Program Timeline
Year One – 38 Weeks of Instruction
- White Coat Ceremony - 1 day
- Orientation & Registration - 1 week
- Introduction to the Practice of Medicine (part of P-1) - 1 week
- Human Body: Molecules to Cells (HB-1) - 8 weeks
- Human Body: Structure and Function (HB-2) - 17 weeks
- Human Body: Health and Disease (HB-3) - 8 weeks
- Hematology and Oncology (S-1) - 3 weeks
- Focused Individualized Research Experience (I-1) - 37 weeks (throughout Year 1)
- Psychosocial Issues in Healthcare (C-1) - 11 weeks (concurrent with HB-3 and S-1)
- Practice of Medicine and Community of Practice (P-1) - 38 weeks (throughout Year 1)
Year Two – 32 Weeks of Instruction
- Orientation & Registration - 1 week
- Endocrine, Reproductive, and Genitourinary Systems (S-2) - 6 weeks
- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems (S-3) - 6 weeks
- Gastrointestinal, Hepatic and Renal Systems (S-4) - 6 weeks
- Skin and Musculoskeletal Systems (S-5) - 4 weeks
- Neurologic Systems (S-6) - 7 weeks
- Focused Individualized Research Experience (I-2) - 31 weeks (throughout Year 2)
- Practice of Medicine and Community of Practice (P-2) - 31 weeks (throughout Year 2)
- NBME Step 1 Preparation - 2 weeks
Year Three – 50 Weeks
Following a one-week orientation to the third year, students rotate through a set of required Core Clerkships in Internal and Family Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry and Neurology. In addition to these core rotations, students participate in three, two-week electives where they have an opportunity to choose from a selection of surgical and other specialty areas. In September, a one-week joint conference with fourth-year students is held to discuss and explore the roles of professionalism, ethics and communication in the healthcare setting. The third year culminates with a one-week capstone experience.
Year Four – 40 Weeks
The fourth year is divided into 10 one-month blocks. All students rotate through four weeks each of Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and two Acting Internships. Of the remaining six months of the year, four are devoted to electives where students can gain additional clinical experiences locally or nationally. The remaining two months can be used for another elective, study, further research or residency interviews. Students finish the fourth year with a three-week capstone experience that provides preparation for internship, leadership training and teaching experience.
