Curriculum Requirements

D.O. Program Curriculum: Year 4

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Major Requirements

Anatomy Credits:
MTAN 802 Advanced Practicum in Clinically Oriented Anatomy 4
In this 4-week course, students will undertake advanced study of clinical gross human anatomy focusing on a single anatomical region. Simultaneously, the student will participate in generating content for clinical gross laboratory instruction in the form of prosections, demonstration videos, exam items, and will author and present an anatomy case study. Finally, the student will participate in small group teaching and facilitation in first-year anatomy laboratory sessions under the supervision of faculty.
MTAN 810 Advanced Regional Gross Anatomy 4
This course provides the students with additional hands on experience and skills in dissection of the human cadaver. It enables the student to describe the normal structure of the human body and how it relates to clinical conditions. In addition, it allows the student to revisit basic science anatomy within the context of their evolving clinical experience. Students will focus on one to two body regions during this elective.
 
Administrative Medicine Credits:
MTAM 801 Administrative Medicine 4
This course will provide students with real world exposure to how an Integrated healthcare delivery system like Catholic Health Systems is: A. Responding to the transition to value-based healthcare and, B. Addressing and managing the population health needs for people enrolled in: 1. Governmental health plans, 2. Commercial health insurance plans and, 3. Value-based arrangements.
MTAM 810 Introduction to the Business of Medicine 1
The purpose of this course is to serve as an introduction for interested students to the concepts of the business of medicine. Initial focus is to provide a framework for graduating students who enter into post graduate programs to educate them on the steps needed to understand and agree to negotiated hospital contracts. The course will be set up as a panel discussion format to cover introduction, choosing a specialty and the particulars of business considerations needed to be successful. The course will include how to set up practice, how to join practice, how to equip the office and understand office design. It will go into the types of practice arrangements, the financial considerations in financing, billing, electronic medical records set up, and coding. It will cover contracts with employers, insurance companies, and hospitals. In addition, we will cover insurance issues regarding malpractice, life, disability, liability, etc. We will address regulations in medicine to include federal, state, and local considerations, regulations from hospitals, insurance companies and accreditation organizations. We will cover the trends of medical practice to include telemedicine and changes in managed care to include shared risk templates. Students will be able to interact in an informal discussion type format and will be given self-assessment questions to review for discussion during the last session.
 
Emergency Medicine Credits:
MTEM 801 Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine I 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to examine and treat patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical emergencies at an approved teaching hospital. Students gain experience in splinting, IV starting, arterial blood gas sampling, participation in trauma resuscitations, and participation in medical resuscitations.
MTEM 802 Clinical Clerkship: Toxicology I 4
This four-week clerkship allows students an opportunity to examine and treat patients with toxicologic emergencies. Appropriate sites for this elective rotation range from designated emergency departments in general hospitals to regional poison control centers.
MTEM 803 Clinical Clerkship: Psychiatric Emergency Medicine 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to work in the psychiatric emergency room. Emphasis is on evaluation and management of common psychiatric emergencies such as psychosis, organic brain syndrome and various substance abuse problems.
MTEM 805 Clinical Clerkship: Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine 4
This elective four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to gain extensive experience in the uses of ultrasound diagnostic procedures in the emergency departments of general hospitals.
MTEM 806 Clinical Clerkship: Urgent Care 4
This 4-week clerkship experience is structured to enhance the learner's skills in the area of Urgent Medical Care. The Urgent Care rotation will provide the student with an opportunity to evaluate and manage patients with common urgent conditions or as follow-up after Urgent Care, Emergency Department visits, or inpatient care. Training will emphasize the rapid gathering of a pertinent history, a focused physical exam, and timely decision-making. Students will learn to identify patients that need a higher level of care and to manage multiple patients simultaneously. Students will follow patients from initial encounter through appropriate social and medical disposition. Finally, students will be exposed to the performance of procedures necessary to manage conditions commonly seen in Urgent Care.
MTEM 821 Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine I 4
These four-week clerkships allow students an opportunity to extend their exposure to the broad-based field of emergency medicine by taking another clinical rotation at a hospital with an organized teaching program..
MTEM 831 Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine II 4
These four-week clerkships allow students an opportunity to extend their exposure to the broad-based field of emergency medicine by taking another clinical rotation at a hospital with an organized teaching program.
