STAR/ARCS
Elective activity will be captured by the MD undergraduate program and later verified by the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The visiting postgraduate electives will be captured by the electives coordinator.
All electives are eligible for credit, with the exception of a horizontal elective that is less than eight hours and electives that meet the requirement for funding from MacCare and Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) (four weeks or more).
Evaluations
Please be sure to complete an evaluation form for your elective student. The evaluation form serves as verification should there be any discrepancy.
The McMaster University medical student will bring this form to you at the end of their elective.
The visiting elective medical student may bring this form to you or have it emailed to you from their home school.
Placements Outside of Hamilton
Elective placements less than four weeks will be funded through MacCare for placements in Burlington, Brantford, Milton, Oakville, Niagara and Waterloo.
Physicians supervising an elective student in other regions will be assigned ARCS points instead. This includes ROMP regions.
Meditech & Computer Access
All McMaster University medical students will have pre-arranged access to Meditech.
Visiting elective students will not have computer access available to them, except the maternal fetal medicine (MFM) elective student. If your visiting elective student requires access to Meditech.
Contact Information
Any questions regarding electives should be emailed to the undergraduate coordinator.