As part of the M4 curriculum, all students are required to complete the Specialties Course which includes 19 weeks of the following: Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology, Radiology, Urology, andeither Senior Forum or a Selective (selected from the approved electives). Students may take any two-week specialty in the M3 year following completion of the prerequisites. To insure maximum flexibility in the M4 year, the curriculum is designed in two or four-week blocks, that students may take in any order. Students will not be required to take all 19 weeks in a single block.
Anesthesiology: 2 Weeks
Dermatology: 2 Weeks
Emergency Medicine: 2 Weeks
Neurology: 2 Weeks
Ophthamology: 1 Week
Orthopaedics: 2 Weeks
Otolaryngology: 2 Weeks
Radiology: 2 Weeks
Urology: 2 Weeks
Selective 2 Weeks*
*As recommended and approved by the Specialty Committee of the M3/M4 Curriculum Subcommittee, COM students are required to complete a 2 week selective experience as part of the required 19 weeks of instruction and credit in the in the Specialties Course.
This 2 week Selective Requirement can be fulfilled by completing one of the following:
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