Students must complete the following requirements to graduate:
● M1, M2 and M3 requirements, including USMLE Step I.
● M4 clinical experiences: Forty-one weeks (41 weeks).
● USMLE Step II Examinations
● Graduation Competency Examination which assesses procedural skills, lab interpretation and clinical problem solving using standardized patient encounters. This examination is scheduled in the Summer and you will be contacted by the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education with scheduling details. See the "Preparing for the Graduation Competency Examination" document and other important information on the UIC Graham Clinical Performance Center web site.
● The 41 weeks of clinical experiences can be sub-divided into the following categories:
● Sub-Internship: 4 weeks of Medicine or Pediatrics within the UIC system, or an approved External Sub-Internship.
● Elective Experience: 20 weeks of experience, all approved by the College.
● Specialty Experience: 17 weeks including nine specialty experiences:
● Anesthesiology: 2 weeks
● Dermatology: 2 weeks
● Emergency Medicine: 2 weeks
● Neurology: 2 weeks
● Ophthalmology: 1 weeks
● Orthopaedics: 2 weeks
● Otolaryngology: 2 weeks
● Radiology: 2 weeks
● Urology: 2 weeks
DATES FOR AWARDING DEGREES
The College of Medicine students who are completing their M4 year should have an understanding of how their degree is awarded and the documents they will need after they graduate. Your degree is awarded by the University of Illinois at Chicago. The University only awards degrees on certain dates.
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Degree Conferment
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Conferment Date
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To be considered and eligible for graduation, you must be scheduled for all clinical requirements, have passed USMLE Step 2 CK and Step 2 CS:
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Spring 2012
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May 6, 2012
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by June 16, 2012
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Summer 2012
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August 7, 2011
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between June 17, 2012 and August 18, 2012
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Fall 2012
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December 16, 2012
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between August 20, 2010 and December 29, 2012
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If you will be a summer semester graduate and only have remaining graduation requirements which will be completed before July 1, and your residency program requires a letter of verification, the Office of the Registrar will write a letter, including the College of Medicine seal, stating that you have completed graduation requirements but due to the College and University’s calendar your degree will not be conferred until the end of the summer semester.
Similarly, if you will be a fall graduate and have complete requirements prior to the degree conferment date, and your residency program requires a letter of verification, the Office of the Registrar will write a letter, including the College of Medicine seal, stating that you have completed graduation requirements but due to the College and University’s calendar your degree will not be conferred until the end of the fall semester.
Updated February 17, 2012