Traditional Clinical Pathway

In the Traditional Clinical Pathway, the clinical rotations at the hospitals are coordinated via the Department of Medical Education. The clinical rotations must include:

1.       Hospital Grand Rounds with preceptors / attending physicians
2.       Outpatient clinic attendance with preceptors / attending physicians
3.       On-call duty with preceptors / attending physicians

Non-Traditional Clinical Pathway

In the Non-Traditional Clinical Pathway, the clinical rotations are coordinated via mentor's/sponsor's participation. Students must rotate with individual mentors/sponsors who are Board Certified in each of the core specialty areas (i.e. Internal Medicine, Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatric, Psychiatry and Family Medicine) and electives.

Clinical rotations with mentors/sponsors must include:

1.       Hospital Grand Rounds
2.       Outpatient clinic attendance
3.       On-call duty

Physician’s Associate Rural Program (PARP)

In the Physician's Associate Rural Program (PARP), the student works side-by-side for nine consecutive months in a designated medically underserved rural area with a local Board Certified practicing Family Physician where he/she develops the intense clinical and diagnostic skills necessary for practicing in less populated and medically under-served areas. The remaining clinical weeks in the curriculum are spent on electives which must then be completed in a hospital. The Program is designed for students interested in donating their services after graduation to the rural/medically underserved areas in the United States as well as other parts of the world OR for students interested in a career in primary health-care, particularly in a small town or rural and medically under-served areas in the United States as well as other parts of the world.

The Physician's Associate Rural Program (PARP) is to further encourage primary health-care practice in the rural and medically under-served areas of the United States and other parts of the world.