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The MD Student Handbook provides guidance and links to official policies and resources for Keck School of Medicine MD students. Where applicable, the official MD Student Policies and USC University policies serve as the authoritative source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Explore Student Resources & Policies\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n
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Choose a topic below to access guidance, policies, and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n\n \n MD Program Directory<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n View Directory\n\n <\/a>\n <\/span>\n \n \n
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Find key individuals and offices that support the MD program, including academic leadership, student affairs, and administrative units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n\n \n The MD Program<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Curriculum – Calendars – Learning Objectives\n\n <\/a>\n <\/span>\n \n \n
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Learn about the Physician-Citizen-Scholar curriculum, primary clinical training sites, and learning objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n\n \n Committees<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Committees\n\n <\/a>\n <\/span>\n \n \n
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The MD program is governed by committees responsible for curriculum oversight, program administration, and student progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n\n \n Student Services Information and Resources<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Student Services\n\n <\/a>\n <\/span>\n \n \n
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Explore student services, wellbeing resources, financial aid, accommodations, and support programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n\n \n MD Student Portal<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Portal\n\n <\/a>\n <\/span>\n \n \n
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The Keck School of Medicine MD Student Portal serves as a central hub for medical students to access essential academic, clinical, and administrative resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n\n \n Official Policies<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n
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Review university-wide policies, expectations, and requirements that apply to all medical students.<\/p>\n

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\n\n \n Student Health Information and Requirements<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n USC Student Health\n\n <\/a>\n <\/span>\n \n \n
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Access information on immunizations, health requirements, and available healthcare services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n\n \n Resources & Forms<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n \n \n Resources\n\n <\/a>\n <\/span>\n \n \n
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Access essential links, forms, and tools to support your medical education journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMD Program Handbook - MD Student Portal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/md-program-handbook\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MD Program Handbook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/md-student-portal\/md-program-handbook\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MD Student Portal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-23T21:14:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/md-student-portal\\\/md-program-handbook\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/md-student-portal\\\/md-program-handbook\\\/\",\"name\":\"MD Program Handbook - 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