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    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 Case Series
    • 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
    • Procedural Skills and POCUS
    • 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).

    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:

    • 12 weeks of Core Clinical Electives
      • 1 elective must be either Emergency Medicine or Critical Care Elective (minimum 3 weeks)
    • 18 weeks of additional Clinical Electives
    • 10 weeks of clinical or non-clinical electives
    • Maximum of 16 weeks of similar rotations (including aways) can be taken for graduation credit. A maximum of 12 weeks of away rotations can be taken for graduation credit.

    Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

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

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

    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
    • 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
    • Procedural Skills and POCUS
    • 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).

    Post-Clerkship Phase:

    • Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
    • Transition to Residency
    • Senior Seminar
    • Forty Weeks (40) of Selectives/Electives
      • 4 weeks of Selective A
      • 8 weeks of Selective C (must be from two different departments)
      • 28 weeks of Electives/Selectives

    Of the 40 weeks of Selectives/Electives:

    • Thirty (30) weeks must be clinical selectives/electives
    • Maximum of 16 weeks of similar rotations (including aways) can be taken for graduation credit.
    • A maximum of 12 weeks of away rotations can be taken for graduation credit.

    Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

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

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

    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
    • 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
    • Procedural Skills and POCUS
    • 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).

    Post-Clerkship Phase:

    • Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
    • Transition to Residency
    • Senior Seminar
    • Forty Weeks (40) of Selectives/Electives
      • 4 weeks of Selective A
      • 8 weeks of Selective C (must be from two different departments)
      • 28 weeks of Electives/Selectives

    Of the 40 weeks of Selectives/Electives:

    • Thirty (30) weeks must be clinical selectives/electives
    • Maximum of 16 weeks of similar rotations (including aways) can be taken for graduation credit.
    • A maximum of 12 weeks of away rotations can be taken for graduation credit.

    Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

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

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

    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
    • 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
    • Procedural Skills and POCUS
    • 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).

    Post-Clerkship Phase:

    • Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
    • Transition to Residency
    • Senior Seminar
    • Forty Weeks (40) of Selectives/Electives
      • 4 weeks of Selective A
      • 8 weeks of Selective C (must be from two different departments)
      • 28 weeks of Electives/Selectives

    Of the 40 weeks of Selectives/Electives:

    • Thirty (30) weeks must be clinical selectives/electives
    • Maximum of 16 weeks of similar rotations (including aways) can be taken for graduation credit.
    • A maximum of 12 weeks of away rotations can be taken for graduation credit.

    Students must complete the requirements for the Scholarly Project.

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

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

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