Journal of Regional Medical Campuses

Journey Across State Lines: Transition to a regional campus

Michael J LaRock, MD

Kira K Zwygart, MD

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Kelli Herman, MBA

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Amy B Smith, PhD

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/ Lehigh Valley Health Network

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jrmc.v1i2.888

Keywords: Medical students, transitions, regional campus, USFMCOM SELECT

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Abstract

The University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine’s SELECT program was developed to equip medical students with healthcare leadership skills as they progress through the medical curriculum by providing them with leadership and management training, as well as a curriculum based on emotional intelligence. Medical students spend their pre-clerkship years in Tampa, Florida and then spend their clinical years at the Lehigh Valley Health Network regional campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The authors describe how faculty at the regional campus are involved with student and academic affairs on the main campus and the process of helping students transition not only from the pre-clinical to clinical years but also transition from Florida to Pennsylvania.

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Author Biographies

Michael J LaRock, MD

Michael J. LaRock, MD, Assistant Dean of Students Affairs, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine - Lehigh Valley campus, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA

Kira K Zwygart, MD, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Kira K. Zwygart, MD, Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fl.

Kelli Herman, MBA, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Kelli Herman, MBA, Senior Specialist, Student Affairs, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine - Lehigh Valley campus, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA

Amy B Smith, PhD, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine/ Lehigh Valley Health Network

Amy B. Smith, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Education Consultant, SELECT Clerkship Director, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine - Lehigh Valley campus, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA