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Clerkship: M4 Advising/Chair Letter

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Pediatric Electives / M4 Advising 

CLERKSHIP 

• M3 PEDS ELECTIVES
  • If you have already completed your pediatric clerkship (Peds701), you can do an elective when registration opens for M3s.
• PEDS ACTING INTERNSHIPS / PEDS ELECTIVES
  • Acting Internships Offered: Peds Inpatient, Peds NICU, and Peds PICU. They are offered all year round with a maximum of 2 students at a time.
  • Pediatric Electives Offered: Peds Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hem/Onc, Pulmonary, GI, Endocrinology, PM&R, and Allergy & Immunology.
• PEDS AWAY ELECTIVES
  • Must be approved by the clerkship office. Email course description and must include: (1) course number; (2) institution name; (3) elective location; (4) course description of the elective; and (5) URL address / website address of the elective description. Please email all info to peds clerkship coordinator to make sure it gets approval from clerkship director.
  • After approval from clerkship director, it will be forwarded to Dr. Stephanie Mann for approval.
  • After approval from Dr. Stephanie Mann, you may apply for the elective through VSAS.
  • When you are registering in “One45” or Banner for your peds away elective, please find the closest responding dates for peds away elective course numbers Peds750 or Peds751. If they do not match corresponding dates with our academic year, you will need to contact the UToledo HSC Registrar’s Office HSCRegistrar@utoledo.edu. Thank you. 

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STEPS TO OBTAINING DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS CHAIR LETTER

*** NOTE: Students usually seek a letter from the UToledo Pediatric Chair between the months of August & September. 

1. To help assist with UToledo Peds Chair Letters:
   
   1. Please contact Jennifer Lamley (UToledo Assistant to the Chair – Dr. Deepa Mukundan)
      
      1. Email Address: jennifer.lamley@utoledo.edu
      2. Subject Line of Email: “Request for UT Peds Chair Letter”
      3. Office Phone: 419-291-0157
2. At least one week prior to your scheduled chair letter meeting, please email Jennifer Lamley – jennifer.lamley@utoledo.edu the following information:
   
   1. Completed LOR ERAS cover sheet
   2. Copy of your CV
   3. Personal Statement
   4. Unofficial Copy of Transcript
   5. STEP Scores 

***Please note: You must have all 5 pieces of information sent to UT Assist. to the Chair before your meeting.

***If you have any questions, please contact Joe Osinski via email or office: 419-291-0377 *** 

THANK YOU! 

(Updated: April 2024)