Degree Requirements

Required courses and clerkships

Year I and II:

Year III and IV:

Note: Of the 36 weeks of Selectives and Electives combined, a minimum of 22 weeks must be devoted to clinical rotations. Most rotations offered fulfill this requirement. Examples of rotations that are not clinical courses include, but are not limited to, Clinical Informatics, Health Policy and Economics, Narrative Medicine, and Research. If you have questions about whether a course will count toward this requirement, please contact the Office of Student Affairs.

Students must pass USMLE Step 1 and Step 2CK and the Clinical Performance Examination.

Required courses and clerkships

Pre-Clerkship Phase:

• Introduction to Medical Sciences I-IV
• Cardiovascular
• Pulmonary
• Renal
• GI/Liver
• Reproduction
• BBM I and II
• Endocrine
• Integrated Cases
• Introduction to Clinical Medicine I, II and III
• Empowerment through Professional Identity Cultivation I, II, and III
• Health Justice and Systems of Care I, II, and III

Scholarly Project Pre-Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Introduction to the Research & Scholarship Program Lecture
• Research Ethics & Data Management Lecture
• CITI Training
• Clinical Translational Research Workshop: Research Questions and Hypotheses
• Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research Lecture

Clerkship Phase:

• Transition to Clinical Practice
• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Neurology (may be taken in post clerkship phase)
• Surgery
• Health Justice and Systems of Care
• Intersession I and II

Scholarly Project Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Research Ethics & Diversity Lecture (lecture phase subject to change)

Additional Scholarly Project Requirements (can be completed in any phase prior to graduation):

• Medical Student Research Forum (MSRF) Abstract Submission
• Presentation at MSRF

Post-Clerkship Phase:

• Transition to Residency
• Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
• Senior Seminar

Electives and Selectives (May be taken in clerkship or post-clerkship phase)

• 16 weeks Selectives
• 32 weeks of Electives

Note: Of the 48 weeks of Selectives and Electives combined, a minimum of 36 weeks must be devoted to clinical rotations. Most rotations offered fulfill this requirement. Examples of rotations that are not clinical courses include, but are not limited to, Digital Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound, and Research.

A maximum of 12 weeks of away rotations or similar rotations within KSOM  course catalogue can be taken for graduation credit.

Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

Students must pass USMLE Step 1 and Step 2CK and the Clinical Performance Examination.

Required courses and clerkships

Pre-Clerkship Phase:

• Introduction to Medical Sciences I-V
• Cardiovascular
• Pulmonary
• Renal
• GI/Liver
• Reproduction
• BBM I and II
• Endocrine
• Integrated Cases
• Introduction to Clinical Medicine I, II, and III
• Empowerment through Professional Identity Formation I and II
• Health Justice and Systems of Care I, II, and III

Scholarly Project Pre-Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Introduction to the Research & Scholarship Program Lecture
• Research Ethics & Data Management Lecture
• CITI Training
• Clinical Translational Research Workshop: Research Questions and Hypotheses
• Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research Lecture

Clerkship Phase:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Neurology
• Surgery
• Transition to Clinical Practice
• Intersession
• Health Justice and Systems of Care Seminar

Scholarly Project Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Research Ethics & Diversity Lecture (lecture phase subject to change)

Additional Scholarly Project Requirements (can be completed in any phase prior to graduation):

• Medical Student Research Forum (MSRF) Abstract Submission
• Presentation at MSRF

Post-Clerkship Phase:

• Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
• Transition to Residency
• Senior Seminar
• 40 weeks of Electives (May be taken in clerkship or post-clerkship phase)

Of the 40 weeks of Electives:

Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

Students must pass USMLE Step 1 and Step 2CK and the Clinical Performance Examination.

Required courses and clerkships

Pre-Clerkship Phase:

• Introduction to Medical Sciences I-IV
• Cardiovascular
• Pulmonary
• Renal
• GI/Liver
• Reproduction
• BBM I and II
• Endocrine
• Integrated Cases
• Introduction to Clinical Medicine I, II , and III
• Empowerment through Professional Identity Formation I, and II
• Health Justice and Systems of Care I, II, and III

Scholarly Project Pre-Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Introduction to the Research & Scholarship Program Lecture
• Research Ethics & Data Management Lecture
• CITI Training
• Clinical Translational Research Workshop: Research Questions and Hypotheses
• Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research Lecture

Clerkship Phase:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Neurology
• Surgery
• Transition to Clinical Practice
• Procedural Skills & Point of Care Ultrasound
• Intersession
• Health Justice and Systems of Care Seminar

Scholarly Project Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Research Ethics & Diversity Lecture (lecture phase subject to change)

Additional Scholarly Project Requirements (can be completed in any phase prior to graduation):

• Medical Student Research Forum (MSRF) Abstract Submission
• Presentation at MSRF

Post-Clerkship Phase:

• Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
• Transition to Residency
• Senior Seminar
• 40 weeks of Electives (May be taken in clerkship or post-clerkship phase)

Of the 40 weeks of Electives:

• 1 Emergency Medicine (3 or 4 weeks) or Critical Care Elective.
• 12 weeks must be from the Core Clinical Elective list.
• 30 weeks must be clinical electives. Most rotations offered fulfill this requirement. Examples of rotations that are not clinical courses include, but are not limited to, Clinical Informatics, Health Policy and Economics, Narrative Medicine, and Research. 

Maximum of 12 weeks of away rotations or similar rotations within KSOM course catalog can be taken for graduation credit.

Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

Students must pass USMLE Step 1 and Step 2CK and the Clinical Performance Examination.

Required courses and clerkships

Pre-Clerkship Phase:

• Introduction to Medical Sciences I-IV
• Cardiovascular
• Pulmonary
• Renal
• GI/Liver
• Reproduction
• BBM I and II
• Endocrine
• Integrated Cases
• Introduction to Clinical Medicine I, II , and III
• Empowerment through Professional Identity Formation I and II
• Health Justice and Systems of Care I, II, and III

Scholarly Project Pre-Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Introduction to the Research & Scholarship Program Lecture
• Research Ethics & Data Management Lecture
• CITI Training
• Clinical Translational Research Workshop: Research Questions and Hypotheses
• Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research Lecture

Clerkship Phase:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Neurology
• Surgery
• Transition to Clinical Practice
• Procedural Skills & Point of Care Ultrasound
• Intersession
• Health Justice and Systems of Care Seminar

Scholarly Project Clerkship Phase Requirements:

• Research Ethics & Diversity Lecture (lecture phase subject to change)

Additional Scholarly Project Requirements (can be completed in any phase prior to graduation):

• Medical Student Research Forum (MSRF) Abstract Submission
• Presentation at MSRF

Post-Clerkship Phase:

• Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
• Transition to Residency
• Senior Seminar
• 40 weeks of Electives (May be taken in clerkship or post-clerkship phase)

Of the 40 weeks of Electives:

• 1 Emergency Medicine (3 or 4 weeks) or Critical Care Elective.
• 12 weeks must be from the Core Clinical Elective list.
• 30 weeks must be clinical electives. Most rotations offered fulfill this requirement. Examples of rotations that are not clinical courses include, but are not limited to, Clinical Informatics, Health Policy and Economics, Narrative Medicine, and Research.

Maximum of 12 weeks of away rotations or similar rotations within KSOM course catalog can be taken for graduation credit.

Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

Students must pass USMLE Step 1 and Step 2CK and the Clinical Performance Examination.