Three Year Track

The Boonshoft School of Medicine was approved to offer a Three-Year Track for medical students in 2019. Students admitted to the Three-Year Track, called MD in 3, will graduate from medical school one year early and can then have direct progression to residency at Wright State University.  Students may apply to other residencies through the National Residency Match Program.

Students in the MD in 3 are required to complete all graduation requirements. However, they do not take electives, which allows them to graduate early. They have required clinical experiences at Boonshoft School of Medicine in the summer after their first year of medical school, and it will be in the specialty they are pursuing. So, they can maintain and build upon the clinical skills they learn over the summer. MD in 3 students will have Friday afternoon clinicals once or twice per month throughout their second year of medical school with faculty in the residency program for their specialty. MD in 3 students will have regular meetings with the residency director and clerkship director in their chosen specialty. Students will go through the National Residency Match Program.

Year in Med School	4 Year Curriculum	MD in 3 Curriculum
Admission into Medical School	Same Requirements	Same Requirements
First Year of Medical School	Foundations Curriculum	Foundations Curriculum
Summer between First Year & Second Year of Medical School	Options (AHEC, global, research, time off, etc.)	4-weeks of relevant Clinical Experience
Foundations Curriculum	Foundations Curriculum	Continued mentoring/Clinical Experience 2 half days/month
Doctoring Year of Medical School:
Early April - Mid May	Rotation 1 (IM, Surgery, FM, OB/GYN or Peds)	Rotation 1 (IM, Surgery or OB/GYN)
Mid May - Late June	Rotation 2	Rotation 2 (IM, Surgery or OB/GYN)
Late June - Early August	Rotation 3	Rotation 3 (IM, Surgery or OB/GYN)
Early August - Mid September	Rotation 4	Peds or FM^
Late September - Early November	Rotation 5	Peds or FM^
Early November - Mid December	Rotation 6	Advanced Doctoring Bootcamp—4 weeks, plus 2 weeks Geriatrics Clerkship. MUST take Step 2 CK by first week of January
Early January - Late January	Psych/Neuro or IM electives	Psych/Neuro or IM electives
Late January - Late February	Psych/Neuro or IM electives	Psych/Neuro or IM electives
Late February - Late March	Psych/Neuro or IM electives	Psych/Neuro or IM electives
Advanced Doctoring Year of Medical School:
April	Advanced Doctoring Bootcamp: Step 2 CK	Sub-I or (Emergency Medicine) EMD clerkship
May	Electives, Sub I, or EMD	EMD clerkship or Sub-I and graduation
June	Electives, Sub I, or EMD	Break/Begin Residency

^If in FM MD in 3, will take peds, and if on peds MD in 3, will take FM

Requirements for Continuance in the MD in 3

1. Pass USMLE Step 1 on the first attempt.
2. Pass all Foundations modules on the first attempt.
3. Participate in once or twice monthly clinical afternoons with Residency faculty during the second year of the Foundations curriculum.
4. Have positive performance reviews every six months with the Residency Program Director and the Clerkship Director during the second and third years.
5. Pass all clerkships on the first attempt.
6. Advance through the medical school curriculum without any delays or leaves of absence.
7. Meet all professionalism and communication milestones.
8. Apply for residency through the NRMP Match Program.
9. Pass Step 2 CK on the first attempt.
10. Meet all educational program objectives and graduation requirements of the traditional four year curriculum.

Applying to the MD in 3

Application and CV must be submitted by 5pm on January 31^st (of first year of medical school).

1. The application to the MD in 3 can be accessed in BAMS under “Courses” > “Non-Curricular Events” > “3YR”.  Download the application and save it as “LastName application”.  Complete and submit to MD in 3 Dropbox.
2. Submit current CV via MD in 3 Dropbox.

Programs will review applications and conduct interviews during February and March.

Final decisions will be made by April 1^st (of first year of medical school).

Frequently Asked Questions