Additional Clerkship Curriculum Information
Clerkships With No Core Clerkship Prerequisites
The following clerkships, in addition to all core clerkships, are available to students who have not taken a core clerkship:
ANES 300A* | Anesthesia Operating Room Clerkship (SUMC) |
ANES 300B* | Anesthesia Operating Room Clerkship (PAVAHCS) |
ANES 300C* | Anesthesia Operating Room Clerkship (SCVMC) |
ANES 300E* | Anesthesia Operating Room Clerkship (Palo Alto Medical Foundation) |
ANES 304A* | Chronic Pain Management Clerkship (SUMC, SMOC) |
DERM 300A | Dermatology Clerkship (SUMC) |
EMED 312A | Pediatric Emergency Medicine (SUMC) |
FAMMED 338E | Elective Clerkship in Family Medicine (Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano) |
FAMMED 344E | Family Medicine Elective Clerkship (Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley-residency practice, Family Medicine Associates of San Jose-faculty practice) |
FAMMED 345E | Family Practice Office Clerkship (Various) |
MED 303B | Cardiology Clerkship (PAVAMC) |
MED 326A | Hepatology Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC) |
MED 334A* | Nephrology Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC) |
MED 342A | Geriatric Medicine Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC) |
MED 343B | Palliative Care Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC) |
MED 344A | Elective in Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Organizational Change Clerkship (SUMC) |
MED 347A | Stanford Perioperative Internal Medicine Rotation (SUMC) |
NSUR 304A | Neurosurgery Clerkship (SHC, LPCH) |
NSUR 304B | Neurosurgery Clerkship (PAVAMC) |
NSUR 304C | Neurosurgery Clerkship (SCVMC) |
OPHT 300A | Ophthalmology Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC) |
OPHT 301A | Introduction to Ophthalmology Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC) |
OPHT 302A | Bay Area Ophthalmology Course: Fundamentals in Clinical and Visual Science (SUMC) |
ORTHO 304A | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC) |
OTOHNS 307A | Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Clerkship (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC) |
PATH 302A | Pathology Clerkship (SHC, LPCH, PAVMC) |
PEDS 301A* | Medical Genetics Clerkship (LPCH) |
PEDS 302A* | Pediatric Rheumatology Clerkship (LPCH) |
PSYC 308E | Trauma Psychiatry (VA Menlo Park) |
PSYC 328B | Addiction Treatment Services (PAVAMC) |
PSYC 333A | Sleep Medicine for Medical Students (SUMC) |
RAD 301A* | Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Clerkship (SUMC) |
RAD 303A | Specialty Clerkship in Diagnostic Radiology (SUMC) |
RAD 304A* | Pediatric Radiology Clerkship (LPCH) |
RAD 305A* | Interventional Radiology Clerkship (SUMC) |
RAD 306A | Neuroradiology Clerkship (SUMC, LPCH) |
SURG 301A | Dental Medicine and Surgery Clerkship (SUMC) |
SURG 311C | Clerkship at the Burn Center (SCVMC) |
SURG 317A* | Pediatric Surgical Specialties Clerkship (LPCH) |
UROL 308A | Urology Clerkship (SUMC) |
UROL 308B | Urology Clerkship (PAVAMC) |
UROL 308C | Urology Clerkship (SCVMC) |
*Core clerkships highly recommended as prerequisite
For complete information on policies related to clerkship activities, please see the clerkship curriculum section of the MD Program Handbook.