BUSM/Kaiser Branch CampusStudent Information Meeting

Kaiser Committee• Dr. Anna Hohler, Assistant Dean, Office of Academic Affairs

• Barbara Attianese, Housing Resources Manager, Student Financial Services

• Paige Curran, Assistant Dean, Office of Student Affairs• Ellen Difiore, Registrar• Emir Morais, Director ad interim, Student Financial Services• Dennis Murphy, Assistant Director, Student Financial Services• Monica Parker-James, Manager of Affiliate Relations• Christopher Vaughan, Director of Evaluation and Curriculum

Management, Office of Medical Education

Third Year OverviewSurgery: 8 weeksMedicine: 8 weeksOB/GYN: 6 weeksPsychiatry: 6 weeksPediatrics: 6 weeksFamily Med: 6 weeksNeurology: 4 weeksRadiology/Elective: 4 weeks

Kaiser Branch CampusThe BUSM/Kaiser branch campus was established in 2015 to offer BUSM students the opportunity to train in one of the most technologically innovative health care systems in the country, and to expose students to Kaiser’s successful integrated health care delivery system.

Principles of Permanente MedicineMultispecialty group practice Salaried physician self-governance and self-management

collective “autonomy” (acting with a sense of choice, willingness, and responsibility) stewardship physician leadership

Partnership with a nonprofit health plan history of prepayment (emphasis on prevention) longitudinal population of accountability Data-driven, systems-based practices Technologically enabled innovations in healthcare delivery Mission includes clinical care, teaching, and research

Kaiser Clerkship SitesKaiser Permanente Medical Center San Jose: Family MedicineOB/GYNMedicinePsychiatryNeurology

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Santa Clara: PediatricsSurgeryRadiology

Clerkship highlights• Students are seeing a high volume and wide variety of cases• Students report feeling very supported while also being given a

high level of autonomy• Students have received considerable direct attention and teaching

from attendings• In the OR, students are driving camera and suturing• On OB/GYN, students are participating in multiple vaginal and

cesarean births each day• Students are gaining experience in a highly successful integrated

health care delivery system• Specially developed Quality Improvement Innovations in

Healthcare curriculum with one lecture a month

Orientation and Didactics• Students participate in orientation activities at BUSM prior to departing

for CA• Students complete all required simulation training during orientation at

BUSM• Students participate in a comprehensive orientation at Kaiser, including

enhanced Epic training• All didactic lectures have been recorded for student viewing• Students participate in small groups, patient sessions, lectures and other

didactic sessions live via Skype

Current Student Reflections

• “I scrubbed in on 7 cases in one day. I appreciate what a big deal that is.”• “The support we’ve received here is incredible.”• “I feel like everyone here is truly invested in my education.”• “On my first day in L&D I felt like I was second assist – I was fully in there.”• “I’ve had an attending sit with me for an hour and a half to explain something

to me.”

Student Application• Applications for the Kaiser Branch Campus will be available in September• Students in good academic standing will be considered for this program• Housing for BUSM students while on rotation in California are the

responsibility of the student• Students chosen for this program need to meet all financial aid commitments

by mid-February• Office of Student Affairs ensures continuity of student wellbeing and

collaborates with colleagues in CA

Questions?