4th Year Required and Elective Courses

REMINDER - Students are to contact ALL Course Coordinators at least one week in advance of the course start date for reporting information and to review educational objectives.

4th Year Required Courses

All Students Must Successfully Complete the Following 2-Week Course
Emergency Medicine (EMS 744) - Beth Toppins, MD

All Students Must Successfully Complete One of the Following 4-Week Subinternships
Subinternship in Family Medicine (FCH 827) - Stephen Petrany, MD
Subinternship in Internal Medicine (MED 827) - Sansom Teka, MD
Subinternship in OB (OBG 827) - David Jude, MD
Subinternship in Orthopaedics (ORT 827) - Felix Cheung, MD
Subinternship in Pediatrics (PED 827) - Andrea Lauffer, MD
Subinternship in Psychiatry (PSI 827) - Kelly Melvin, MD
Subinternship in Surgery (SUR 827) - David Denning, MD

All Students Must Successfully Complete One of the Following 2-Week ICU Experiences
Medicine ICU (MED 833) - Imran Khawaja, MD
   - Med Student Guide to ICU
   - Recommended Reading
Pediatric Critical Care (PED 807) - Fatima Tariq, MD
Clinical Neonatology (PED 805) - Cynthia Massey, MD
Surgical ICU (SUR 833) - Rebecca Wolfer, MD
   - Journal Articles
   - Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the ICU
   - Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
   - Review Questions

4th Year Elective Courses

Anatomy
Surgical Anatomy (ACB 813) - Sasha Zill, PhD and Kristi Aldridge, PhD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)

Biochemistry
Biochemistry Research (BIC 820) - Don Primerano, PhD

Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research (CVS 816) – Ellen Thompson, MD
Clinical Cardiology (CVS 801) - Ellen Thompson, MD
Essentials of EKG (CVS 800) - Paulette Wehner, MD

Dermatology
Clinical Dermatology (MED 803) - Charles Yarbrough, MD

Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine (EMS 710) - Mitch Charles, MD

Family Medicine
Clerkship in a Local Health Department (FCH 806 ) - Mike KilKenny, MD
Hospice and Pallative Medicine (FCH 895) - Jacqueline "Nikki" Cole, MD
International Health (FCH 880) - Matt Curry, MD
Medical Spanish (FCH 885) - Ross Patton, MD and Carolyn Curtis, MD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)
Outpatient Family Medicine (FCH 800) - Mitch Shaver, MD
Readings and Limited Practicum in International Medicine (FCH 857) - Carolyn Curtis, MD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)
Readings in Rural Health (FCH 855) - Mitch Shaver, MD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)
Rehabilitation Medicine (FCH 820) - Rabah Boukhemis, MD
Rural Family Medicine (FCH 888) - Mitch Shaver, MD
Rural Geriatrics (FCH 850) - Cindy Pinson, MD
Special Projects(FCH 780) - Mitch Shaver, MD
Sports Medicine(FCH 845) - David Rupp, MD
Subinternship in Family Medicine (FCH 827) - Stephen Petrany, MD

Interdepartmental
Academic Medicine (IDM 801) - Adrienne Mays, MD

Internal Medicine
Advanced Clerkship in MED/PEDS (MED 828) - Eva Patton Tackett, MD
Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (MED 805) - Nesreen BenHamed, MD
Clinical Gastroenterology (MED 807) - Ahmed Sherif, MD
Clinical Hematology-Oncology (MED 811) - Toni Pacioles, MD
Clinical Infectious Disease (MED 813) - Kara Willenburg, MD
Clinical Pulmonary Disease (MED 821) - Imran Khawaja, MD
Clinical Rheumatology (MED 823) - Ralph Webb, MD
Hospital Medicine (MED 826) - Christine Gilkerson, MD
Interdisciplinary Medicine (MED 830) - Shannon Browning, MD
Nephrology (MED 817) - Zeid Khitan, MD
Research in Hematology/Oncology (MED 816) - Mehiar El-Hamdani, MD
Rural Medicine (MED 888) - Shannon Browning, MD
Special Projects in Medicine - Mehiar El-Hamdani, MD

