Transition to Clinical Years
- September: meeting with MD/PhD students and their mentors to discuss milestones as they anticipate their final year in lab. This includes discussion of committee meetings, completing experiments, planning and writing manuscripts and dissertation, dissertation defense, graduation, and vacation.
- January: MD/PhD students are invited to a meeting that previews the third year and expectations for joining the rising MS3 class, including timelines and deadlines, compliance, and the MD/PhD Clinical Refresher Course.
- February: MD/PhD students join the rising MS3 students to learn about lottery planning; a dedicated session for MD/PhD students with MD4 peers allows for students to participate in Q&A about the re-entry process and success in their clerkships
- Spring: all students are encouraged to meet with their mentor and Thesis Advisory Committee to be sure they agree that students are on track to defend this spring.
- Clinical Refresher – April-May. All MD/PhD students who plan to re-enter are required to take this course.
- InFocus5: Formerly known as “Clinical Skills Week” this week long session during the week prior to start of clerkships includes clinical skills, ethics sessions, and advising cohort sessions designed to orient students to expectations during the clerkships.
- IMPORTANT: Dissertation must be deposited before an MSTP student can re-enter medical school.
- KEEP IN MIND: There are 28 weeks total of elective time during years 3 and 4 of medical school; of these, 16 can be used for research.