To qualify for graduation from the MD Program, all candidates must achieve the following:
- Satisfactorily complete all Basic Sciences requirements of the MD Program and all requirements to enter the first year of Clinical Studies.
- Successfully complete 80 weeks of clinical studies:
- 42 weeks of core clerkship requirements: 12 weeks of Internal Medicine, 12 weeks of Surgery and 6 weeks each of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatry
- 6 weeks of Family Medicine
- 32 weeks of elective rotations: 4 weeks of a sub-internship in any core specialty, 4 weeks of an Internal Medicine elective and 24 weeks of electives of student choice
- Successfully complete any required remediation of a course, or for any failed component of a clinical rotation (including retaking and passing the NBME Clinical Subject Examination of a failed clerkship knowledge component).
- Pass all 6 required NBME Clinical Subject Examinations.
- Successfully complete the Pain Management Module.
- Successfully complete the Communication Skills Modules.
- Maintain acceptable professional behavior and standards.
- Be discharged of all indebtedness to the University.
- Comply with the requirements for admission.
- Be approved for graduation by the APRC.
Note: Students who started the Clinical Phase before August 1, 2024 may complete 4–6 weeks of Family Medicine and 32–34 weeks of elective rotations, depending on the number of Family Medicine weeks completed.