This policy describes how to schedule and document medical student duty hours. Rules are designed to protect patient and student health, and to comply with the latest standards defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Complete list of Curriculum Director and Coordinator Directories.
Policy designating the responsibilities of clerkship directors, coordinators, and site directors/preceptors to regularly meet.
Although rarely granted, students who wish to change their clerkship rotation site after assignments have been made may only apply for a change of site if they have an extreme hardship. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students must complete a Change of Clinical Site form and submit it to clerkship program coordinator
This form is to authorize the release of information and records about your academic career at the College of Medicine - Tucson.
This policy establishes guidelines and procedures for attendance and absences during all phases of the Medical Student Curriculum:
Preclerkship Phase: This curriculum phase of study is defined as the first 18-months of medical school with focus on the 8 basic sciences core courses, Doctor & Patient/Societies course, and the Clinical Reasoning course, including all Pathways to Health and Medicine curriculum sessions intertwined throughout the core courses.
Clerkship Phase: This curriculum phase of study is defined as the 12-months of 8 core clerkship courses, including Intersessions, Transition to Clerkships, and ambulatory medicine course.
Transition to Residency Phase: This curriculum phase of study is defined as the final 14-months of clinical curriculum, including core subinternship, electives, surgical subspecialty, emergency medicine/critical care clerkship, Application of the Basic Sciences to Clinical Medicine course.
This form is required for students enrolling in independent study (899) and research (800) electives. It applies primarily to fourth-year MD students, and to some third-year students as well.
This form is required for students enrolling in elective rotations (891 courses) at "away" sites. It applies primarily to fourth-year MD students, and to some third-year students as well.
Graphic view of the block schedule and academic calendar for medical students at the College of Medicine.
Graphic view of the block schedule and academic calendar for medical students at the College of Medicine.