All students begin this phase in a 2-week Doctoring Bootcamp where they receive “just in time” training on various skills they will need in clerkships, as well as completion of OSCEs to provide summative feedback to the students as they move into the clinical phase. All students come back together twice monthly for common didactics as part of the Clinical Medicine Doctoring longitudinal module that runs for the 50 weeks in which students are in their Doctoring year completing core clinical clerkships (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery). Students complete the Emergency Medicine clerkship, at least one Sub-Internship, and electives during their Advanced Doctoring year (52 weeks, which includes time for USMLE Step 2 CK study and interviewing).
Doctoring Year
50 Weeks
Clinical Medicine Doctoring
Longitudinal
Module consisting of 2 weeks of Doctoring Bootcamp at the beginning of the year followed by bi-weekly common didactics during the clerkships.
Family Medicine Clerkship
6 Weeks
Clerkship focusing on the total health care of the individual and the family in ambulatory clinical settings.
Internal Medicine Clerkship
6 Weeks
Clerkship focusing on who specialty areas of internal medicine such as cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, etc. in inpatient clinical settings.
Neurology Clerkship
4 Weeks
Clerkship focusing on experience and understanding of most common neurological disorders that affect the population in both ambulatory and inpatient clinical settings.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship
6 Weeks
Clerkship focusing on experience and understanding of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and gynecology in both ambulatory and inpatient clinical settings.
Pediatrics Clerkship
6 Weeks
Clerkship focusing on the scope of general pediatrics principles in both ambulatory and inpatient clinical settings.
Psychiatry Clerkship
4 Weeks
Clerkship focusing on providing training and education to acquire basic skills for dealing with psychiatric aspects of primary care medicine in inpatient clinical settings.
Surgery Clerkship
6 Weeks
Clerkship focusing on providing training to acquire skills and knowledge that all physicians need to know in order to manage patients with conditions commonly treated by surgeons in inpatient clinical settings.
Electives
10 Weeks
Minimum of 4 weeks in Internal Medicine electives.
Interprofessional Engagement (IPE) Doctoring
Longitudinal
During the course of the doctoring year, students are required to participate in interprofessional activities with other health professions.
Advanced Doctoring Year
52 Weeks, Including 10 Weeks RIB Time
Advanced Doctoring Bootcamp
4 Weeks
Consists of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) training, final objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), and dedicated USMLE Step 2 CK study time.
Emergency Medicine Clerkship
4 Weeks
Clerkship providing in-depth exposure to emergency medicine with undifferentiated patients and problems with a goal of improving skill in acute care decision making in ambulatory clinical settings.
Sub-Internship
4 Weeks
BSOM-sponsored sub-internship in either Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, or Surgery.
Electives
30 Weeks
2- or 4-week electives selected by the student to prepare for their specialty of choice and other areas of personal interest.
RIB Time
10 Weeks
Time off allowed for residency interviews (RI) and board prep (B) USMLE Step 2 CK study time.