MTEM 861 Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine III 4
These four-week clerkships allow students an opportunity to extend their exposure to the broad-based field of emergency medicine by taking another clinical rotation at a hospital with an organized teaching program.
MTEM 891 Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine IV 4
These four-week clerkships allow students an opportunity to extend their exposure to the broad-based field of emergency medicine by taking another clinical rotation at a hospital with an organized teaching program.
MTEM 810 Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine V 2
This two-week clerkship allows students an opportunity to extend their Exposure to the broad based field of emergency medicine by taking additional rotations at a hospital with an organized emergency medicine teaching program.
MTEM 811 Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine VI 2
This two-week clerkship allows students an opportunity to extend their Exposure to the broad based field of emergency medicine by taking additional rotations at a hospital with an organized emergency medicine teaching program.
 
Family Practice Credits:
MTFP 801 Clinical Clerkship: Family Practice I 4


MTFP 809 Clinical Clerkship: Telemedicine 4
This course will introduce students to the practice of Telemedicine in a clinical setting. We will be exploring global health and international implications, patient driven health and data integration, and other telehealth technologies as applicable.
MTFP 810 Clinical Clerkship: Family Practice Sub-Internship 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to serve as a sub-intern in the inpatient family practice service of a general hospital. Students are generally responsible for approximately half the patient load of an intern. This rotation facilitates the transition between the role of student and intern, and is limited to hospitals with an approved family practice residency program.
MTFP 831 Clinical Clerkship: Family Practice II 4


MTFP 861 Clinical Clerkship: Family Practice III 4
These four-week clerkships allow students opportunities to enroll in various elective rotations focusing on outpatient and/or inpatient primary care under the direction of family physicians. Emphasis is placed on examining and treating patients with general medical conditions.
MTFP 802 Clinical Clerkship: Ambulatory Family Practice I 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with experience in family practice at a hospital- affiliated ambulatory clinic or public health service. Emphasis is placed on the screening, diagnosis and management of common problems presented to primary care physicians in outpatient settings. Preventive health, psychosocial interventions, and patient/family education are incorporated.
MTFP 832 Clinical Clerkship: Ambulatory Family Practice II 4
This four - week clerkship provides students with experience in family practice at a hospital affiliated ambulatory clinic or public health service. Emphasis is placed on the screening, diagnosis and management of common problems presented to primary care physicians in outpatient settings. Preventive health, psychosocial interventions and patient / family education are incorporated.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
MTFP 803 Clinical Clerkship: Nutrition 4
This four-week clerkship acquaints students with the role of nutritional therapies for diverse problems presented to primary care physicians. Nutritional counseling for health promotion and prevention is likewise incorporated. The role of nutrition in diagnosing and treating major diseases presented to primary care physicians is considered.
MTFP 804 Clinical Clerkship: Occupational Medicine 4
This four-week rotation provides students with an opportunity to work alongside occupational physicians in office or other community settings. Focus is on medical problems unique to the work setting, including injuries, toxic exposure and various repetitive stress-related disorders.
MTFP 805 Clinical Clerkship: Sports Medicine I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with opportunities to diagnose illnesses and treat common sports injuries and exercise-related illness and disorders within a primary care office setting. The role of the sports physician in working with athletic teams is incorporated. Emphasis is likewise placed on teaching the principles of fitness testing, exercise prescription, and sports injury prevention.
MTFP 835 Clinical Clerkship: Sports Medicine II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with opportunities to diagnose illnesses and treat common sports injuries and exercise-related illness and disorders within a primary care office setting. The role of the sports physician in working with athletic teams is incorporated. Emphasis is likewise placed on teaching the principles of fitness testing, exercise prescription, and sports injury prevention.
MTFP 840 Clinical Clerkship: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome/Hypermobility 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with opportunities to diagnose and treat patients with the connective tissue disorder known as Ehlers Danlos. The role of the physician in working with these patients both in the office and via telehealth will be emphasized to provide care specific to the disorder and comorbid conditions. The student will also write up a case report suitable for publication during the elective.
MTFP 806 Clinical Clerkship: Holistic Medicine 4
This four-week clerkship allows students the opportunity to participate in an office-based practice emphasizing alternative and complementary medicine.
