Electives Electives are available if you are from an LCME accredited medical school. Requests for electives scheduled between July 1-June 30 will be accepted beginning May 1. Electives are offered in four-week blocks with a maximum of eight-weeks within the Munson Healthcare system. MSU/CHM Medical Students Contact your Student Programs Administrator to start the process. Visiting Medical Students Contact: Stephanie Johnston, GME Program Coordinator Munson Family Practice Center 1400 Medical Campus Drive Traverse City, MI 49684 231-935-8020 sjohnston6@mhc.net Once a location and attending is

Emergency Medicine Electives Emergency Medicine Prerequisite: Fourth-year medical students who have successfully completed their Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Pediatric clerkships. Availability is limited. Munson Medical Center's Emergency Department is staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and has achieved designation as a Level II Trauma Center. Objectives: Acquire a core knowledge base in emergency medicine, including recognition of life-threatening conditions and initial basic resuscitation. Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to): airway management, CPR, shock

Family Medicine Electives Family Medicine Elective Prerequisite: Fourth-year medical students who have successfully completed their Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatric clerkships. Objectives: Improve the student's ability to perform and document a history and physical exam, obtain laboratory evaluations, formulate an appropriate differential diagnosis, develop a provisional diagnosis, and formulate effective management, which includes further diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. Improve the student's ability to monitor the course of illness and

Internal Medicine Electives Ambulatory Care Medicine Elective Prerequisite: Fourth-year medical students who have successfully completed their Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, and Pediatric clerkships. Availability is limited. Objectives: Become proficient in the comprehensive evaluation/physical exam skills for new patients presenting in the ambulatory setting. Understand the interpretation of laboratory, procedural, and diagnostic data as it relates to ambulatory care. This elective offers students the opportunity to enhance skills in patient management, including initial

Neurology Electives Neurology Elective Prerequisite: Fourth-year medical students who have successfully completed their Internal Medicine clerkship. Availability is limited. Objectives: Become proficient in the comprehensive evaluation/physical exam skills for new patients with neurological disorders. Understand the interpretation of laboratory, procedural, and diagnostic data as it relates to neurological diseases. This elective is offered primarily in the outpatient setting, although in-hospital consultations may be included. Review of neurologic examination and discussion of common

Munson Healthcare New Physicians Munson Healthcare and its affiliated hospitals are proud to encompass the largest physician network serving patients from 30 counties in northern Michigan. We are honored and privileged to partner with more than 1,050 physicians representing 57 specialties In the past year, Munson Healthcare has continued to evolve into a more integrated health care system as part of our mission to provide superior quality care and promote community health. Recruiting, retaining, and building relationships among physicians throughout northern Michigan continue to be priorities

Pathology Electives Pathology Elective Prerequisite: Fourth-year medical students who have successfully completed their Internal Medicine clerkship. Objectives: Complete a review of the basic concepts of pathology and histology through study of disease processes in current and archived patient material. Understand the basic principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluation of patient specimens in surgical pathology. Demonstrate basic microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology, and urinalysis. Understand the role of autopsy in modern medicine. Develop an appreciation for

Behavioral Health Conditions We Treat If you or someone you love is struggling with behavioral illness or substance abuse, we can help. Munson Healthcare offers effective behavioral health treatment programs for adults delivered in a warm, nurturing, and confidential setting. As with other health conditions, early detection and treatment can help improve quality of life, restore day-to-day functioning, and lower related health care costs. We offer comprehensive behavioral health assessments for an accurate diagnosis, and to help us better know you and the difficulties you’re facing. Our

Knowing When to Seek Help Everyone feels sad, anxious, overwhelmed or out-of-control at times. So, if you or a loved one has these feelings, how do you know when it’s time to seek help? For most people, feeling upset is a reaction to a stressful situation or negative event. The feeling typically lifts after a few hours or days. However, people with behavioral health disorders may experience thoughts and feelings that are out of control more often; they can last for months or even years. They may not even have a clear cause. The National Institute for Mental Health estimates about 1 in 5 adults

Radiology Electives Radiology Elective Prerequisite: Fourth-year medical students. Objectives: Become familiar with imaging procedures, including indications, limitations, and possible complications. Understand the development of appropriate algorithms or decision steps in applying imaging procedures to the solution of clinical problems. Demonstrate improved skill and confidence in base interpretation of routine cases. This elective includes an overview of diagnostic imaging procedures and interpretation. Emphasis is placed on understanding the indications, contraindications, limitations, and