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Apr 29, 2024
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2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Rush Medical College: Academic Program
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Curriculum: First and Second Years
Curriculum: First Year
The first year basic science content is integrated into seven blocks taught in sequence through the academic year.
Electives
Elective courses may be taken in parallel with the required first year curriculum. Four first year electives are offered: Humanities in Medicine, Basic Biomedical Research, Sonographic Anatomy and Medical Spanish. Due to limited enrollment for these courses, registration is determined through a lottery.
Curriculum: Second Year
The second year basic science content is integrated into blocks taught in sequence through the academic year that focus on the study of the causes and effects of disease and therapeutics. Second year students also complete two courses in Evidence-Based Medicine which focus on epidemiology, biostatistics and the evidence-based practice of medicine. The Physicianship and Capstone Programs continues in the second year to complement the courses listed.
Grading - First and Second Years
Students in the first and second years will receive a grade of honors, pass, fail or incomplete for each of the blocks. The Physicianship and Capstone Programs are graded pass/fail or incomplete.
USMLE Step 1
Prior to the start of the third year, students must take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1. Students who do not pass USMLE Step 1 are required to discontinue the third year curriculum for remediation (please refer to section on USMLE Step 1 failure for additional information).
Curriculum: Third and Fourth Years
The curricula of the third and fourth years provide students with additional training in clinical skills, diagnosis and patient management in a variety of patient care settings.
Prior to the start of the third year, students participate in the Clinical Resources and Skills for the Hospital (CRASH) course, which Is an intensive review of clinical skills.
Clinical experiences primarily take place at Rush University Medical Center and the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Students request a schedule of the third year required clerkships and electives through a lottery toward the end of the second year and request a schedule of the fourth year required clerkship, sub-internship, and electives through a lottery toward the end of the third year.
Curriculum: Third Year
The third year involves 42 clinical weeks in required core clerkships in internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, surgery and primary care. The final two courses of the Capstone sequence are also taken during this year.
There are 6 weeks of time (4 before or after the Primary Care clerkship, and 2 following the Obstetrics and Gynecology clerkship) which students may use to take certain elective courses.
Curriculum: Fourth Year
The fourth year involves a required emergency medicine core clerkship, a required senior sub-internship and a series of elective clerkships which ultimately comprise a minimum of 36 total weeks. Required senior core clerkships total 12 weeks. The remaining 32 weeks required of the fourth year consist of elective study in areas of special interest to each student. The choice of electives is guided by the goal of an educationally balanced undergraduate experience. Of the 32 weeks of required student-chosen electives, up to 12 weeks of elective study may take place at other Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) - or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited institutions and a maximum of eight weeks of elective rotations may be taken in a single subspeciality. Faculty may recommend that students take additional elective weeks to enhance their preparation for residency.
Electives
Students are required to take 32 weeks of electives
Grading - Third and Fourth Years
In the third and fourth years, students will receive a grade of honors, high pass, pass, fail or incomplete for each of the clerkships and electives.
Clinical Skills Assessment
In preparation for the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, fourth-year students complete the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) with standardized patients at the start of the fourth year. This experience is designed to aid in self-evaluation of one’s clinical skills (communication and interpersonal skills, attitudes and procedural skills). Successful completion of the CSA is a graduation requirement.
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