MTFP 807 Clinical Clerkship: Aerospace Primary Care I 4
These four-week clerkships allow students opportunities to enroll is various elective rotations focusing on primary care aerospace medicine. Approved military or civilian sites may be used.
MTFP 837 Clinical Clerkship: Aerospace Primary Care II 4
These four-week clerkships allow students opportunities to enroll is various elective rotations focusing on primary care aerospace medicine. Approved military or civilian sites may be used.
MTFP 825 Clinical Clerkship: Office Preceptorship I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experience in family practice, utilizing approved osteopathic family physicians as office preceptors. Emphasis is placed on common primary care health problems presented in a private office setting. Exposure to the management of contemporary office practice is incorporated.
MTFP 855 Clinical Clerkship: Office Preceptorship II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experience in family practice, utilizing approved osteopathic family physicians as office preceptors. Emphasis is placed on common primary care health problems presented in a private office setting. Exposure to the management of contemporary office practice is incorporated.
MTFP 885 Clinical Clerkship: Office Preceptorship III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experience in family practice, utilizing approved osteopathic family physicians as office preceptors. Emphasis is placed on common primary care health problems presented in a private office setting. Exposure to the management of contemporary office practice is incorporated.
MTFP 814 Family Medicine Sub-Internship I 2
This two-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to serve as a sub intern in the inpatient and/or outpatient Family Practice service of a general hospital. This rotation facilitates the transition between the role of student and intern/resident, and is limited to hospitals with an approved Family Medicine Residency program..
MTFP 815 Family Medicine Sub-Internship II 2
This two-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to serve as a sub intern in the inpatient and/or outpatient Family Practice service of a general hospital. This rotation facilitates the transition between the role of student and intern/resident, and is limited to hospitals with an approved Family Medicine Residency program..
 
Global Health Credits:
GHTH 800 Ethical Challenges for Short Term Global Health 4
This course examines the ethical challenges that occur with engagement in short-term global health activities. This course provides students an opportunity to explore the ethical and cultural issues encountered in global health experiences including scope of practice, personal safety, shared benefits, sustainability and health system capacity. This course also highlights and explores the global burden of disease, truth telling in the context of the community setting and other determinants of health often encountered in host communities.
 
Internal Medicine Credits:
MTIM 801 Clinical Clerkship: Allergy and Immunology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with specialists in the field of allergy/immunology. Students acquire skills in allergy history-taking, diagnosis and management of allergy problems (such as seasonal rhinitis and chronic urticaria), asthma, and a variety of immunodeficiency diseases.
MTIM 831 Clinical Clerkship: Allergy and Immunology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with specialists in the field of allergy/immunology. Students acquire skills in allergy history-taking, diagnosis and management of allergy problems (such as seasonal rhinitis and chronic urticaria), asthma, and a variety of immunodeficiency diseases.
MTIM 802 Clinical Clerkship: Ambulatory Internal Medicine I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experiences in primary care internal medicine, utilizing hospital-affiliated ambulatory clinics. Emphasis is placed on the screening, diagnosis and management of common adult primary health care problems presented in outpatient settings. Preventive health behavioral medicine and patient education are incorporated.
MTIM 832 Clinical Clerkship: Ambulatory Internal Medicine II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experiences in primary care internal medicine, utilizing hospital-affiliated ambulatory clinics. Emphasis is placed on the screening, diagnosis and management of common adult primary health care problems presented in outpatient settings. Preventive health behavioral medicine and patient education are incorporated.
MTIM 803 Clinical Clerkship: Cardiology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to develop skills in the comprehensive evaluation of patients with cardiac disorders, including the interpretation of laboratory, procedural, and diagnostic data. Students will gain experience in the management of acute and chronic cardiac problems. Exposure to invasive and non- invasive cardiovascular units is incorporated.
MTIM 833 Clinical Clerkship: Cardiology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to develop skills in the comprehensive evaluation of patients with cardiac disorders, including the interpretation of laboratory, procedural, and diagnostic data. Students will gain experience in the management of acute and chronic cardiac problems. Exposure to invasive and non- invasive cardiovascular units is incorporated.
MTIM 804 Clinical Clerkship: Critical Care 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to work in medical critical care units. Students gain experience in the evaluation, management and performance of procedures common to the critical care unit. Emphasis is on exposure to intense hemodynamic, fluid and electrolyte, and respiratory monitoring.
