Lansing Community Campus

2016-2017

Lansing Community Campus

Student Handbook

Lansing Assistant Dean’s Office

Dr. Renuka Gera, Assistant Dean

Sarah McVoy, Community Administrator

Anne Leiby-McMahon, Community Outreach Program Specialist

Michelle Knox, Curriculum Assistant

Patricia Faunce, Secretary

Deborah Woodruff, Office Assistant

Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine

Lansing Assistant Dean’s Office

Sparrow Professional Building

1200 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 305

Lansing, MI 48912

517-364-5890

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine A110 East Fee Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1316

Welcome to the Lansing Community! This handbook, although specific to the Lansing community, does include some of the policies found in the Block III Handbook. The Block III Handbook will be distributed to you during orientation and we will go over that in detail during orientation.

The Block III program starts with a mandatory one-week community orientation. During your third year, you will spend your time taking the six core clerkships: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Junior Surgery. All clerkships are eight weeks in length except for Psychiatry which is four weeks in length. Most students will take one four-week elective, in the Lansing community, in conjunction with the Psychiatry clerkship in the third year. The third year elective will count toward meeting one of the CHM required in-system elective requirements.

Office Hours: The Assistant Dean’s Office official office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. However, Sarah McVoy is typically in the office between 6:00 and 7:00 am to be available to students in the early morning. ( or 364-5890)

Student Contact Information: It is very important that you keep our office (Patricia Faunce, or 364-5890) informed of any changes in your contact information, i.e., name, address, phone numbers, etc. You will also need to make address changes with the University online at

Absences: Students who are unable to be present for any required and elective clerkship activities or Core Competency sessions because of extenuating circumstances are required to complete a CHM Absence Request form and have this form approved by the community administrator and community clerkship director. In all cases except for emergencies and sudden illness, requests for scheduled absences must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the date(s) of absence. Time off for religious holiday observance should be submitted at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the clerkship from which time off is being requests. If permission for an absence is granted, it is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her clinical preceptor.

Scheduled absences are not approved until the Absence Request form is signed by both the clerkship director and community administrator. Failure to complete this form and obtain the required signatures will result in an unexcused absence from the clerkship. Please refer to the Block III Handbook for more detail.

Student Room: The student room is located on the third floor of the Sparrow Professional Building, part of suite 305. The student room has a number of computer stations which will be available to you.

Login (noted in upper right corner of each monitor)

Password = chmspbstu640

Locker Assignments: Each student will be given a locker assignment, which is located in the Student Room. You will receive an email from our office as soon as the assignments are made. If you use your own lock, you will need to give Patricia Faunce the combination. Some students may need to share a locker.

Student Mail: Each student will be given a mail folder which is also located in the Student Room in the Sparrow Professional Building. It is the responsibility of each student to check his or her mail folder. Time sensitive documents may be placed in your mail folder and if you do not read your mail on a regular basis, you may miss important deadlines and clerkship information.

Pagers: You will be issued a pager during orientation. You will be required to have your pager with you, and turned on from the first day of your clerkship until the last day of your last clerkship. It is your responsibility to answer pages promptly. Nurse stations at the hospital and the Lansing Assistant Dean’s Office have a supply of batteries.

Student ID Badges: Your Sparrow Hospital ID Badges will be distributed to you on the first day of orientation. Each student is required to wear their badge. Hospital personnel may refuse admittance if you are not wearing proper identification. Should you lose your Sparrow ID badge, you will need to go to the Security office on the first floor of the hospital and get it replaced. There is a $10.00 fee for replacement.

Study Areas:

Sparrow Professional Building (SPB), Suite 305 – Student Room.

Sparrow: Resident Lounge-third floor of Sparrow Hospital near Foster elevators, adjacent to the COM student lockers.

Radiology Building - Basement.

Clinical Center– Echt Lab.

Family Medicine: Sparrow Library, Break Room at the Clinical Center Clinic.

Internal Medicine: Sparrow Library/SPB, Surgical Resident Room-second floor of Sparrow Hospital, Outpatient Pre-Op Area (random computers), ICU (computer access), Central Hall of the new OR wing.

Ob-Gyn: Sparrow Library, Outpatient Pre-Op (random computers), Central Hall of the new OR wing.

Pediatrics: Resident Conference Room for inpatient pediatrics, Nursery Attending Room at Sparrow Hospital, Clinical Center Conference Rooms.

Surgery: Resident Surgical Lounge.

Call Rooms:

The “Call Rooms” are to be used by students who are on call overnight. Please do not use it to store your backpack, books, coat, etc. You can store your possessions in the Student Room in the Sparrow Professional Building. Students must change their own bedding, and if students need supplies or garbage emptied, please call Service Response at 364-3434.

Call Room #1: Located in the Resident Call Room area on the third floor of Sparrow Hospital inside the Resident Quarters. You need to swipe your ID Badge to get into the Resident Quarters. Once you are inside, the student call room is Room 8 with an entry code of 2468.

Call Room #2: Located on the second floor of Sparrow Hospital, just west of the staff elevators on the same side of the hall with an entry code of 8090.

