Clinical Applications
The Clinical Applications phase, which is 12 months in duration, provides students with extensive clinical learning experiences in six of the core disciplines of medicine. In these clinical experiences, students begin to apply the knowledge and skills learned from the first phase toward formally caring for patients in both the hospital and ambulatory clinic settings. Clinical rotations range from 6-12 weeks in length over the course of Phase 2.
Phase 2 begins with Acute Care and Clinical Transitions, a four-week block, that is followed by the six required clinical clerkships. We schedule clerkships via a lottery system and students will be given the opportunity to give input as to the order they wish to complete these clerkships.
View required textbooks for Phase 2.
Phase 2 Director: Amy Cutright, MD
Phase 2 Education Coordinator: Nick McCormick
Block Duration Course
Acute Care and Clinical Transitions 4 weeks M-ID 532 - Acute Care and Clinical Transitions
Department Duration Course
Family Medicine 8 weeks FMED - 705 Community Preceptorship
Internal Medicine 12 weeks IMED - 705 Basic Medicine Required Clerkship
OB/GYN 6 weeks OBGY - 705 Junior Clinical Clerkship
Pediatrics 8 weeks PEDS - 703 Required Primary Clerkship in Pediatrics
Psychiatry 6 weeks PSYC - 705 Required Psychiatry Clerkship
Surgery 8 weeks SURG - 708 Primary Clerkship
The descriptions of the Acute Care Training block and the clerkships are below. The directors and support staff for each are also listed.
Acute Care and Clinical Transitions
M-ID - 532 Acute Care and Clinical Transitions
- Occurs at the beginning of Phase 2
- 4 credit hours
- Director: Amy Cutright, MD
- Coordinator: Office of Medical Education
Family Medicine
FMED - 705 Community Preceptorship
- Periods offered: Each 8 weeks
- Credit hours: 8
- Clerkship Director: Mindy Lacey, MD
- Clerkship Coordinator: Jolene Wees
Internal Medicine
IMED - 705 Basic Medicine Required Clerkship
- Periods offered: Each 12 weeks
- Credit hours: 12
- Clerkship Director: Nathan Anderson, MD
- Clerkship Coordinator: Jillian (Jill) McIntosh-Carnes
OB-GYN
OBGY - 705 Junior Clinical Clerkship
- Periods offered: Each 6 weeks
- Credit hours: 6
- Clerkship Director: Amie Hollard, MD
- Associate Clerkship Director: Kelsi Cabrera, MD
- Clerkship Coordinator: Lauren Luger
Pediatrics
PEDS - 703 Required Primary Clerkship in Pediatrics
- Periods offered: Each 8 weeks
- Credit Hours: 8
- Clerkship Director: Nathan Gollehon, MD
- Associate Clerkship Director: Jason Burrows, MD
- Clerkship Coordinator: Dani Wilson-Baxter
Psychiatry
PSYC - 705 Required Psychiatry Clerkship
- Periods offered: Each 6 weeks
- Credit hours: 6
- Clerkship Director: Sharon Hammer, MD
- Assistant Clerkship Director: Dana (Bell) Raml, MD
- Clerkship Coordinator: Kevin MacCarthy
Surgery
SURG - 708 Primary Clerkship
- Periods offered: Every 8 weeks
- Credit hours: 8
- Clerkship Director: James Padussis, MD
- Clerkship Coordinator M3: Michelle Rooney
- Clerkship Coordinator M4: Beverly Vaughn