MTIM 852 Clinical Clerkship: Dermatology I 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to work with dermatologists in an approved hospital or office setting. Students gain experience in the comprehensive management of patients in the ambulatory and inpatient setting. Emphasis is on the cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease as well as simple surgical techniques in dermatology.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
MTIM 853 Clinical Clerkship: Dermatology II 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to work with dermatologists in an approved hospital or office setting. Students gain experience in the comprehensive management of patients in the ambulatory and inpatient setting. Emphasis is on the cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease as well as simple surgical techniques in dermatology.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
MTIM 865 Clinical Clerkship: Dermatology III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with dermatologists in an approved hospital or office setting. Students gain experience in the comprehensive management of patients in the ambulatory and inpatient setting. Emphasis is on the cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease as well as simple surgical techniques in dermatology.
MTIM 866 Clinical Clerkship: Dermatology IV 4
This four - week clerkship provides students with the opportunity to work with dermatologists in an approved hospital or office setting. Students gain experience in the comprehensive management of patients in the ambulatory and inpatient setting. Emphasis is on the cutaneous manifestations of sysemic disease as simple surgical techniques in dermatology.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-0-4
MTIM 806 Clinical Clerkship: Endocrinology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with endocrinologists in a hospital setting. They will gain experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with metabolic and endocrine diseases.
MTIM 836 Clinical Clerkship: Endocrinology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with endocrinologists in a hospital setting. They will gain experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with metabolic and endocrine diseases.
MTIM 807 Clinical Clerkship: Gastroenterology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with gastroenterologists in a hospital setting. Emphasis is on the comprehensive evaluation of patients with GI disorders, including the interpretation of laboratory, procedural, and diagnostic data. Students gain experience in the management of acute and chronic GI problems.
MTIM 837 Clinical Clerkship: Gastroenterology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with gastroenterologists in a hospital setting. Emphasis is on the comprehensive evaluation of patients with GI disorders, including the interpretation of laboratory, procedural, and diagnostic data. Students gain experience in the management of acute and chronic GI problems.
MTIM 808 Clinical Clerkship: Geriatric Medicine I 4
These four-week clerkships allow students to gain experience with geriatric patients in ambulatory and inpatient settings. Emphasis is on primary care geriatrics including sensitivity to psychosocial issues and systems issues in the health care delivery of services to the frail elderly.
MTIM 838 Clinical Clerkship: Geriatric Medicine II 4
These four-week clerkships allow students to gain experience with geriatric patients in ambulatory and inpatient settings. Emphasis is on primary care geriatrics including sensitivity to psychosocial issues and systems issues in the health care delivery of services to the frail elderly.
MTIM 809 Clinical Clerkship: Hematology/Oncology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work on the hematology/oncology service of an approved teaching hospital. Emphasis is on the evaluation and management of patients with hematologic and malignant disorders, including performance of procedures, as well as blood smear and bone marrow analysis.
MTIM 839 Clinical Clerkship: Hematology/Oncology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work on the hematology/oncology service of an approved teaching hospital. Emphasis is on the evaluation and management of patients with hematologic and malignant disorders, including performance of procedures, as well as blood smear and bone marrow analysis.
MTIM 810 Clinical Clerkship: Hematology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work on the hematology service of an approved teaching hospital. Emphasis is on the evaluation and management of patients with hematologic disorders
MTIM 840 Clinical Clerkship: Hematology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work on the hematology service of an approved teaching hospital. Emphasis is on the evaluation and management of patients with hematologic disorders
MTIM 811 Clinical Clerkship: Hepatology 4
This four-week elective clerkship allows students the opportunity to gain experience in the specialized field of liver disorders on the service of an approved teaching hospital.
MTIM 812 Clinical Clerkship: ICU/CCU I 4
These four-week clerkships allow students the opportunity to work in the intensive care unit or critical care unit of an approved teaching hospital.
MTIM 842 Clinical Clerkship: ICU/CCU II 4
These four-week clerkships allow students the opportunity to work in the intensive care unit or critical care unit of an approved teaching hospital.
MTIM 813 Clinical Clerkship: Infectious Disease I 4
These four-week clerkships allow students to gain experience in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases encountered in major teaching hospitals. Emphasis is on culture techniques, identification of bacterial pathogens, and testing of sensitivity to antibiotics.
