MS3 SCHEDULING

Birmingham Campus

OBJECTIVES

• By the end of this, you will…

• Understand requirements for the 3rd Year

• Know important dates related to PEPL and the 3rd Year Lottery

• See how the 3rd Year Lottery Works

• Be able to enter your choices• PEPL• 3rd Year Electives

WHAT ARE THE 3RDYEAR CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS?

• Core Clerkships (44 wks)• Family Medicine (4 wks)

• Internal Medicine (8 wks)

• Neurology (4wks)

• Obstetrics-Gynecology (8 wks)

• Pediatrics (8 wks)

• Psychiatry (4 wks)

• Surgery (8 wks)

• Scholarly Activity (8 wks)

• 3rd year elective (4 wks)

http://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/medical-education/undergraduate-medical-education/curriculum

OTHER REQUIREMENTS?

• Scholarly Activity 8 weeks

• Elective 4 weeks

CLERKSHIP BLOCKS AND YOUR SCHEDULE1

Block 6 a/b Block 1 a/b Block 2a/b Block 3 a/b Block 4 a/b Block 5 a/b Block 6a/b

1Each numbered Block is a total of 8 wks (a = 4 wks and b = 4 wks)2If you prescheduled Scholarly Activity, the lottery will respect its placement

Scholarly2 Neuro/Psych Internal Med OBGYN Fam Med/EL Peds Surgery

Surgery OBGYN Scholarly2 Fam Med/EL Neuro/Psych Peds Internal Med

LOTTERY

• Ensures that each student has a complete schedule

• Ensures that each clerkship has even enrollment for each block

• Ensures that the maximum number of student requests are honored• Select 2 courses you wish to have in Blocks (6, 1, or 2)• Select 2 courses you wish to have in Blocks (4, 5, or 6)

PUSH EARLY PUSH LATE (PEPL)

• Visit: http://www.uab.edu/medicine/lottery

• Login in with your Blazer ID

PUSH EARLY PUSH LATE (PEPL)

• Choose “Clerkships”

PUSH EARLY PUSH LATE (PEPL)

• Use the “Pick” buttons to select your first and second priority for the lottery to push “early” into your schedule (Block 6, 1, 2)

• Use the “Pick” buttons to select your first and second priority for the lottery to push “late” into our schedule (Block 4, 5, 6)

LET’S GIVE IT A TRY!

• https://apps.medicine.uab.edu/students/scheduling/lotteryopen.asp

3RD YEAR ELECTIVE

• Choose ”Third Year Elective”

3RD YEAR ELECTIVE

• Select 3 electives in the order of your preference from the list

IMPORTANT DATES

• February 7 at 1 pm Lottery Opens

• February 28 at midnight: Lottery Closes

• March 21: Results Distributed

• April 1 at 8 am: You may submit requests for schedule adjustments

REQUESTING A SCHEDULE CHANGE

• E-mail request to scheduler@uab.edu

• Include rationale for the change

• Requests will be reviewed in the order received

• When possible, changes will be made

• Submit a Drop/Add Form• https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/c

urrent-students/course-scheduling

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KEEP IN MIND

• The order of your clerkships will NOT predict your clerkship grades.

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• The order of your clerkships does NOT influence you ability to get into a specialty or a specific residency program.

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• Any prescheduled course will not be supplanted by the lottery.

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• If you do not complete the PEPL process, you will still get a complete schedule

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• It is possible to make changes to your schedule later in the year.• Requires approval.

• If the change is possible, you may incur a drop/add fee.

• We cannot overbook courses

KEEP IN MIND

• You will likely change your specialty preference next year

LOTTERY TIPS

• Family Medicine is Paired with Elective

• Choose Elective Carefully

• Decision Timeline for Specialty Selection

• No guarantees

• Scholarly Activity Timing Pros/Cons

• Policy for changes

KEEP IN MIND

• Clerkship Requirements

• Step 1 Deadline: April 23

• Clerkship Orientation: April 24-25