Email: CHM students are required to have a functioning MSUNet email address. Students are responsible for checking their MSUNet email accounts daily and maintaining their MSUNet mailboxes so that messages can be received. Forwarding MSUNet email to another email account or failure to check email are not valid excuses for missing a deadline or other requirements of the CHM clinical education program.

Use of Electronic Devices in Block III: Electronic devices are not to be used during rounds, meetings, small groups or lectures including Core Comps sessions, or when in the room with patients; the only exception would be if instructed to do so by an attending or resident faculty member. Students wishing to retrieve information that may be relevant to the patient or small group discussion should get permission to do so from the faculty member. It is never appropriate for students to use electronic devices for reading e-mail, texting, surfing the web or other personal activities.

MSU Electronic Medical Library: Medical resources at MSU are primarily housed in the Main Library. Because medical students are not always on campus, the majority of medical journals come as electronic-only and can be accessed on-line. Iris Kovar-Gough, , 884-0853, is the liaison to CHM and Clinical Medicine Selector. We will have a very informative, step by step handout for each of you at orientation. Link for electronic medical books:

Sparrow Health Sciences Library: Located on the 3rd floor of the Sparrow Professional Building, Suite 360, is a full-service library providing evaluated, quality medical information. Library hours are Monday-Friday, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm, 364-5660 x 1, Studentscan also study in the library 24/7,with ID badge access.

Prescription Writing App: A web-based application for easy access to medication safety and prescribing information: This application has been designed for mobile phones, mobile tablets, or desktop/laptop computers.

Spartan Bookstore: Located in the International Center on the MSU Campus. They have access to over 26,000 titles. Most orders can be shipped and received within five business days from the date of the request. Bookstore hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm, Saturday - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday 12:00-5:00 pm, 355-3450,

College of Human Medicine On-Line Store:

Parking on Campus: Please be aware that according to MSU policy, the academic departments are not allowed to pay for student parking on campus. You will need to find and pay for your own parking when you attend clerkship events on the East Lansing campus. Clerkship staff will be very helpful to you in determining where you should park while on their clerkship. Should you choose to purchase a parking permit, MSU Police and Public Safety are located at 1120 Red Cedar Road, East Lansing – 355-2221. .

Parking at Sparrow Hospital: Please be aware that students are not allowed to park in the parking ramp adjacent to the Sparrow Professional Building. Students are only allowed to park in the Shuttle Lot located behind the warehouse at 703 E. Michigan Avenue. Sparrow Health System offers buses to get to the main hospital. The buses will begin transporting passengers to the main hospital at 5:00 am weekdays and will continue to run until 9:00pm each weeknight. The few students leaving after 9:00pm will be transported to the shuttle lot by Security personnel. Security can be contacted for escort by calling extension 42000 from any hospital phone or simply by stopping by the Security office, which is located on the first floor of the main hospital in the Foster wing.In addition, because there have been significant issues with students parking in areas reserved for patients and guests, all Students will be required to register their vehicle with the Security Department and place an identification sticker on their rear view mirror.You are required to complete a vehicle registration card.You may bring the form to the Security office at any time, to register your vehicle and receive your parking sticker. Students who park in areas reserved for Patient and Guests of Sparrow Hospital or the Sparrow Professional Building will be subject to receiving a $20 parking citation (1st offense). Subsequent offenses may result in additional $20 parking citations and/or the application of a parking boot, which will include a $50 boot removal fee. Students working on the Weekends may park on levels 4-6 as there is no shuttle service available on Saturday and Sunday. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Todd Cassidy at 517 364-2398.

Parking at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital: Although many of you will not go to McLaren as part of your clerkship, students who do need to go to McLarenshould be aware they must park in the upper ramp. Please don’t park in the helipad area.

Student Health Coverage

CHM requires every medical student to have health insurance coverage that includes mental health. All students will be automatically enrolled in the MSU student health insurance program, with the cost divided in half and added to his/her fall and spring semester tuition bill. If a student has other health insurance coverage that meets the MSU requirements, a waiver form must be submitted and he/she will not be enrolled in the MSU student health insurance program. Information on the student insurance waiver requirements and process can be found at: Students may apply for a waiver under their StuInfo account at:

1. MSU sponsored Aetna Student Health plan – provides coverage on campus with low out of pocket costs and comprehensive nationwide coverage, or,
2. If you already have health insurance, check with your insurance company to determine whether your insurance plan will cover services at the MSU Student Health Services.
3. MSU Student Health Services participates with the Aetna Student Health Plan, BCBS, BCN, Confinity and PHP for urgent care. Other HMOs/PPOs will be considered out of network.

Administered by: Aetna Student Health Insurance

PO Box 981106

El Paso, TX 79998

800-859-8452 or 781-219-9000 (outside of US)

Underwritten by: Aetna Life Insurance Company (ALIC)

151 Farmington Avenue

Hartford, CT 06156

Policy NO: 71130

MSU Human Resources Benefits Office

Ann Eure (A-K) 884-0144

Michelle Fewless (L-Z) 884-0170

Email:

Health Access Partners

Olin Health Center:

Olin Health Center is the main location for MSU Student Health Services for students who are sick or in need of routine medical care.

