Creighton University School of Medicine

Creighton University School of Medicine Students

This school uses a Pass/Fail/Honors Evaluation system. Students are evaluated individually against curriculum standards and are not ranked among their peers. A Fail grade will not be accepted for graduation credit. Promotion to the next higher class depends upon a record ofacceptableconductandsatisfactorycompletionofthe entire year’s work with a minimum of Pass in each course. All students are required to pass Step 1 of the USMLE before promotion into the clinical years of the curriculum and to take Step 2 of the USMLE in their senior year. Successful completion is not required for promotion but is necessary for licensure to practice. Teaching: Basic medical sciences are taught in the Criss Medical Center. This 3-unit center houses the School of Medicine offices, research facilities, laboratories, lecture halls, extensive television teaching classrooms, and other facilities for Medicine. Saint Joseph Hospital is the principal site for Creighton medical instruction. Creighton students also participate in clinical instruction at Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Behavioral Sciences Center, Children’s Hospital, Omaha Veterans Medical Center, Bergan Mercy Medical Center, and some clinical services at other area hospitals. Library: The library is part of the Creighton University Bioinformation Center. Over 200,000 volumes of print and non-print material are available. Access is provided to many bibliographic databases such as MEDLINE, Micromedex, etc. Housing: Creighton University has limited space in the apartment-style Towers residence hall for families. The Department of Residence Life, 104 Swanson Hall, posts information on rentals in the area of campus. Arrangements are left to individual students.