This information is for current Stanford students, and is related to the required clerkship curriculum. Required clerkships are closed to visiting students. Please refer to Section 4 of the MD Program Handbook and Policy Manual for additional information.

Students must have successfully completed all pre-clerkship courses prior to beginning clerkships. A total of 96 clinical units are required for graduation.

NOTE: Graduation requirements for clinical training are subject to change.

Core Clerkships (Required)

_{These clerkships must be completed within the student’s first 12 months of clinical rotations:}

_{MED 300A: Internal Medicine Core Clerkship - 12 units (8 weeks)}

_{SURG 300A: Surgery Core Clerkship - 12 units (8 weeks)}

_{Two of the clerkships below (assigned by draw process) must also be completed within the student’s first 12 months of clinical rotations:}

_{ANES 306A: Critical Care Core - 6 units (4 weeks)}

_{FAMMED 301A: Family Medicine Core - 6 units (4 weeks)}

_{MED 313A:  Ambulatory Medicine/Emergency Medicine Core - 6 units (4 weeks)}

_{NENS 301A: Neurology Core - 6 units (4 weeks)}

_{OBGYN 300A: Obstetrics and Gynecology Core - 9 units (6 weeks)}

_{PEDS 300A: Pediatrics Core - 12 units (8 weeks)}

_{PSYC 300A: Psychiatry Core - 6 units (4 weeks)}

Selective/Elective Clerkships

_{These clerkships may be completed any time prior to graduation:}

_{Selective I: Fundamentals of Clinical Care - 6 units  (4 weeks)}

_{Selective II: Subinternship - 6 units (4 weeks)}

_{Elective - 9 units (6 weeks)}

_NOTE:

• _{Periods 5 and 6 of the final clerkship year are blocked from scheduling core clerkships for residency interviews and USMLE preparation. Students wishing to schedule a core clerkship during these periods may petition the Registrar’s Office should they need to schedule during these periods.}
• _{Medicine and Surgery must be completed in first 12 months of starting clerkships}
• _{Pediatrics, OBGYN Must be started by period 7 of the graduating year}
• _{Family Medicine, Ambulatory Medicine, Critical Care, Neurology and Psychiatry must be started no later than Period 10 of the graduating year}

Click here for a full list of available clerkships.

For details on clerkship scheduling processes and procedures, see the Clerkship Fishbowl website.

updated August 2019