The Clerkship Years - Third and Fourth Year Curriculum
In the clinical curriculum during the third and fourth years, supervised, clinical training affords progressive experiences in the development of technical and procedural skills through the completion of the PMSB curriculum requirements.
Graduation from UTRGV SOPM will require successful completion of pre-clerkship requirements (years 1 and 2), successful completion of the clerkship rotations (years 3 and 4), taking the Comprehensive Basic Science Exam (CBSE) as preparation for APMLE Part 1, and taking and passing the APMLE Steps 1 and 2.
Promotion from Year 2 to Year 3 will require that students meet all academic standards for completion of the Year 2 modules, take the Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (CBSE) administered at the end of the second year, and sit for the APMLE Step 1 Exam.
Students who do not take the APMLE Step 1 examination before the start of the MS3 year will not be allowed to begin third-year clerkships. Students who have successfully passed their Step 1 Exam by December 15 of Year 3 and completed all academic standards of Year 3 are eligible for promotion to Year 4. Students must take and pass the Step 2 Clinical Skills Patient Encounter examination (CSPE) before graduation.
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Third Year Curriculum
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Third Year (Core)
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1 – Week
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Clinical Foundations and Procedural Skills PMMD 9115
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1-Month
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Internal Medicine PMIM 9110
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1-Month
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Sub-Specialty Medicine
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Infectious Disease 9563, 9569
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Endocrinology PMIM 9525
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Rheumatology PMIM 9553, 9565
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1-Month
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Family Medicine PMFM 9110
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1-Month
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General Surgery/Vascular Surgery PMSU 9110
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1-Month
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Orthopedics
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Plastics PMSU 9529
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1-Month
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Elective (Medical) PMIM
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Emergency Medicine PMIM 9573/9315
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Pediatrics
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OB/GYN
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Psychiatry PMPS 9110
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4-Months
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Podiatric Medicine Surgery and Biomechanics PMSB 9301
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CPX OSCE PMMD 9117
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2-Months
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Podiatric Medicine Surgery and Biomechanics PMSB 9301
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(Externship/Selective)
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Fourth Year Curriculum
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4th Year – Begins in July 62-80 Credits
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June
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July
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August
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September
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Externship PMSB 9313 (If Sub I from third year)
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Externship PMSB 9501
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Externship PMSB
9503
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Externship PMSB 9505
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October
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November
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December
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January
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Externship PMSB
9507
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Externship PMSB 9509
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Lab, OSSE, Ample Prep, Residency Interview Prep PMSB 9511
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Non-Podiatric Core
Medicine PMMD 9500
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February
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March
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April
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May
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Non-Podiatric Core
Surgery PMMD 9500 or PMSB 9513 (UTRGV CLINIC)
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PMSB 9513 (UTRGV CLINIC)
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PMSB 9513 (UTRGV CLINIC)
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PM/Graduation
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