Military Medicine Electives
- Do all electives start on Monday?
- All rotations start on Monday at both CRDAMC and JBSA facility, unless Monday is a holiday.
- All rotations start on Monday at both CRDAMC and JBSA facility, unless Monday is a holiday.
- What all is required to begin elective at CRDAMC facility?
- Extensive credentialing is required for rotations at CRDAMC.
- EM electives and All 4-week electives require students to be fingerprinted in order to have access to the EMR system.
- Students will need to submit proof of identity via a birth certificate or passport.
- What all is required to begin elective at JBSA facility?
- Extensive credentialing is required for rotations at JBSA.
- Fingerprinting and a background check are required
- Students will need to submit proof of identity via TWO forms of identification
- Online training (HIPAA and Cyber Awareness)
- Students must provide copies of their BLS card, immunization records, and a letter of good academic standing from Texas A&M.
- Clearance with Immunizations and Public Health departments at Wilford Hall
- Housing information for CRDAMC facility
- No pets allowed for CRDAMC per housing agreement with Fort Cavazos.
- On-base roommate shared housing 3 Bedroom/2 Bath
- Individual bedroom
- Shared living spaces
- Washer and Dryer
- Cable
- Wi-Fi
- Housing information for JBSA facility
- No pets allowed per housing agreement with the 59th Medical Wing.
- Student housing is located on nearby training annex (accessible by base pass).
- There is a male and female unit; each is roommate shared housing 2 Bedroom/2 Bath
- Individual bedroom
- Shared living spaces
- Washer and Dryer
- Cable
- Wi-Fi
- Information about the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) facility
- Supports more than 42,000 active duty personnel and their families
- On an average day:
- Eight babies are born each day
- 19 surgeries
- 28 admissions
- 226 Emergency Room visits
- 4,258 outpatient visits
- CRDAMC has two residency programs; Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine.
- Information about the 59th Medical Wing (59 MDW) - Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
- Department of Defense’s largest outpatient ambulatory surgical center
- Serves more than 55,000 patients
- Houses more than 25 specialty clinics
- Contact information and procedures on how to go about scheduling an elective for CRDAMC facility.
- All electives for CRDAMC are scheduled by Rebecca Itz, ritz@tamu.edu
- Electives need to be confirmed and scheduled 2 to 3 months prior to the start date of the rotation to allow CRDAMC to conduct a background check which may include fingerprinting.
- Contact information and procedures on how to go about scheduling an elective for JBSA facility.
- All electives for 59 MDW are scheduled by Jenny Thurmond thurmond@medicine.tamu.edu
- Electives need to be confirmed and scheduled 2 to 3 months prior to the start date of the rotation to allow 59 MDW to conduct fingerprinting and a background check.
- How many students can do each elective at one time?
- CRDAMC: 1 student per rotation. EM will allow 2 per rotation when available (November to May)
- JBSA: 1 student per rotation. 2 students per rotation for Endocrinology / Diabetes Center of Excellence and Dermatology (except for Jul, Aug, Sept). Radiology will allow 4.