During Phase 3, schedules and activities are tailored to individual passions and career aspirations. All students are required to complete a 4-week Internal Medicine Advanced Clinical Rotation. Additionally, students are required to complete two 4-week Advanced Clinical Rotations (ACR) which are sub internship-like experiences in areas selected by the students and two 4-week Keystone Integrated Science Courses (KISC). KISCs provide deep explorations into the science of a broad array of topics (basic, clinical, social and health systems science), will be transdisciplinary and will take students from cell to society around an important or emerging area. Up to eight weeks of credit-bearing study/preparation time may be used for USMLE exams: Step 1 and Step 2 CK. Finally, students are required to complete a 4-week Gateway to Residency (Capstone) course early in their graduation year. The remaining 10 months are entirely elective. It is anticipated that the vast majority of our students will do some form of research early in Phase 3 focused in an area of their interest.
By the completion of Phase 3, students will complete their achievement of the core competencies and develop competencies and an identity consistent with their chosen profession. They will dive deeply into the foundational, clinical, social and systems sciences relevant to their chosen field. They will continue exploration of their passions and have opportunities to take deep dives into those passions.