MTIM 843 Clinical Clerkship: Infectious Disease II 4
These four-week clerkships allow students to gain experience in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases encountered in major teaching hospitals. Emphasis is on culture techniques, identification of bacterial pathogens, and testing of sensitivity to antibiotics.
MTIM 814 Clinical Clerkship: Medicine II (Sub-Internship) 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to serve as a sub-intern in a general medicine service of an approved teaching hospital. Students are generally responsible for approximately half the patient load of an intern. Students are exposed to the inpatient management of diverse medical problems to facilitate the transition between the role of intern and student.
MTIM 844 Clinical Clerkship: Medicine III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to serve as a sub-intern in a general medicine service of an approved teaching hospital. Students are generally responsible for approximately half the patient load of an intern. Students are exposed to the inpatient management of diverse medical problems to facilitate the transition between the role of intern and student.
MTIM 874 Clinical Clerkship: Medicine IV 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to serve as a sub-intern in a general medicine service of an approved teaching hospital. Students are generally responsible for approximately half the patient load of an intern. Students are exposed to the inpatient management of diverse medical problems to facilitate the transition between the role of intern and student.
MTIM 897 Clinical Clerkship: Medicine Sub-Internship VI 2
This two-week clerkship provide students with an opportunity to serve as a sub-intern in a general medicine service of an approved teaching hospital. Students are generally responsible for approximately half the patient load of an intern. Students are exposed to the inpatient management of diverse medical problems to facilitate the transition between the role of Student Clerk and Intern/Resident.
MTIM 898 Clinical Clerkship: Medicine Sub-Internship VII 2
This two-week clerkship provide students with an opportunity to serve as a sub-intern in a general medicine service of an approved teaching hospital. Students are generally responsible for approximately half the patient load of an intern. Students are exposed to the inpatient management of diverse medical problems to facilitate the transition between the role of Student Clerk and Intern/Resident.
MTIM 815 Clinical Clerkship: Nephrology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common renal problems. These include acute and chronic renal failure, fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, hypertension, hemodialysis, and transplantation.
MTIM 845 Clinical Clerkship: Nephrology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common renal problems. These include acute and chronic renal failure, fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, hypertension, hemodialysis, and transplantation.
MTIM 816 Clinical Clerkship: Neurology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common neuro- logical problems. Students will gain familiarity with electromyography, electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, and CT scanning.
MTIM 846 Clinical Clerkship: Neurology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common neuro- logical problems. Students will gain familiarity with electromyography, electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, and CT scanning.
MTIM 876 Clinical Clerkship: Neurology III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common neuro- logical problems. Students will gain familiarity with electromyography, electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, and CT scanning.
MTIM 896 Clinical Clerkship: Neurology IV 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common neuro- logical problems. Students will gain familiarity with electromyography, electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, and CT scanning.
MTIM 817 Clinical Clerkship: Oncology I 4
These four-week clerkships allow students the opportunity to work on the oncology service of an approved teaching hospital. Emphasis is on the evaluation and management of patients with diverse malignant disorders.
MTIM 847 Clinical Clerkship: Oncology II 4
These four-week clerkships allow students the opportunity to work on the oncology service of an approved teaching hospital. Emphasis is on the evaluation and management of patients with diverse malignant disorders.
MTIM 818 Clinical Clerkship: Pulmonary I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common pulmonary diseases. Students will develop skills in performing and interpreting arterial blood gas and pulmonary function testing, and may participate in such procedures as Swan-Ganz catheterization, chest tube insertion, central line insertion, and endotracheal intubation.
MTIM 848 Clinical Clerkship: Pulmonary II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the evaluation and management of patients with common pulmonary diseases. Students will develop skills in performing and interpreting arterial blood gas and pulmonary function testing, and may participate in such procedures as Swan-Ganz catheterization, chest tube insertion, central line insertion, and endotracheal intubation.
MTIM 826 Clinical Clerkship: Radiation Oncology III 4
These four-week elective clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the radiation oncology service of a community or tertiary hospital.
MTIM 819 Clinical Clerkship: Radiation Oncology I 4
These four-week elective clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the radiation oncology service of a community or tertiary hospital.
MTIM 849 Clinical Clerkship: Radiation Oncology II 4
These four-week elective clerkships provide students with an opportunity to gain experience in the radiation oncology service of a community or tertiary hospital.
