The third (M3) year consists of clinical clerkships in six core disciplines and the Essentials of Clinical Practice & Professionalism course. In each clerkship, students develop competencies specific to the disciplines as well as to the practice of medicine in general. Care of hospitalized and ambulatory patients gives students their first experience with both the time commitment and the emotional demands of the physicians's life. The habits of information gathering and study developed in the basic science years are now brought into play in "real time" situations, further preparing students for the life-long learning required by their profession.
Students may choose to fill their unscheduled time in the M3 year with electives or any available Specialty following completion of the required prerequisites.
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