Guest SamMD Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Can anyone shed any light on what exactly an enrichment year entails. From what I understand it is an unfunded year following your final year in med school that you can use to accumulate additional research or experience. Do you have to decide upon committing to an enrichment year before CaRMS matching is complete, or could you decide after you went 'unmatched' to your specialty of choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UWOMED2005 Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 To be honest, I don't know a lot about this. My understanding is that it an sometimes used post-UNmatch whereby, at least at UWO, you pay full tuition but don't have any classes. BUT. . . paying tuition for a year includes you under the school's student malpractice coverage - which means you can spend the year doing elective rotations in whatever specialty you want to match to. My understanding is, though, this is risky as reentrants to the Canadian match, if you look at the CaRMS stats, don't do exceptionally well (though I have heard examples which show some DO match to competitive spots so it's not hopeless.) An alternate strategy would be to take time off between 3rd and 4th year. I know of one past UWO student (not class of 2005) who did this, partly because they didn't know what they wanted to match to. They ended up volunteering for the year in Africa, as a medical student, acquired some additional medical experience and ended up doing well in the match. That's my impression of the electives year phenomenon, but I am by no means an expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 0T6 Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 I don't know much about it either.. but there's some stuff about it from the Ottawa calendar: Enrichment Year-Post 4th Year Undergraduate Medical Education Description An enrichment year during the undergraduate medical program provides students with unique opportunities to pursue additional experiences complementary to their education in Medicine. It allows as students to pursue areas of interest in greater depth, and to gain further expertise and skills in advance of graduation. The enrichment year also allows students to pursue a greater number of clinical experiences in advance of career selection. The Enrichment Year when taken after the completion of Year 4, consists of a minimum of 30 weeks of supervised and evaluated training at a site or sites approved by the Faculty of Medicine. Acceptable international training sites are those which are recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Objectives 1. To provide enhanced training in areas of special interest relevant to the future practice of medicine. This training may take the form of basis or clinical science electives or a research year, and may be taken locally or abroad. 2. To provide students with a broader range of clinical experiences which would enhance career selection. 3. To allow students to master a wider variety of competencies that are not currently accommodated with the undergraduate curriculum. Qualifications Student may enroll in an enrichment year following the successful completion of the fourth year of medical studies. Students who do an enrichment year following the fourth medical year would take the LMCC exam at the end of the enrichment year. Students interested in doing an enrichment year are to consult with either Assistant Dean: Dr. Linda Peterson (Anglophone students) or Dr. Brigitte Bonin (Francophone students). Enrichment is limited to 10% students per class. A faculty advisor must be identified to guide the students in their choice in giving ideas about what might be included in the year given their interests. Registration/Tuition When approval has been received from the Assistant Dean, the student will register to course ELE 3951 for the appropriate 3 sessions (i.e., fall, winter, summer) and pay the full tuition fee (for 2 sessions) – Same tuition fee is paid as students entering 4th year. This allows students full privileges, including eligibility for bursaries and loans. The year of study is the same as the last year completed. The appropriate electives forms must also be completed with the following information (supervisor’s name, hospital address, number of weeks, dates of electives) and submitted to the electives coordinator, currently Julie Clavelle. She can be contacted via e-mail address (elective@uottawa.ca) or at 562-5800 X 8126. Reimbursement Upon submitting original receipts, an amount up to a maximum of 70% of the paid tuition fee may be reimbursed for valid expenses incurred, i.e., transportation, housing (not meals), registration fees at host training center, course fees. Should you require assistance relating to reimbursement, Karine Barthelemy will be directing you on how to reclaim legitimate expenses. Evaluation/Grading A passing grade will be granted upon proof of having successfully completed a 30-week program. André Purdy, the elective Coordinator must receive all elective(s) evaluations and/or reports confirming research activities. Standard evaluation elective forms can be used to this effect. Failure to provide the office with the required documentation will result in a failing grade which will appear on the transcript and may appear in the Dean’s Letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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