Real Clinical Rotations from Top Medical Schools

Here are examples of clinical rotations for the 3rd and 4th year of medical school. Please note the schools were randomly selected for various reasons and only the required clerkships are shown. Differences between institutions may arise due to the diversity of curriculum options during years 1 and 2 of medical school.

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

• Medicine: 12 weeks
• Neurology Clerkship: 4 weeks
• Obstretrics & Gynecology Clerkship: 6 weeks
• Primary Care Clerkship: 4 weeks
• Psychiatry: 4 weeks
• Surgery Clerkship: 12 weeks

4th Year

• Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: 2 weeks

Harvard Medical School

• Advanced Biomedical Sciences Program: 1 month
• Medicine I: 12 weeks
• Surgery: 12 weeks
• Women's & Children's Health: 12 weeks
• Radiology: 4 weeks
• Neurology: 4 weeks
• Psychiatry: 4 weeks
• Medicine II: 4 weeks

4th Year

• Advanced Biomedical Sciences Program: 1 month
• Electives

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

• Doctoring
• Internal Medicine Clerkship: 8 weeks
• Obstretrics & Gynecology Clerkship: 8 weeks
• Pediatrics Clerkship: 8 weeks
• Primary Care Clerkship: 8 weeks
• Psychiatry Clerkship: 8 weeks

4th Year

• Learning Experiences: 32 weeks

As you can see medical schools use a variety of schedules for their students. The intent is to get you familiar with the type of rotations to expect, along with their respective length. Since fourth year medical students take electives it is not possible to accurately show the rotations they will be taking.