Clinical Curriculum

(For Classes Entering after August 1998)

The Clinical Curriculum begins in January of the second year and all Core Clinical Clerkships are required and must be taken by December of the fourth year.

Family Medicine must be completed by the end of June of the third year.
A student must receive a passing grade in all core clinical clerkships and electives to be considered for graduation.
All Core Clinical Clerkships must be taken at Baylor College of Medicine.

Core Clinical Requirements

**Core Clerkships**
Clerkship	Length	Credit
Medicine	12 Weeks	24
Surgery	8 Weeks	16
*Group A Selectives	4 Weeks	8
Psychiatry	8 Weeks	16
Neurology	4 Weeks	8
Pediatrics	8 Weeks	16
Obstetrics and Gynecology	8 Weeks	16
Family and Community Medicine	4 Weeks	8

Selectives
*Group A - Prerequisite: Surgery Clerkship
A student must complete consecutively two/two week rotations (8 credits) - immediately following the Core Surgery Clerkship - from among the following:
Clerkship	Length	Credit
Ophthalmology	2 Weeks	4
Orthopedic Surgery	2 Weeks	4
Otorhinolaryngology	2 Weeks	4
Urology	2 Weeks	4

**Group B - Prerequisite: Medicine and Surgery Clerkship**
A student must complete two/two week rotations (8 credits) from among the following:
Clerkship	Length	Credit
Anesthesiology	2 Weeks	4
Geriatrics	2 Weeks	4
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	2 Weeks	4
Dermatology	2 Weeks	4
Genetics	2 Weeks	4
Plastic Surgery	2 Weeks	4
Neurosurgery	2 Weeks	4

**Clinical Half-Day**
Clerkship	Length	Credit
(CABS - Clinical Appliation of the Biomedical Sciences) Clinical Application of Radiology (1.5 credits) Clinical Appliation of Pathology (1.5 credits) Clinical Appliation of Nutrition (1.5 credits) Clinical Evidenced Based Medicine (2.0 credits)	-	6.5
Longitudinal Ambulatory Care Experience	-	10.5
Apex	-	5.5


Curriculum Total	60.00 weeks (does not include CABS, LACE & Apex)	150.5 (minimum)

Electives

Students are required to earn 40 elective credits, of which 32 credits must be in clinical electives and at least 24 elective credits must be taken on site at Baylor College of Medicine affiliated institutions.

Eight credits may be non-clinical and taken during the pre-clinical curriculum or research elective credit taken during the clinical curriculum. A student may choose to fulfill the elective requirement with additional clinical electives.

Note: Students graduating in May/June 2007 and after are required to select and pass one elective from the list of required Sub-Internships in the Elective Catalogue. This elective must be completed between January of the third and December of the fourth year.

Clinical Half-Day

Throughout the entire clinical curriculum, students are released from rotation duties for one-half day per week to participate in other required activities (CABS or LACE).

Tracks

There are special tracks that have been created for those who are interested in medical research, international health, geriatrics, medical ethics, or care for the underserved. These tracks span the four years of medical school and include both classroom, clinical and/or research activities in the specific areas of interest.

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