Trinity School of Medicine actually has an exceptionally high volume of clinical training. There are two main phases to Trinity’s formal clinical offering: The first is on St. Vincent, the second is in the United States. Trinity students spend their first five terms spending time in the classrooms and labs on campus, while also gaining practical experience at the Milton Cato Memorial, a 230 bed teaching hospital affiliated with the campus.
The last two years (or five terms) of Trinity School of Medicine's MD program consist of clinical clerkships conducted with in hospitals and medical facilities where students utilize what they've learned in the basic sciences courses and the Introduction to Clinical and Community Medicine courses. Under the supervision of faculty physicians, students participate in 48 weeks of required core clerkships and 27 weeks of elective clerkships. From the different clerkships, students obtain clinical expertise in the basic clinical disciplines in preparation for advanced training during their residencies. There are no waiting lists for core rotations at Trinity School of Medicine. No student is admitted to the school without us knowing there is a slot available for them when they start their rotations. To that end, 100% of our core clerkships are in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.
The 27 weeks of elective clerkships are strategically chosen on an individual basis to strengthen students’ skills and visibility within specialties or geographies of specific interest for their postgraduate education (residency).