Advanced Clinical and Professional Identity credit:

2 Hours

Provide students and clinicians a chance to meet, in a non-classroom environment, to discuss in topics that impact clinical practice. Examples of these topics include: Domestic Violence, Burnout, Cultural Competence, and Legal Issues in Medicine. Students will be given readings, websites, and videos prior to each session. In addition,students will write brief essays on these topics based on their experience during their clerkships and other electives. Each session, over a dinner, will last approximately two hours. 2 professional hours. Approved for S/U grading only. Prerequisite: Students must be in Phase 2 of the curriculum. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the MD program at Carle Illinois College of Medicine.