Medical Student Education

Our faculty play an active role in your predoctoral education, teaching you across all four years of medical school.

Our department coordinates the first year of the two-year Clinical Practice of Medicine course, and our faculty lead most of the seminar groups in the first year.

We run the third-year family medicine clerkship, leading didactic sessions and training you at our clinical sites.

Our integrated curriculum on caring for patients with disabilities spans your four-year education.

Our department also offers an elective in primary care for patients with disabilities, among many other family medicine electives.

You may join our Family Medicine Interest Group at any time.

We also offer paid summer research assistantships for rising second-year medical students.

Third Year Clerkship
9/25/19
During our clerkship, you’ll undertake case-based discussions and didactic sessions, and you’ll care for inpatients and outpatients. You’ll also have the unique opportunity to provide continuity of care to a standardized patient. Plus, if rural medicine interests you, you can gain experience treating medically underserved patients.
Global Health Opportunities
3/4/19
Throughout their education, our medical students gain invaluable global health experience caring for underserved patients in developing countries.
Family Medicine Interest Group
4/29/25
Network with family medicine physicians and residents, develop professionally and refine your clinical aptitude while gaining a deeper understanding of our field.
Research Opportunities
8/3/21
When you collaborate with our world-class faculty researchers, you’ll explore innovative ways to treat patients and advance health care.
Electives
12/3/14
From addiction medicine to caring for individuals with disabilities, our electives familiarize you with the scope of clinical services a family physician provides and the breadth of medical knowledge our profession encompasses.
Awards and Scholarships
8/21/15
We value your commitment to family medicine — and we recognize it with numerous awards to nurture your interest in our field.