MTIM 820 Clinical Clerkship: Rehabilitation Medicine I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work on a physical medicine and rehabilitation service of an approved teaching hospital. They will gain experience with the functional evaluation of the disabled and the planning of an appropriate rehabilitation program. Students will become familiar with the interpretation of EMG, ENG, Evoked Potentials, EEG, and MRI.
MTIM 850 Clinical Clerkship: Rehabilitation Medicine II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work on a physical medicine and rehabilitation service of an approved teaching hospital. They will gain experience with the functional evaluation of the disabled and the planning of an appropriate rehabilitation program. Students will become familiar with the interpretation of EMG, ENG, Evoked Potentials, EEG, and MRI.
MTIM 880 Clinical Clerkship: Rehabilitation Medicine III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work on a physical medicine and rehabilitation service of an approved teaching hospital. They will gain experience with the functional evaluation of the disabled and the planning of an appropriate rehabilitation program. Students will become familiar with the interpretation of EMG, ENG, Evoked Potentials, EEG, and MRI.
MTIM 881 Clinical Clerkship: Rehabilitation Medicine IV 4
This four week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to work on a physical medicine and rehabilitation service of an approved teaching hospital. They will gain experience with the functional evaluation of the disabled and the planning of an appropriate program. Students will become familiar with the interpretation of EMG, ENG, Evoked Potentials, EEG and MRI.
MTIM 821 Clinical Clerkship: Rheumatology I 4
These four-week clerkships allow students an opportunity to work on a rheumatology service of an approved teaching hospital. Students gain experience in the evaluation and management of new consults, as well as chronic patients in both hospital and ambulatory settings.
MTIM 851 Clinical Clerkship: Rheumatology II 4
These four-week clerkships allow students an opportunity to work on a rheumatology service of an approved teaching hospital. Students gain experience in the evaluation and management of new consults, as well as chronic patients in both hospital and ambulatory settings.
MTIM 822 Clinical Clerkship: Sleep Disorders Medicine 4
This four-week clerkship allows students to gain experience with the diagnosis and management of patients with sleep disorders. Students are assigned to multidisciplinary teams working in "sleep disorder centers" at an approved teaching hospital.
MTIM 823 Clinical Clerkship: Hypertension 4
This four-week elective rotation allows students the opportunity to work with hypertensive patients. Emphasis is on the diagnosis and management of hypertension in ambulatory and hospital settings.
MTIM 824 Clinical Clerkship: Ambulatory HIV 4
This elective four-week clerkship allows students additional opportunities to extend their exposure to primary care internal medicine, with emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and management of HIV patients in a hospital-based ambulatory clinic.
MTIM 825 Clinical Clerkship: Office Preceptorship I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experiences in primary care internal medicine, utilizing approved osteopathic internists as office preceptors. Emphasis is placed on the management of common adult problems presented in a private office setting. Exposure to the management of contemporary office practice is incorporated.
MTIM 855 Clinical Clerkship: Office Preceptorship II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experiences in primary care internal medicine, utilizing approved osteopathic internists as office preceptors. Emphasis is placed on the management of common adult problems presented in a private office setting. Exposure to the management of contemporary office practice is incorporated.
MTIM 885 Clinical Clerkship: Office Preceptorship III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with experiences in primary care internal medicine, utilizing approved osteopathic internists as office preceptors. Emphasis is placed on the management of common adult problems presented in a private office setting. Exposure to the management of contemporary office practice is incorporated.
MTIM 841 Clinical Clerkship: Palliative Care 4
This four week clerkship provides students with learning opportunities in settings which have a formal palliative care service. Focus is on improving the quality of life for patients and their families facing problems associated with a life-threatening illness. This may include prevention, relief of suffering, and treatment of pain and other problems.
MTIM 893 Clinical Clerkship: Advanced Heart Failure 4
This four-week clerkship is intended to provide students with an opportunity to develop skills in the comprehensive evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure including the interpretation of laboratory and procedural diagnostic data. Students will gain experience in the inpatient and outpatient management of patients with heart failure, with emphasis on the hemodynamic evaluation of patients with acute decompensated heart failure and clinical assessment for advanced cardiac therapies including mechanical circulatory support devices, such as left ventricular assist devices, as well as cardiac transplantation.
