Immersive Selectives: A New Approach for the OBGYN Clerkship
Clerkship Director: Dr. Julia MacCallum Education Specialist: Dr. Kyan Lynch

The Selective Design Process
In order to offer these selectives to our students, we designed and then implemented a selective creation process. We started by seeking and receiving support from our departmental leadership. Next, we reached out to medical education champions in all divisions within our department, as well as those in community-based and affiliated practices. The clerkship director, department education specialist, and, when feasible, the resident undergraduate medical education liaisons then met with each interested group or division.

Changing the Didactic Experience
In order to maximize the benefit of clinical immersion, we also made significant changes to the formal didactic schedule. Rather than dispersing classroom-based teaching sessions throughout the Clerkship, potentially pulling students away from meaningful clinical encounters, we set aside three days for synchronous learning.

