During the clinical portion of CCU medical program, students perform as an active member of a team comprised of students, residents, and attending physicians. Under supervision, clinical students perform histories and physicals, evaluate laboratory data, analyze information to diagnose patient cases, and undertake limited procedures. Medical students complete their clinical training during semesters 6 through 11 over 76 weeks, undergoing clinical rotations at CCU affiliated clinical sites in the United States and United Kingdom.
Each clinical site is staffed by a program director, faculty members and a medical education coordinator who work together to facilitate the learning experience for CCU students.
Core and Elective Clinical Rotations
The clinical science curriculum are separated into core and elective rotations. Core rotations are the foundation of a student’s clinical medical education. Elective clerkships are medical subspecialties under each of the main core rotations. Students choose their electives according to their preferred area of postgraduate residency training. All CCU clinical sites in the United States offer residency programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or are affiliated with a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
Students are advised to take four to eight weeks of electives in a primary field of interest. Four to six weeks of family practice is highly recommended, as this is a condition of licensure in many states. CCU Chief Academic Officer recommends that students also take Emergency Medicine and Neurology. Additionally, it is recommended that each student take 28 weeks of electives in internal medicine subspecialties. See course description section for full listing of subspecialties.
