Clinical Clerkship Requirements

Core Rotations are completed in the third year.  The student is assigned by the UNECOM Office of  Clinical Education to one of 12 Clinical Campuses in the Northeast.

• 12 weeks Internal Medicine
• 6 weeks Surgery
• 6 weeks Pediatrics
• 6 weeks Obstetrics/Gynecology
• 6 weeks Family Practice
• 6 weeks Psychiatry

Selective Rotations may be completed in the third or fourth year as outlined in the clinical training manual. The student selects training sites with approval by the Office of Clinical Education:

• 4 weeks Internal Medicine
• 4 weeks Surgery
• 4 weeks Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
• 4 weeks Emergency Medicine
• 4 weeks Community Health. Training sites located in Maine are affiliated with the Maine Area Health Education Center Network.

Elective Rotations may be completed in the third or fourth year as outlined in the clinical training manual.  The student selects disciplines and training sites with approval by the Office of Clinical Education:  19 weeks

• Students may schedule international electives
• Research electives are encouraged
  

There are 81 weeks of required rotations in the third and fourth years.  Also included are several weeks of  “free time,” which the student may schedule as extra-credit rotations or to meet short-term, personal obligations requiring absence from rotations (e.g., boards preparation, residency interviews, vacation, etc.).  A typical schedule might appear as follows:

For more detailed information regarding these requirements, see the COM Catalog.