Phase II Curriculum: Year Three and Year Four

Year Three

In year three, students take required clerkships in core clinical disciplines: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery. Also in year 3, studnets take Issues in Clinical Medicine. During year four, students complete additional required clerkships and courses (Rural Preceptorship, Critical Care, Health of the Public, Subinternship) and electives. Credit hours for required courses, clerkships, and electives are listed below.

Clinical Component, Kansas City (KC) or Wichita Campus (W)

Student clerkship experiences take place in the hospital and clinic settings. Clerkships may take place in the University of Kansas Hospital and clinics or in affiliated hospitals and clinics, depending on departmental arrangements. Clerkships include rotation on the teaching services, teaching rounds, departmental case conferences, and weekly Grand Rounds.

KANSAS CITY
FAPR 955 (KC) Clerkship in Family Medicine 8
GERO 900 (KC) Geriatrics 4
GYNO 900 (KC) Basic Gynecology-Obstetrics Clerkship 6
MED 900 (KC) Basic Medicine Clerkship 8
NEUR 900 (KC) Neurology 4
PED 900 (KC) General Pediatrics 6
PYCH 955 (KC) Psychiatry Clerkship 4
SURG 900 (KC) Junior Surgery Clerkship 8
ICM 900 (KC) Issues in Clinical Medicine 0

WICHITA
FCMD 950 (W) Family Practice 8
GERI 950 (W) Geriatrics 4
OBGN 975 (W) Obstetrics/Gynecology 6
INMD 975 (W) Basic Medicine Clerkship 8
NROL 950 (W) Neurology 4
PDRC 975 (W) Pediatrics 6
PSCR 950 (W) Psychiatry 4
SGRY 975 (W) Junior Surgery 8
ICM 975 (W) Issues in Clinical Medicine 0

The fourth-year curriculum allows students to design a personalized course of study. The selectives enable students to make choices about their courses, but these choices must include a selection in the following specific areas of study: rural medicine, critical care, health of the public, and a subinternship.

KANSAS CITY
FAPR 900 (KC) Preceptorship 4
Critical Care Selective 4
PMED 960 (KC) Health of the Public 4
Subinternship Selective 4
Electives 16
(At least 12 hours of electives must be clinical.)

WICHITA
RLMD 976 or RLMD 977 or RLMD 978 (W) Rural Medicine 4
Critical Care Selective 4
PVMD 975 (W) Health of the Public 4
Subinternship Selective 4
Electives 16
(At least 12 hours of electives must be clinical.)

Course requirements for the M.D. Degree - (Fourth Year = 32 weeks/8 months)

• Health of the Public – PMED 960 - (4 wks) - only offered in October, February and April - Contact person: Lesley Sullivan, X8-2791
• Rural Preceptorship - FAPR 900 - (4 wks) - Contact person: Debra Lea, X8-8221
• Subinternship (4 wks) - Choose from: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Ob-Gyn, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery or Neurosurgery
• Critical Care Selective (4 wks) - Choose from: Anesthesia, ICU Medicine, CCU Medicine, Neonatology, Pediatrics, Burn Center, Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery or ICU Surgery
• Electives (16 wks): No more than 4 credits of non-clinical/patient care electives can be counted toward graduation credits. A minimum of 12 credits of electives must be clinical/patient care electives.

Selecting Your Fourth Year Track and Fourth Year Requirements
Listed below are 10 tracks that Kansas City students may choose from to complete their required and elective fourth year clinical rotations. Rank each track which includes both Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 courses. Rank your choices from 1-10 with 1 being your first choice and 10 your last choice. Every track must be ranked or your form will not be accepted.

Follow this link to a separate form to explain why you need to be assigned to a particular track. Please use the form to indicate any third year clerkships that still need to be completed at the beginning of the fourth year, time off for pregnancy, weddings, Philmont in June, July or August, or participation in the early match for Ophthalmology, etc. Consideration may be given if one or more boxes on the form is completed. Please rank all tracks that are acceptable to meet your special needs. Note that all required courses are to be taken during the dates specified. No alterations in schedules can be requested until you are notified of your track assignment. Changes will only be considered on a space available basis due to limitations placed by individual departments/courses. Students planning on participating in an International Health elective (does not count as an externship) must choose a track that has Elective/Free Time in the second (February) Spring 2012 module.
The Sub I requirement can be completed at another institution, but only with prior approval and completion of the Sub I away form.

The Critical Care requirement must be completed on the KC campus.

Only two "special programs" (externships/electives) can be taken at another institution (excluded are Wichita and Greater Kansas City area programs) and credit will only be received if a Special Program/Externship form is completed 4-6 weeks in advance of the rotation start date. The Special Program/Externship and Sub I away forms are also available in the Office of Student Affairs, 3040 Murphy. Want to know what electives are offered? The School of Medicine catalog is online. Elective (externship) and Subinternship (Sub-I) offerings at non-KU schools may be applied for by accessing VSAS (Visiting Student Application Service) or searching the AAMC electives compendium. VSAS application instructions and participating hospitals/schools can be found by following the links. Please do not attempt to apply for any external rotations until you have received your track assignment so that you know what dates you will available to participate in an external rotation. If you are interested in doing at elective in Wichita you should e-mail Melanie Runge.

Final 4th year track choices, Critical Care lottery form and Sub I lottery form are due by Noon on Friday, February 11, 2011. The results of those lotteries will be available on or before March 4. Elective lottery form for the Fall semester is due no later than Noon on Friday, March 18. You will be sent your schedule by email when they are completed. If you need to make changes to your schedule, you can schedule an appointment to meet with Laura Zeiger between March 28 and April 8 to make adjustments to your schedule.

Updated: 05/27/11