The third year, composed of clerkship rotations at hospital sites, begins with a two-week orientation period toward the end of June. Clerkships begin in mid-July and end the following June.
Most clerkships are similar in structure.
Students will be assigned patients to examine and to present to the faculty and attending physicians. Lectures and conferences occur in each clerkship. Night call will vary among disciplines. There are four tracks, depending on when the student takes the Medicine clerkship and Family Medicine clerkship. A brief vacation period separates the two, twenty-four week blocks.