23.

  5. Electives Open/Closed Report - Please refer to this report when looking for courses that might have availability. This report will be updated on a weekly basis and does not reflect any pending requests still in the system. This report is meant to serve as a guideline.  

    Electives_OpenClosed_Report-1.26.24.pdf



Course Key

See Course Key for a definition of sites.

Dept

Campus

Title

Pre-Req

Instructor

Instructor Email

Coordinator

Coordinator Email

Site

Weeks

Hrs/Week

Max

Periods 

Type

Dept

Campus

Title

Pre-Req

Instructor

Instructor Email

Coordinator

Coordinator Email

Site

Weeks

Hrs/Week

Max

Periods 

Type

Anat

Tampa

BMS 8187 Advanced Human Anatomy

None

Dr. Srinivas Bharadwaj

sribharadwaj@usf.edu

Dr. Srinivas Bharadwaj

sribharadwaj@usf.edu

USFMS

2,4

44

No Limit

 2, 4 - 11

Basic Science 

Anat



MEL 9999A Indep Study - Anatomy

None

Faculty







USFMS

2,4

44

No Limit

 1 - 11

Indep Study

Anesth

Lehigh Valley

MDE 8700 Anesthesiology Elective

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Nan Schwann

nan.schwann@lvhn.org

Nichole Sierra

nichole.sierra@lvhn.org

LVHN

2,4

50

1

 1 - 11

Clinical

Anesth

Tampa

MDE 8700 Anesthesiology Elective

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Raymond Evans

Raymond.Evans@moffitt.org

Bridget Hayden

Bridget.Hayden@moffitt.org

MCC

4

50

1

 1, 2, 5 - 9, 11

Clinical

Anesth

Tampa

MDE 8700 Anesthesiology Elective

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Jason Hall

jasondhall@usf.edu

Maggie Larwa

Margarita_Larwa@teamhealth.com

TGH

4

50

4

 1 - 9, 11

Clinical

Anesth

Tampa

MDE 8700 Anesthesiology Elective

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Leland Lee



Heather Kimrey

heather.kimrey@va.gov

T-VAH

4

50

1

2, 3, 4

Clinical

Anesth



MEL 7320Z Externship - Anesthesiology

Yr 4 Status

Faculty







EXT

4

44

No Limit

 1 - 10

Externship

Derm

Tampa

MDE 8251 Clinical Dermatology

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Nishit Patel

nishit@usf.edu

Ashley Sanford

asanford@usf.edu

MCAH

4

40-44

4

 1 - 11

Clinical

Derm

Lehigh Valley

MDE 8251  Clinical Dermatology

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Richard McClain

rmcclain@adaltd.com

Michelle Brown

mbrown@adaltd.com

LVHN

4

40

1

 1, 3-7, 9-11

Clinical  

Derm

Tampa

MDE 8536 Elective in Dermatopathology

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Paul Rodriguez-Waitkus

prodrig4@usf.edu

Ashley Sanford

asanford@usf.edu

USFMS

4

40-44

2

 1 - 11

Clinical

Derm

Tampa

MDT 8250 Special Topics in Dermatology

None, Yr 3 only

Dr. Nishit Patel

nishit@usf.edu

Ashley Sanford

asanford@usf.edu

USFMS

2

40

2

 1 - 12

Clinical

Derm



MEL 7320L Externship in Dermatology

Yr 4 Status

Faculty







EXT

4

44

No Limit

 1 - 7

Externship

Derm



MEL 9999L Indep Study in Dermatology

Yr 4 Status

Faculty







USFMS

4

44

No Limit

 1 - 11

Indep Study

Emerg Med

Lehigh Valley

MDE 8714 Intro to Medical Toxicology

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Ryan Surmaitis

Ryan.Surmaitis@lvhn.org

Dawn Yenser

Dawn.Yenser@lvhn.org

LVHN

4

40

1

 1 - 11

Clinical

Emerg Med

Tampa

MDE 8714 Intro to Medical Toxicology

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Justin Arnold

jkarnold@usf.edu

Juliet Modica-Ramos

jmodicaramos@tgh.org

TGH

4

40

2

 3,5,6,8

Clinical

Emerg Med

Lehigh Valley

MDE 8773 EM Ultrasound

Yr 4 Status

Dr. Kevin Roth

Kevin.Roth@lvhn.org

Dawn Yenser

Dawn.Yenser@lvhn.org

LVH-M

2

40-44

1

1 - 11

Clinical

Emerg Med

Tampa

MDE 8717 Social Emerg Med



Dr. Jason Wilson

jwilson2@usf.edu 

Heather Henderson

heather42@mail.usf.edu

TGH

4

40

2

1 - 11