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Class of 2027

Requirements must be completed ONE week prior to graduation

(For all medical students beginning with the Class of 2027)

CORE CLINICAL PHASE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Pass all third-year clerkships (8), including shelf examinations
  • Pass TWO sub-internships*
  • Pass SIX electives*
    • No more than TWO Pre-clerkship elective equivalents may be counted toward the total elective count
    • No more than THREE extramural electives (i.e. clinical rotations not in our course catalog) may be counted toward the total elective count
  • Pass ONE PoM4: Transition to Residency (4 weeks) or equivalent
  • Complete an FRCT Scholarly Project
  • Pass OSCE
  • Take USMLE Step 2, Clinical Knowledge examination
  • Complete an Exit Interview with Financial Aid

*Additional Requirements: Note: these are NOT in addition to the above but can fulfill an elective or sub-internship requirement in the core clinical phase requirements.

Ambulatory Requirement^: one (4-week) of the six above required electives or one (4-week) of the two above required sub-internships must be an Ambulatory rotation (as designated via the "Ambulatory" tab in the course catalog); in addition to the expectations of the elective, students will have designated curricular material to satisfy the ambulatory requirement; this requirement cannot be fulfilled with a pre-clerkship elective.

Holistic Care of the Patient Requirement^: one (4-week) of the six above required electives or one (4-week) sub-internships must satisfy the Holistic Care of the Patient requirement (as designated via the “Holistic Care” tag in the course catalog). This requirement cannot be fulfilled with a pre-clerkship elective.

^The same rotation cannot fulfill the Ambulatory, the Sub-Internship, and Holistic Care of the Patient Requirement.

★ At least one clinical rotation (as designated via the "Clinical" tab in the course catalog) must be completed in the same semester as graduation.

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