Clerkships/Clinical Rotations
The third- and fourth-year MD Program curriculum at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison includes core clerkships, required clerkships, Year 4 requirements and electives.
View the Clerkships at a Glance
Core Clerkships (Year 3, 40 credits)
- Internal Medicine - 8 weeks
- Obstetrics and Gynecology - 6 weeks
- Pediatrics - 6 weeks
- Primary Care - 8 weeks
- Psychiatry - 4 weeks
- Surgery - 8 weeks
Required Clerkships (Year 3 or 4, 10 credits)
Year 4 Requirements (14 credits)
Electives
A complete list of all medical student electives is posted in OASIS.
- Clinically based electives in the UW Clinical Campus - 4 weeks
- UW, extramural, international clerkship or research - 12 weeks
Clinical Years Curriculum Structure
Core Clerkships (Taken During Third Year)
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Clerkship/ Rotation |
Length |
Sites (Not including WARM sites) |
Description (Clinical and Didactic) |
Evaluation |
Director(s)/ Administrator(s) |
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8 weeks |
Madison Marshfield Milwaukee La Crosse |
Inpatient care with team 6 days a week. Topic Oriented Cases 2-3x/week 24 total hours; Three hours per week of clinical skills preceptor (CSP= "mentor"), 16 admit H and P's (10 receive detailed feedback from CSP) 2 Learning Reviews, ED-2's as per OASIS |
Clinical 60% Shelf Exam 25% OSCE 15% |
Kevin McKown, MD;
Sue (Sam) Morschhauser; Joan Cash |
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6 weeks |
Madison Milwaukee Eau Claire La Crosse Green Bay |
Blended office and hospital, gyn surgery and labor/delivery, some students experience REI, and Gyn-Onc training. 12 Hours of Lectures. |
Clinical 60% Shelf Exam 40% |
Kathy Stewart, MD;
Janet Short |
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6 weeks |
Madison La Crosse Green Bay Marshfield |
Combination of inpatient pediatric unit, outpatient clinic and newborn nursery. Complete CLIPP cases (a set of online simulated patient encounters). |
Clinical 66% Written Exam 33% (from CLIPP cases) |
Gwen McIntosh, MD, MPH;
Cindy Nicholson |
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8 weeks |
Madison Milwaukee Eau Claire La Crosse Minocqua Appleton Green Bay-Bellin |
Ambulatory, longitudinal with FM, IM, Peds preceptors; 1 half-day/week small group didactics. |
Clinical 50% Small Group10% OSCE 25% Written exams 10% Community Project, pass/fail Professionalism 5% |
David Deci, MD;
Christie Legler |
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4 weeks |
Madison |
Inpatient and outpatient care. Topic presentations. Sixteen hours of seminars. Direct faculty observation and feedback on complete psychiatric interviews. |
The final grade consists of a combination of the clinical grade and shelf-exam. For details see the Psychiatry Clerkship web page. |
Mitchell Illichmann, MD;
Audrey Williamson |
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8 weeks |
Madison La Crosse |
4 weeks general; Two 2-week specialty or 4 weeks general surgery in La Crosse. 32 hours didactics. Suturing workshop. |
Clinical 66% Shelf Exam 33% |
Rebecca Sippel, MD;
Elizabeth Tissot |
Required Clerkships (Can be Taken in Either Third or Fourth Year)
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Clerkship/ Rotation |
Length |
Sites (Not including WARM sites) |
Description (Clinical and Didactic) |
Evaluation |
Director(s)/ Administrator(s) |
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2 weeks |
Madison La Crosse Green Bay |
OR, pain management, standardized cases. |
Written exam 50%Clinical 30% Clinical Journal 20% |
Kenneth J. Van Dyke, MD;
Audra Keith |
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6 weeks |
Madison |
Three weeks Neuro, One week Neurosurg and Ophthalmology. Shared week PM R and Neuroradiology: 23 hours didactics. Topic presentation. |
Clinical 60% Exam 40% OSCE (pass/fail) |
Daniel Resnick, MD, MS;
Mary Beth Dunning |
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2 weeks |
Madison Green Bay La Crosse Marshfield |
Reading rooms, 33 hours of Seminars/Lectures, Reading Room, Case report. |
Exam 70% Participation 20% Case report 10% |
Donald Yandow, MD
Carrie Poole |
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Electives |
16 weeks |
Various |
Various |
Usually 100% preceptor |
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Fourth Year
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Clerkship/ Rotation |
Length |
Sites (Not including WARM sites) |
Description (Clinical and Didactic) |
Evaluation |
Director(s)/ Administrator(s) |
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4 weeks |
Madison Milwaukee |
Inpatient care |
Clinical 100% Written exam (pass/fail) |
Kevin McKown, MD;
Sue (Sam) Morschhauser; Joan Cash |
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6 weeks |
Numerous (about 45 sites across state) |
Apprentice model, 80% primary care; 20% various specialties. Complete community health assessment exercise; health system engagement experiences; online video lectures, end-of-rotation workshop. |
Clinical Experience 60% Community Health Assessment 25% Health Systems Experience 10% Professionalism 5% |
Paul Hunter, MD;
Lana Holland |
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4 weeks |
Madison Green Bay Marshfield La Crosse |
Variety of surgical rotations can fulfill this requirement. All have a core public health online assignment. |
Clinical 100% |
Rebecca Sippel, MD |