Graduation Requirements - general information
Successful completion of the MD degree requires the following:
* Passing all courses in the Fundamentals Curriculum
* Passing all clinical clerkships in the Major Clinical Year
* Passing all electives in the Differentiation & Integration curriculum
For MD students who began with the Class of 2017 or earlier: 8 electives including a
subI and Ready for Residency; medicine and pediatrics have no restrictions in total number of electives; for all other specialties, no more than 2 electives are allowed in the specialty, and a 3rd in the specialty is permitted if the student also completes a medicine, SICU or Neuro ICU subI by graduation
For MD students who began with the Class of 2018 or later: 8 electives including a subI in medicine, pediatrics or general surgery (at CUMC or an affiliate) and Ready for Residency
For Columbia-Bassett students, the above requirements apply, however students complete 7 rather than 8 electives because they complete Primary Care in January of 3rd year
For MDPHD students, 1 subI is required
For PHD to MD students, 1 subI and 1 additional elective are required
For OMFS students, 8 electives, including 1 subI in medicine or general surgery and 1 additional elective after MCY, and 3 months of anesthesiology
* Completion of a Scholarly Project according to the policies outlined by the faculty committee. Scholarly Project is 4 months. Scholarly Project Plus allows students to substitute one additional Scholarly Project month for a month of elective, up to 10 months total of Scholarly Project
* Passing of the USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2 CK exams
* Taking the USMLE Step 2CS exam