SOM Elective Brochure

Research Electives

Research electives may be arranged with any School of Medicine faculty member who is willing to serve as a mentor, prior inclusion of research electives in the Electives Brochure is not a prerequisite. The Research Elective Student Proposal Form must be submitted online at least 60 days in advance of the start-date of the course and must be approved by the Electives Course Committee. Non-UTMB research electives require the same procedure. Research Elective form Link (RFORM)

Action Course No Title Department Director Periods
Display ANEU-4021Anesthesiology Quality Improvement and Patient SafetyAnesthesiologyDr. Rovnat Babazade1-17 
Display DERU-4015Dermatology ResearchDermatologyRichard F. Wagner, MD1-17 
Display ITSU-4001Research Proposal DevelopmentInstitute for Translational SciencesJudy Aronson, MD9 
Display MEDU-4006Research in Geriatric MedicineInternal MedicineSoham Al Snih, MD, PhD1-9, 11-17 
Display MEDU-4086Improving Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes in the Hospital: A Hands-on Experience in Quality Improvement InterventionInternal MedicineMaria L. Belalcazar, MD1-8, 10-16 
Display ORSU-4017Orthopaedic ResearchOrthopaedic SurgeryZbigniew Gugala, MD, PhD1-15 
Display PATU-4022Research in Infectious Disease PathogenesisPathologyDavid H. Walker, M.D.1-17 
Display PATU-4054Curating a Medical Exhibit at UTMBPathologyPaula Summerly, Ph.D.9,10,14 
Display PMCU-4017Topics in Public HealthPMCHCara Pennel, MPH15 
Display SURU-4038Urology ResearchSurgeryStephen Williams, MD1-16