MTIM 894 Medicine Sub-I V 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to serve as a sub-intern in a general medicine service of an approved teaching hospital. Students are generally responsible for approximately half the patient load of an intern. Studies are exposed to the inpatient management of diverse medical problems to facilitate the transition between the role of intern and student.
 
Obstetrics & Gynecology Credits:
MTOB 801 Clinical Clerkship: GYN Oncology 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to gain clinical experience with diverse gynecologic malignancies. Emphasis is on early detection and diagnosis.
MTOB 802 Clinical Clerkship: Maternal/Fetal Medicine 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with an opportunity to care for high risk obstetric patients in the ambulatory setting, the antepartum testing unit, and on the inpatient unit. Students will participate in the medical and surgical management of assigned patients.
MTOB 803 Clinical Clerkship: OB/GYN II (Sub-Internship) 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with the opportunity to serve as an intern on a general OB/GYN service of an approved teaching hospital. Students participate in the management of patients from admission to discharge. The major purpose of the rotation is to facilitate the transition from student clerk to intern.
MTOB 833 Clinical Clerkship: OB/GYN III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with the opportunity to serve as an intern on a general OB/GYN service of an approved teaching hospital. Students participate in the management of patients from admission to discharge. The major purpose of the rotation is to facilitate the transition from student clerk to intern.
MTOB 873 Clinical Clerkship: OB/GYN IV 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with the opportunity to serve as an intern on a general OB/GYN service of an approved teaching hospital. Students participate in the management of patients from admission to discharge. The major purpose of the rotation is to facilitate the transition from student clerk to intern.
MTOB 811 Clinical Clerkship: OB/GYN – Sub Internship V 2
This two-week rotation provide students with clinical experiences to develop skills for conducting gynecological exams, managing normal and high-risk pregnancy. participating in labor/delivery and providing postpartum care. Unique opportunities are available for student involvement in gynecologic surgery. outpatient management of sexually-transmitted diseases and gaining an appreciation of legal aspects of OB/GYN.
MTOB 812 Clinical Clerkship: OB/GYN – Sub Internship VI 2
This two-week rotation provide students with clinical experiences to develop skills for conducting gynecological exams, managing normal and high-risk pregnancy. participating in labor/delivery and providing postpartum care. Unique opportunities are available for student involvement in gynecologic surgery. outpatient management of sexually-transmitted diseases and gaining an appreciation of legal aspects of OB/GYN.
MTOB 804 Clinical Clerkship: Perinatology 4
This four-week clerkship allows students to work on a perinatology service. Students will acquire knowledge of the principles of high risk obstetrics and gain skills in the management of medical and surgical complications of pregnancy. Opportunities are provided for following patients on labor and delivery, and assisting in deliveries. Experience in ultrasound, amneniocentesis, and fetal blood sampling is incorporated.
MTOB 805 Clinical Clerkship: Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility 4
This four-week clerkship allows students the opportunity to work in the specialized field of infertility at an approved teaching hospital. Latest diagnostic procedures and medical interventions are the focus of this clerkship. Students will increase their sensitivity to the unique ethical issues in inherent in this field.
MTOB 806 Clinical Clerkship: Urogynecology 4
This four-week elective clerkship provides students with the opportunity to work with urogyneco- logists at an approved teaching hospital. Emphasis is on diagnosis as well as medical and surgical management of common urogynecological problems.
MTOB 807 Clinical Clerkship: Genetics 4
This four-week clerkship allows students to gain experience in genetic counseling, amniocentesis, chromosomal studies, and fetal anomalies.
 
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Credits:
MTOM 810 Clinical Clerkship: OMM I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with practical experiences in office-, clinic- or hospital- based osteopathic manipulative medicine. Emphasis is placed on the development of advanced skills in managing common problems presented to practitioners of OMM in various settings.
MTOM 813 Fourth-Year Osteopathic Principles and Practice 1
The OPP course includes an OMM review and independent systems-based or specialty-based modules that will review anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and treatment options including osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) for each covered diagnosis. Individual modules may be completed in any order but are recommended to be completed during clinical rotations that include a high volume of clinical cases covered in the module.
MTOM 840 Clinical Clerkship: OMM II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with practical experiences in office-, clinic- or hospital- based osteopathic manipulative medicine. Emphasis is placed on the development of advanced skills in managing common problems presented to practitioners of OMM in various settings.
