The fourth-year curriculum allows students to design a personalized course of study. The selectives enable students to make choices about their courses, but these choices must include a selection in the following specific areas of study: rural medicine, critical care, health of the public, and a subinternship.
Kansas City
- FAPR 900 (KC) Preceptorship- 4 credits
- Critical Care Selective- 4 credits
- PMED 960 (KC) Population Health in Practice- 4 credits
- Subinternship Selective- 4 credits
- Electives 20 credits
(At least 12 credits of electives must be clinical.)
Wichita
- RLMD 976 or RLMD 977 or RLMD 978 (W) Rural Medicine- 4 credits
- Critical Care Selective- 4 credits
- PVMD 975 (W) Population Health in Practice- 4 credits
- Subinternship Selective- 4 credits
- Electives 20 credits
(At least 12 credits of electives must be clinical.)
Course requirements for the M.D. Degree
(Fourth Year = 32 weeks/8 months)
- Rural Preceptorship
FAPR 900 - (4 wks) - Subinternship (4 wks)
Choose from: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Ob-Gyn, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery or Neurosurgery - Critical Care Selective (4 wks)
Choose from: Anesthesia, ICU Medicine, CCU Medicine, Neonatology, Pediatrics, Burn Center, Neurosurgery or ICU Surgery - Electives (16 wks):
No more than 4 credits of non-clinical/patient care electives can be counted toward graduation credits. A minimum of 12 credits of electives must be clinical/patient care electives.
4th Year Clinical Schedule Information
- 4th-year track selection
- Sub I requirements and forms
- Critical Care Requirements and forms
- Elective requirements and forms
- Special Program/Externship information
- Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) application instructions and participating hospitals and schools
4th Year Clerkship/Course Contacts
Kansas City Courses
|
Kansas City Course |
Administrator |
Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Rural Preceptorship | Neesa Montoya 913-588-8221 |
Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney |
Kansas City Subinternships
|
Kansas City Subinternship |
Administrator |
Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine | Kate Briseno 913-588-3317 |
Dr. Laurel Witt |
| Internal Medicine | Lisa Tandberg 918-588-8726 |
Dr. Jeff Beasley |
| OB/GYN | Yoana Cruz 913-588-3244 |
Dr. Rachel DiTeresi |
| Pediatrics | April Gray 913-588-6310 |
Drs. Kourtney Bettinger and Lisa Gilmer |
| Psychiatry | Charlotte Iannaci 913-588-6428 |
Dr. Lisa Shenkman |
| Surgery | James Soulikias 913-588-7323 |
Drs German Berbel and Lyndsey Kilgore |
Wichita Courses
|
Wichita Course |
Administrator |
Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Rural Preceptorship - Internal Medicine | Dr. Brent Duran | |
| Rural Preceptorship - Pediatrics | Donnita Pelser | Dr. Mark Harrison |
| Rural Preceptorship - Family Medicine | Erica Ortiz 316-293-2607 |
Dr. Lynn Fisher |
Wichita Subinternships
|
Wichita Subinternship |
Administrator |
Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Family & Community Medicine | Erica Ortiz 316-293-2607 |
Dr. Tessa Rohrberg |
| Internal Medicine | Kaitlyn Lewis 316-293-2650 |
Drs. Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, Sean Jahansooz |
| Pediatrics | Donnita Pelser 316-962-2250 |
Dr. Mark Harrison |
| OB/GYN | Laurie Fluty 316-962-3182 |
Drs. Ashley Robbins, David Grainger |
| Surgery | Katie Flessner 316-268-5990 |
Dr. Sarah Corn |
| Psychiatry | Ronda Magness 316-293-3508 |
Dr. Cheryl Wehler |
