Students who matriculate in the January/April term generally complete their MD program in four and a half years (4.5), assuming no extension to their timeline.
- Basic Sciences: Students complete these courses in December of the second year following their matriculation.
- Start of the clerkship year: Students who wish to start clinical training in the United States take the USMLE Step 1 in March and start their first clinical term in May or June. Students who wish to start clinical training in the United Kingdom do not have to take the USMLE Step 1 and can start in the United Kingdom in January or April.
- End of the advanced clinical year: While students can graduate in December in the second year after starting clinical training, most students opt to graduate in May, approximately two years after starting clinical training.
- Terms 6 through 10 represent an intensive educational period. Students who start in May have approximately 100 weeks to complete an 80-week curriculum and graduate in June. During this time, students interested in a US residency also study for and take the USMLE Step 2 (CK) and apply for residencies.