Following the first two years of training, students begin their clinical clerkships in the M3 year. In each clerkship, students develop competencies specific to the discipline as well as to the practice of medicine in general. Care of hospitalized and ambulatory patients give students their first experience with both the time commitment and the emotional demands of the physician's life. The Essentials of Clinical Practice and Professionalism course was established to assist third year students in preparing for their clerkships by providing training that will help them excel. 

 
 
Medicine: 12 Weeks
Surgery: 8 Weeks
Pediatrics: 6 Weeks
Psychiatry: 6 Weeks

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        Essentials of Clinical Practice & Professionialism: 2 Weeks