Students must have successfully completed all pre-clinical courses prior to beginning clerkships. The required clerkship curriculum consists of a total of 93 clinical units (15.5 months). For more information about the clerkship curriculum, clerkship-related policies and procedures, and other requirements during the clinical years, please refer to information at the links below.
For information about clerkships for visiting students, please visit the Visiting Clerkships website.
Clinical Graduation Requirements for students beginning clerkships 2004-05 and later:
| CLERKSHIP# | DEPARTMENT | TITLE | UNITS |
| To be completed within the student's first 12 months: | |||
| MED 300A | Medicine | General Medicine Core | 12 (2 months) |
| SURG 300A | Surgery | General Surgery | 12 (2 months) |
| Two of the clerkships below (assigned by draw process) must also be completed within student's first 12 months: | |||
| ANES 306A or P | Anesthesia | Critical Care Clerkship | 6 (1 month) |
| FAMMED 301A | Family and Community Med | Family Medicine Core | 6 (1 month) |
| MED 313A | Medicine | Ambulatory Medicine | 6 (1 month) |
| NENS 301A | Neurology | Neurology Core Clerkship | 6 (1 month) |
| OBGYN 300A | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Basic Gynecology & Obstetrics | 9 (1.5 months) |
| PEDS 300A | Pediatrics | Child Health | 12 (2 months) |
| PSYC 300A | Psychiatry | Basic Core Psychiatry | 6 (1 month) |
| These clerkships may be completed any time prior to graduation: | |||
| Selective I: Fundamentals of Clinical Care (chosen from approved list) | 6 (1 month) | ||
| Selective II: Subinternship (chosen from approved list) | 6 (1 month) | ||
| ELECTIVE | 6 (1 month) | ||
| Total clinical units required for graduation | 93 (15.5 months) | ||
For additional information on clerkship policies please refer to the MD Program Handbook
For a searchable database of all Stanford School of Medicine courses and clerkships, please refer to the School of Medicine Course Catalog.