All Clinical Rotations (CR)are pursued as the integral parts of the CMU SOM Clinical Medicine Training Program (CMTP) only at the ACGME accredited Clinical Medicine Centers (CMC) in the USA, therefore they all comply with the strict US accreditation requirements and NY12R.
The Clinical Medicine Training Program (CMTP) consists of 6 trimesters over two years.
The CMTP includes 72 weeks of Clinical Rotations: 48 weeks of Core and 24 weeks of Elective, clinical lectures, case presentations, breakthroughs seminars, etc, as well as the Clinical Subject Shelf Exam Prep Courses for NBME and USMLE and ERAS Application Guides.
All 48 weeks of the core rotations are mandatory, while being pursued at the CMU SOM Clinical Medicine Centers in the USA and Canada. All 24 weeks of the elective rotations are selected by a student from the options offered by the School or requested as individual rotations applied for and only if approved by the Dean or Associate Dean of Clinical Medicine.
The core rotation schedules are determined by the Clinical Rotations Coordinator immediately upon passing Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (CBSE).
The details of applying for and pursuing the Clinical Rotations are outlined in the Clinical Handbook.
To obtain general information concerning Clinical Program please contact our Clinical Rotations Coordinator, Ms. Savita Martina at rotations@cmumed.org
The details concerning the specific rotations pursued at the CMU SOM Clinical Medicine Centers is available from the Clinical Rotations Coordinators working at the Medical Centers.
Procedure to participate in the CMTP at the CMU SOM
The primary requirement to enter the Clinical Medicine Training Program at the CMU SOM is graduation from Basic Sciences (BS) reflected in the Clinical Rotation Handbook
The respective Coordinators will inform the students of the required documents and starting dates and times.
Clinical Medicine Training Program at the CMU SOM:
- Clinical rotations at the CMCs / within CMU’s Clinical Rotations Network
- Clinical rotations individual, outside of the CMU Clinical Rotations Network
- Clinical lectures
- Clinical cases presentation
- Community Service
- Night panels with experts on medical breakthroughs
- Comprehensive Clinical Sciences Synopsis (CCSS)
- MiniCEX Preparation (mCEXP)
Clinical rotations are the most integral part of the Clinical Medicine Training Program at the CMU SOM.
Upon the request sent to Registrar@cmumed.org, a Basic Science graduate receives a certificate of graduation. The date on the certificate is the start date of eligibility, which lasts 2 trimesters.
- the students who decided at which CMU SOM Clinical Medicine Center he/she wants to rotate, applies to the CMU School of Medicine clinical rotations coordinator, at rotations@cmumed.org
- students who want to pursue the clinical rotations on individual basis should to apply to the Clinical Rotations Coordinator- rotations@cmumed.org
