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Curriculum | Goals | 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd & 4th Years | Clinical Neurosciences

Third & Fourth Year Curriculum

The current third and fourth year curriculum have been integrated. The requirements for graduation are as follows:

Clerkships Number of Weeks in Rotation
Transition to Clerkship to Clerkships 2 days to 1 week
Medicine 10
Surgery 8
Anesthesia 2
Pediatrics 6
Women's Health 6
Psychiatry 6
Neurology 4
Primary Care I: Family Practice or General 6
Primary Care II: Geriatrics / Palliative Care 4
Emergency Medicine 2
Subinternship (Medicine or Pediatrics) 4
Emerging Concepts in Medicine 2
Transition to Residency 1
Total Required Weeks 62
Electives Number of Weeks in Rotation
Number of Required Clinical Elective Weeks 20
Total Clinical Requirement 82
Number of "unscheduled" weeks 16

In addition to the above clinical requirements:

  • Students are required to take the USMLE Step 2 CK and CS examinations no later than January 31st of their senior year.
  • Students are also required to successfully pass a mandatory standardized patient experience, which is scheduled in the spring of the third year.

Graphical Representations of Tracks (Samples Only)

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Curriculum | Goals | 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd & 4th Years | Clinical Neurosciences