Microbiology
Research in Microbiology (MCB 813) - Don Primerano, PhD

Neurology
Clinical Neurology (NEU 829) - Paul Ferguson, MD
Neurosurgery (NEU 803) - Anthony Alberico, MD
Neurology/Neurosurgery Research (NEU 805) - Justin Nolte, MD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)
Pediatric Neurology (NEU 813) - Mitzi Payne, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Special Topics in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBG 780) - David Jude, MD
Gynecologic Surgery (OBG 813) - Stephen Feaster, MD
Adolescent Pediatric Gynecology (OBG 814) - Jennie Yoost, MD
Maternal - Fetal Medicine (OBG 835) - David Chaffin, MD
Gynecologic Oncology (OBG 850) - Nadim Bou Zgheib, MD
Rural Obstetrics (OBG 888)
Subinternship in OB (OBG 827) - David Jude, MD

Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology (OPH 804) - Russell Fry, MD

Orthopaedics
Subinternship in Orthopaedics (ORT 827) - Felix Cheung, MD
Introduction to Musculoskeletal Care (ORT 808) - Felix Cheung, MD
Orthopaedic Research Elective (ORT 809) - Franklin Shuler, MD, Ph.D (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)

Pathology
Forensic Pathology (PTH 802) - State Medical Examiner - Location: Charleston Medical Examiner’s Office
The Practice of Pathology (PTH 803) - Vincent Graffeo, MD

Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine (PED 814) - Patricia Kelly, MD
Allergy & Immunology (PED 898) - Meagan Shepherd, MD
Ambulatory Pediatrics (PED 801) - Mark Wippel, MD
Child Development and Behavior (PED 825) - James Lewis, MD
Clinical Neonatology (PED 805) - Cynthia Massey, MD
Pediatric Cardiology (PED 808) - Jeff Harris, MD
Pediatric Community Medicine (PED 806) - Christina Hensley, MD
Pediatric Critical Care (PED 807) - Fatima Tariq, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology (PED 812) - Xavier Villa, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (PED 820) - Paul Finch, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease (PED 895) - Mariana Lanata, MD
Pediatric Research (PED 809) - Jennifer Gerlach, MD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)
Primary Care Pediatrics (PED 803) - Jessica Shields, MD
Subinternship in Pediatrics (PED 827) - Andrea Lauffer, MD

Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology (PMC 785) - Monica Valentovic, PhD

Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSI 801) - Dr. Bryant-Melvin, MD
Psychiatric Consultation (PSI 804) - Kelly Melvin, MD
Research in Psychiatry/Human Behavior (PSI 820) - Suzanne Holroyd, MD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)
Rural Psychiatry (PSI 888) - Kelly Melvin, MD

Radiology
Radiology (RAD 810) - Peter Chirico, MD

Surgery
Anesthesiology (SUR 806) - Hosny Gabriel, MD
General Surgery (SUR 801) - David Denning, MD
Otolaryngology (SUR 808) - Scott Gibbs, MD
Plastic Surgery (SUR 809) - Adel Faltaous, MD
Rural Surgery (SUR 888) - David Denning, MD
Subinternship in Surgery (SUR 827) - David Denning, MD
Surgical ICU (SUR 833) - David Denning, MD
Surgical Research (SUR 814) - David Denning, MD (applies toward 6 week non-patient contact restriction)
Urology (SUR 811) - Lawrence Wyner, MD

Inactive Electives For 2019-2020 Academic Year

Residency Survival Skills (EMS 745) - Mitch Charles, MD & Paulette Wehner, MD

Rural, In-State & Tri-State Electives

In-State Electives
WVU-Charleston
WVU-Morgantown

Tri-State Electives
For the purpose of 4th year scheduling, approved electives may be taken within a 75 mile radius of the border of the State of WV without counting toward the 12-week out-of-state limitation. This includes, but is not limited to, the following hospitals:

Kings Daughters, Ashland, KY
www.kdmc.com

Our Lady of Bellefonte, Ashland, KY
www.olbh.com
Gail Feinberg, D.O.
Director of Medical Education
Phone: (606) 833-3171
Fax: (606) 833-2280
Gail_feinberg@bshsi.org

Out-of-State Electives

AAMC Extramural Electives Compendium
Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO)