Clinical Education: Clerkships

Trinity Doctor of Medicine Program:
Terms 6 through 10

Terms six through ten of Trinity's Doctor of Medicine Degree program are conducted on medical campuses in the U.S. and consist of 48 weeks of required core clerkships and 27 weeks of elective clerkships.

Required Clerkships

The required clerkships establish the foundational areas of medical practice about which all physicians must be knowledgeable. These clerkships include:

• Internal medicine (12 weeks)
• Surgery (12 weeks)
• Psychiatry (6 weeks)
• Obstetrics and gynecology (6 weeks)
• Pediatrics (6 weeks)
• Family medicine (6 weeks)

Elective clerkships

Elective clerkships are selected by the students based on their interests and anticipated medical speciality. These clerkships include:

• Surgery, general or subspecialty (4 weeks)
• Internal medicine, general or subspeciality (8 weeks)
• Other electives (15 weeks)

Trinity School of Medicine's clerkships will be conducted at multiple hospitals and medical facilities serving the Atlanta, GA area including a 660-bed facility recently named a "Top 100" Hospital providing leading edge medical technologies including the da Vinci® Surgical System and the CyberKnife® robotic radiosurgery system. Additional facilities include a 330-bed medical/surgical center, home to the Georgia Orthopedic Institute, Bariatric Center, Acute Rehab facility, and advanced surgery center.

With the continued growth of the Trinity student population, arrangements are underway for supplemental clinical rotations in additional regions.