During Year Four, students complete three additional required courses: Rural Preceptorship (which can also be taken as part of the Family Medicine Clerkship in Year 3) Critical Care and Sub-Internship.) Students round out Year 4 with elective rotations which may include up to three away rotations. 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.

Course requirements for the M.D. Degree

(Fourth Year = 32 weeks/8 months)

• Rural Preceptorship
  FAPR 900 - (4 wks) 
• Subinternship (4 wks)
  Choose from: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Ob-Gyn, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery or Neurosurgery, Wilderness Medicine, Urology (KC-only), Orthopedic Surgery, Otolarnygology (KC-only), Plastic Surgery (KC-only).
• Critical Care (4 wks)
  Choose from: Anesthesia (KC-only), Medicine ICU, Cardiac ICU, Pulmonary ICU (WI-only), Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Burn ICU, Neuro ICU (KC-only), Surgery ICU, Trauma ICU (WI-only) and Emergency Medicine (SA-only).
• Electives (20 wks):
  No more than 8 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.

4th Year Clinical Schedule Information

• 4th-year track selection
• Sub I requirements and forms
• Critical Care Requirements and forms
• Elective requirements and forms
• Special Program/Externship information
• Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) application instructions and participating hospitals and schools

4th Year Clerkship/Course Contacts

Kansas City Courses

Kansas City Subinternships

Wichita Courses

Wichita Subinternships