MTOM 870 Clinical Clerkship: OMM III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with practical experiences in office-, clinic- or hospital- based osteopathic manipulative medicine. Emphasis is placed on the development of advanced skills in managing common problems presented to practitioners of OMM in various settings.
MTOM 825 Clinical Clerkship: Office Preceptorship 4
This four-week clerkship provides students with experiences in the office-based practice of osteopathic manipulative medicine. Emphasis is placed on the diagnosis and management of common problems presented in office settings.
MTOM 802 Clinical Clerkship: Ambulatory OMM 4
This 4-week clerkship provides students with a broad-based experience in the provision of OMM in ambulatory centers & educational experiences. Student experience includes but is not limited to care of individuals/families through active student participation in initial assessments, treatment and follow-up. Opportunities are provided to screen, diagnose and manage common problems of diverse populations (pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric) presented in outpatient settings. The practice of preventive health and promotion of wellness through behavioral and lifestyle changes is incorporated. Emphasis is also placed on the acquisition of skills in osteopathic structural evaluation, osteopathic manipulative medicine, history and physical exam skills including imaging, proper documentation, and case presentations in the clinical and educational settings.
MTOM 832 Clinical Clerkship: Ambulatory OMM 4
This 4-week clerkship provides students with a broad-based experience in the provision of OMM in ambulatory centers & educational experiences. Student experience includes but is not limited to care of individuals/families through active student participation in initial assessments, treatment and follow-up. Opportunities are provided to screen, diagnose and manage common problems of diverse populations (pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric) presented in outpatient settings. The practice of preventive health and promotion of wellness through behavioral and lifestyle changes is incorporated. Emphasis is also placed on the acquisition of skills in osteopathic structural evaluation, osteopathic manipulative medicine, history and physical exam skills including imaging, proper documentation, and case presentations in the clinical and educational settings.
 
Pathology Credits:
MTPA 801 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology I 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.
MTPA 831 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology II 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.
MTPA 861 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology III 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.
MTPA 891 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology IV 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.
MTPA 892 Clinical Clerkship: Pathology V 4
These four-week clerkships provide students with an opportunity to work with anatomic and clinical pathologists in an approved teaching hospital. Students will gain an understanding of principles and patterns of histopathology used in evaluating patient specimens; develop microscopy skills in the areas of cytology, hematology and urinalysis; assist with autopsies; and interpret clinical laboratory studies for chemistry, immunopathology and hematology/blood bank. Clerks will obtain a greater appreciation of pathophysiology as relevant to clinical medicine.
MTPA 802 Clinical Clerkship: Dermatopathology 4
This four-week clerkship provides students an in-depth specialized knowledge and experience in diagnosing, treating, and researching diseases of the skin. Students will: learn microbiologic aspects of dermatopathology involving primary and secondary infections by bacteria, fungi, or viruses, and how to diagnose skin tumors such as basal-cell carcinoma, melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Appropriate application of specialized stains for recognition of infectious agents is also taught. Experience in entomology is provided by examples of insect bites, including those of mosquitoes, ticks (some of which are vehicles for Lyme Disease), bedbugs, and spiders. Students will be exposed to the entire range of cutaneous expressions of infections by HIV, e.g., bacillary angiomatosis, eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, and Kaposi's sarcoma.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-4
MTPA 803 Clinical Clerkship: Forensic Pathology 4
This four-week elective clerkship allows students the opportunity to work in a regional medical examiner's office. Focus is on procurement and analysis of evidence to be utilized by the criminal justice system.
MTPA 804 Pathology 4th Year Virtual Elective 4
Using the online free service of https://www.pathelective.com/ which was created by Co-founders Kamran M. Mirza, MD, PhD and Cullen M. Lilley, MS at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, this course provides students with an introduction to the specialty of pathology. The course is self-directed and provides multiple modules in different categories of Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Digital and Molecular Pathology. Each module has lessons ranging from 1 to 10. Each lesson in a module has a pre and post assessment. Please refer to Appendix A for details. Certificates are generated from PathElective in order to track student progress on the rotation. All available lessons within the module will be completed and certificates submitted to the Course Director. Students will meet with the Course director for updates and progress on a weekly basis during this elective.