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    Nov 22, 2024  
2020-2021 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Augusta University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Doctor of Medicine (Athens Campus)


Year One


Year Two


Clerkship and Enrichment


Students must satisfactorily complete all of the requirements of Year 2 before entering Clerkship and Enrichment. Students must pass USMLE Step I to enter the third year curriculum.

Students will complete their core clerkships and electives at hospitals and community based training sites throughout Northeast Georgia. All core clerkships and the intersession in the care for chronically ill and terminally ill patients occur in the catchment area for the Medical Partnership Campus.

Year Four


The fourth year is ten months in length. Students must complete two clerkships and two selectives. All students must complete an adult ambulatory clerkship, an emergency medicine clerkship, an acting internship selective, and a critical care selective. The remainder of the fourth year consists of at least three electives. Students may take additional electives during the academic year. Of these three required electives in the fourth year, one must be at an MCG‐ affiliated site.

  • Only one international experience may fulfill the elective requirements for graduation.
  • Students may only receive graduation credit for one research elective regardless of the length of the experience. A student may do research electives in different areas of interest; however, only one of these electives fulfills the elective requirements for graduation. 
  • If a student did not complete a third year elective, s/he must do a total of four electives in the fourth year to fulfill the requirements for graduation. Two of the four electives must be on‐campus. 
  • The Curriculum Office must approve off‐campus electives for graduation credit. 
  • According to institutional policy, students may not receive retroactive credit for electives that were not approved by the Curriculum Office.