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Fourth Year Scheduling Information

Students must complete the following course requirements to graduate:

  • 4 Required Courses:
    • Required Ambulatory Medicine (EMER 4000 / FAMD 4000 / INTM 4000 / PED 4000 / OBGYN 4000)
    • Required Advanced Patient Care (APC)
    • Required Critical Care (RCC)
      • ACLS Certification – certification is completed during the RCC course
    • Transition to Residency (RTR 4000 – Block 12)
      • Medical Jurisprudence (JURI 4001-412) – administered through the Required Transition to Residency course
  • 6 Elective Courses
  • Career Focus Track Completion (CFT 4001-444)
  • Comprehensive Clinical Competency Exam (CCCE) (TSKI 4002-001)
  • Up to 3 ½ Blocks of  Vacation
    • Will be impacted by when you sat for Step1 and prior academic year progress

Academic Year 2023-2024 Block Dates:

BlockDates of RotationComments
15/1/23 - 5/26/23CCCE Exam Month 1 - No away rotations allowed if scheduled for CCCE
2 5/30/23 - 6/23/23CCCE Exam Month 2 - No away rotations allowed if scheduled for CCCE
36/26/23 - 7/21/23
47/24/23 - 8/18/23
58/21/23 - 9/15/23
69/18/23 - 10/13/23
710/16/23 - 11/10/23
811/13/23 - 12/8/23
912/11/23 - 1/5/24*No required courses offered this block (Ambulatory, APC or RCC)
*No mini-electives offered Block B09
101/8/24 - 2/2/24
112/5/24 - 3/1/24
123/4/24 - 3/15/24Transition to Residency block
133/18/24 - 4/12/24
14A4/15/24 - 4/26/242 week mini-block (no Ambulatory, APC or RCC offered)

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