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Establishing and Teaching Elective Courses

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Electives have long been an integral and well-established component of medical educational programs in the United States. Beyond the year 4 electives traditionally targeted at career exploration, there has been growing interest in electives designed for enrichment and in elective experiences in years 1 through 3. This chapter provides an opportunity to consider electives in medical education as an important and often under-recognized component of the required curriculum.

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  1. University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, S1-119, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA

    Michele P. Pugnaire M.D.

  2. University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA

    Melissa A. Fischer M.D., M.Ed.

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  1. Office of Medical Education, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Kathryn N. Huggett

  2. Office of Medical Education, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    William B. Jeffries

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Pugnaire, M.P., Fischer, M.A. (2014). Establishing and Teaching Elective Courses. In: Huggett, K., Jeffries, W. (eds) An Introduction to Medical Teaching. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9066-6_13

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