A number of policies govern all University of Minnesota Medical School students. The complete list can be acessed in "All Student Policies." Listed here are some of the most common policies related to the clinical teaching environment.
Medical Student Policies (General)
- All Student Policies
- Attendance Requirements and Excused Absences
- Consent for Sensitive Exams under Anesthesia
- Days off for Residency Interviews
- Duty Hours Years 3-4
- Grade Submission Deadline
- Required Clinical Experiences
- Separation of Academic Roles in Providing Healthcare
- Student Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens and TB
- Student Mistreatment Policy
- Supervision of Students During Clinical Activities
SERVE Curriculum and Timeline
Foundations Phase - 16 months
This phase is comprised of a Fundamentals course to introduce each topic, 9 systems-base courses, a longitudinal Clinical Skills course, and a longitudinal MPact courses.
Curricular Threads, which are discipline or content area based, run through all the systems courses.
SERVE Foundations Phase (pdf)
Clinical Immersion Phase - 12 months
Immediately following the Foundations phase, the students move into a 7 week period designed to support every student in passing USMLE Step 1 in the first attempt.
The Clinical Immersion phase is an intensive 12 month phase that includes all the required specialty clerkships with the exception of Emergency Medicine. This is one prototype schedule in the immersive block design. Students can also complete an LIC in this phase and satisfy the same requirements. At the end of this phase, all students will have completed these required clerkships.
Clinical Immersion Phase (pdf)