September 2009 Information
Hello! Welcome to promoting 4th semester students and to new transfer students. The 12-week Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine (AICM)/5th Semester runs from Monday, September 14, 2009 to Friday, December 4, 2009.
Comp Exam, Orientation, and Registration:All students are required to report on Monday, September 14, 2009, at 8:00 AM for the Basic Science Comprehensive “Shelf” Exam (Comp). The exam will take place in the Hyatt Regency/James L. Knight Center in the Riverfront Ballroom (Lobby Level of the Hotel). The Hyatt Regency in Downtown Miami is located at 400 Southeast 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131 (Phone: 305-358-1234). AICM Orientation and Registration check-in will occur following the Comp Exam on Monday, September 14, 2009. All students are required to attend this general orientation session starting at 2:00 PM. It will take place in the Hyatt Regency/James L. Knight Center in Riverfront Ballroom (same venue as the COMP).
Please click on the "Registration Link" on the left to complete the supplemental registration form.
*IMPORTANT NOTES*
--All promoting fourth semester students and incoming transfer students (who do not have a passing NBME Step 1 score) will take the Basic Science Comprehensive “Shelf” Exam on Monday, September 14, 2009.
--You will need to identify a means of transportation to clinical sites. If you have a vehicle and are traveling alone or if you are sharing transportation with another student, please provide this information using the form provided in the "Registration Link" on the left.
--Please refer the “Welcome to AICM-Miami” and “Preparing for Miami” links for information about transportation and getting around Miami, housing resources, immunization requirements, textbook and medical equipment requirements, and other information related to the upcoming semester.
--The optional Spanish Language Track course will be offered in Miami this semester. Please indicate whether or not you intent to participate in this course on the Check-In Link. Further information will be provided about this during orientation.
--All AICM students are now required to complete an Infection Control Training Course. The course must be a New York State Education Department approved course and it must be completed before the end of semester. Further information will be provided about this course during orientation.
If you have questions after reviewing this message, please write to us at AICMStaff@rossmed.edu