463 East Circle Drive

353-4660 - Appointments

353-5557 – Phone Nurse

884-6546 - General Information

Hours are as follows, unless otherwise noted on website:

Monday – Friday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saturdays: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Olin Health Center – Counseling & Psychiatry:

Psychiatry services are located at Olin Health Center. Consultation and treatment are provided for a wide range of mental health concerns including, mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, alcohol/substance abuse and psychosis. Olin psychiatry works in collaboration with the MSU Counseling Center and the Olin Primary Care Unit.

353-8737 – Appointments

MSU Counseling Center

The MSU Counseling Center provides confidential individual counseling, couples counseling, group counseling, substance abuse, sexual assault program, psychiatry services, safe space, community engagement, and testing services.

Student Service Building - 355-8270

556 East Circle Drive, Room 207

Hours are as follows unless otherwise noted on website:

Monday and Tuesday: 8:00 am to 7:00 pm

Wednesday – Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Crisis/Emergency Walk-ins are seen throughout their open office hours.

On and off campus emergencies: DIAL 911

Community Mental Health: 24 hour emergency service: 800-372-8460 or 346-8460

812 East Jolly Road, Lansing, MI

End Violent Encounters – EVE: 24 hour emergency service: 372-5572

MSU Counseling Center Sexual Assault Programs: 24 hour crisis line: 372-6666

MSU Police and Public Safety: 24 hour emergency service Dial 911: 355-2221-business line

MSU Safe Place, Domestic Violence Shelter: 24 hour emergency service: 355-1100, crisis line

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 24 hour emergency service: 800-273-8255

Sparrow Hospital Emergency-1215 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI – 364-4149

Sparrow Health Systems/St. Lawrence-1210 W. Saginaw, Lansing, MI – 364-7000

Director of Student Counseling and Wellness:

Judith Brady, Ph.D.

Office of Student Affairs and Services

College of Human Medicine - Michigan State University

1355 Bogue Street, Room B212

East Lansing, MI 48824

353-9010

MSU University Physician’s Office

As an MSU-CHM medical student entering your clinical years, you must achieve and maintain Immunizations, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Blood Borne Pathogen Training (BBP) in compliance with the MSU University Physician’s Office in order to be authorized to see patients in hospitals and clinics. If you are non-compliant in any area, you will not be authorized to begin your clinical rotations. You are responsible for all costs incurred receiving and maintaining your immunizations, tests, and titers.

All students enrolled in health care programs are required to submit immunization records to the University Physician’s Office. If you need Immunizations, BLS or BBP, please contact this office.

463 East Circle Drive, Room 346

353-8933

Sparrow Employee Health Services

Location: 2 Foster, Sparrow Hospital

Monday-Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm

517-364-2273

• TB Exposures/follow-up

Exposure Control Policies and Procedures

The College of Human Medicine will provide course instruction on protecting students against infectious agents (e.g., HIV, TB, Hepatitis B), transmission, and universal precautions. Instructions will be given on how the student can minimize the risk of becoming infected with HIV and HBV while taking care of patients. Student participation is mandatory. You will be scheduled for Blood Borne Pathogens/Universal Precautionstraining during orientation in July.

Immediately following a potential exposure to an infectious pathogen, the following procedures should be followed:

• Needle sticks and cuts should be washed with soap and water.
• Splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin should be flushed with water.
• Eyes should be irrigated with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants.
• Please note: no scientific evidence shows that the use of antiseptics for wound care or squeezing the wound will reduce the risk of transmission of HIV. The use of a caustic agent such as bleach is not recommended.

Report the potential exposure to the appropriate parties responsible for managing exposures (e.g., supervising physician, attending, resident). Prompt reporting is essential because, in some cases, post-exposure treatment may be recommended, and it should be started as soon as possible, preferably within one hour if at all possible.

Please notify Sarah McVoy of any exposures in which you are involved within 24 hours of exposure. The exposure control reporting form must be filled out at the time of contact and the original forwarded to the MSU Occupational Health Nurse with a copy to the CHM Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. For further detailed information please visit the website:

Medical Disability Insurance

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) that accredits allopathic medical schools requires all medical students to have Medical Disability Insurance that provides coverage should a student become disabled and unable to continue their medical studies. This insurance is separate from your health insurance. The annual premium cost is $60 and is effective for one year September 1 – August 31.

Email notices will be sent out the end of June from Dr. Lipscomb, with a due date after fall distribution of Financial Aid. You may pay by credit card online or mail a check or money order.

Once you receive the email notice, please complete the form. If paying by credit card, there is a link in the form to CASHNET to complete the transaction. After completing the payment information, return to the Adobe form and click submit. If paying by check or money order, please complete the Adobe form, print a copy, click submit and return your payment to Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 1355 Bogue Street, Room A234 Life Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824, c/o Ms. Milissa Moryc. Please make checks payable to Michigan State University.