Students must:
- Complete the MD program within 6 years of matriculation.
- Complete all Basic Sciences requirements within 3 years of matriculation.
- Students who use the 3-year maximum to complete the Basic Sciences must begin their first core clerkship within 6 months of completing the Basic Sciences (3.5 years from matriculation). This 6-month period is borrowed from the 3-year maximum allowed to complete the 80 weeks of Clinical Studies.
- Students who take more than 3 years to finish the Basic Sciences must begin core clerkships immediately after completing Term 5. Students planning to take USMLE Step 1 must therefore do so after completing the core clerkships. Currently, this schedule is available only in the UK and in US states where USMLE Step 1 is not required.
- Students granted special permission by the CAPPS to exceed the maximum timeline must start their first clerkship immediately after completing the Basic Sciences.
- Students must allow no less than 2 years to complete the 80 weeks of Clinical Studies.
Failure to meet these timeline requirements may result in a recommendation for dismissal due to timeline.
Immigration Issues: Students unable to meet the 6-year timeline because of unforeseen immigration issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Students must contact the Office of Immigration Support Services (immigrationsupport@sgu.edu) with a copy to the Office of Student Affairs (studentaffairs@sgu.edu) to discuss their individual circumstances.
Regardless of the structure of a student’s timeline, students must complete the MD Program within 6 years of matriculation.