MD Curriculum

This policy outlines requirements for graduation, enrollment in each phase of the MD program, electives, and the rural/underserved required experience.

To ensure that incoming medical students are able to complete the entire curriculum established by the College of Medicine, the College requires that each student be able to meet the technical standards defined in this document.

Mutual responsibilities among learners, educators, and administrators at the College of Medicine – Tucson.

In the Preclerkship Phase of the undergraduate medical education program, medical students shall be provided with written narrative descriptions of their performance in the Doctor & Patient Course, Clinical Reasoning Course, and in any other course (including blocks) whenever teacher-student interaction permits this form of assessment.

This policy comprehensively defines the ways that medical students' academic performance is assessed.

This policy is intended to describe the process for students who experience the effects of infectious and/or environmental disease or disability on medical student learning activities.

This policy establishes conditions that, if met, will subject a medical student to academic or conduct dismissal from the Doctor of Medicine degree program.

This policy establishes conditions that, if met, will subject a medical student to academic or conduct dismissal from the Doctor of Medicine degree program.

This document outlines guiding principles for the design and implementation of the preclerkship curriculum in the MD program. The faculty adopt these principles to ensure medical students will be well prepared for advanced study in any clinical discipline.

"Integrity and ethical behavior are expected of every student in all academic work," per this UA policy.