Curriculum
Educationally, SUNY Downstate provides opportunities for each medical student to pursue his/her academic interests. During the clinical years, our students have excellent hands-on experience in a variety of settings, which provide superior preparation for any residency program. For additional information about the curriculum, click here.
Third Year and Fourth Year Curriculum
Clerkship descriptions and sites are linked from the Office of Admissions website.
| Clerkships |
# Of Weeks In Rotation |
| Total Clinical Requirement |
82 |
| Number of “Unscheduled” Weeks (estimated) |
16 |
| Transition 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/Pallative Care) |
4 |
| Emergency Medicine |
2 |
| Subinternship |
4 |
| Emerging Concepts in Medicine |
2 |
| Transition to Residency |
1 |
| # Required Clerkship/Sub Internship Weeks |
62 |
| # Required Elective Weeks |
20 |
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
