4th Year Medical Student Electives & Rotation Dates

Each year, we host 300+ medical students in more than 30 electives.

We welcome visiting students from medical schools accredited by LSME and AACOM, as well as from international medical schools.

Electives by Department

Each elective is four weeks in length.

Note: Those marked "PURCH Only" are reserved for PURCH medical students

Course #	Course Name	Exclusions
AN-400	Anesthesiology
EM-404	Emergency Medicine
EM-405	Emergency Medicine Research
EM-412	EM Prehospital & Austere Medicine
EM-4115B	Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
EM-4004	Clinical Problem Solver	PURCH Only
FC-400	Acting Internship Family Medicine	PURCH Only
FC-448	Quality and Patient Safety
FC-4103	Full Spectrum Family Medicine with emphasis on Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Health
ME-301	Acting Internship in Medicine
ME-406	Clinical Cardiology
ME-409	Critical Care Medicine
ME-410	Medicine Subinternship Elective
ME-416	Gastroenterology
ME-4137	Pulmonary Diseases
ME-416	Gastroenterology
ME-423	Infectious Disease
ME-425	Nephrology
ME-449	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
ME-450	Ambulatory Care/Medicine
ME-4102	Palliative Care
ME-4137	Pulmonary Diseases
ME-4156	Urban Community Health	PURCH Only
ME-4160B	Inpatient Palliative Consult
ME-4190	PURCH Care of Underserved Populations	PURCH Only
NS-402	Neurosurgery
NU-417	Neurology
NU-438	Sleep Medicine
OB-410	Gynecologic Oncology
OB-433	High Risk Obstetrics
OB-438	Gynecology Subinternship
OB-448	Urogynecology & Pelvic Surgery
OB-449	Contraception & Family Planning
PA-416	Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
PA-425	Transfusion/Apheresis Medicine
PE-403B	Pediatric I.C.U./Subinternship
PE-404	Acting Internship Pediatrics
PE-410B	Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
PE-411	Pediatric Infectious Disease
PE-428	Nicu-Neonatal I.C.U.
PE-444	Community Medicine/Pediatrics
PE-4107	Inpatient Medicine -Pediatrics
PE-4108	Primary Care Med-Peds
PS-416	Child Psychiatry
PS-423B	Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
PS-493	Psychiatric Consultative Medicine
RA-400B	Diagnostic Radiology
SU-404B	Surgical Intensive Care
SU-408B	Colorectal Surgery
SU-412B	Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
SU-413B	Trauma Surgery
SU-419B	Surgical Oncology
SU-496	Acting Internship Surgery: Acute Care (ACS), General (MIS) and Pediatrics (PEDS)
SU-4109	Vascular Surgery Subinternship
XX-4020	Medical Education Leadership	PURCH Only

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Elective Rotation Dates

Block	Rotation Dates
3	June 15, 2026 - July 10, 2026
4	July 12, 2026 - August 7, 2026
5	August 10, 2026 - September 4, 2026
6	September 7, 2026 - October 2, 2026
7	October 19, 2026 - November 13, 2026
8	November 16, 2026 - December 11, 2026
9	January 4, 2027 - January 29, 2027
10	February 8, 2027 - March 5, 2027

Notes:

Each block is 4 weeks long.
Off cycle dates not offered