Medical College of Wisconsin

Medical College of Wisconsin Academics

4-year semitraditional. First and second years: Basic medical sciences, in addition to a new course that provides first- and second-year students with integrated early generalist experiences, the foundation skills and attitudes of professional development, and knowledge in the following disciplines: human behavior, bioethics and care of the terminally ill, information management, physical diagnosis, and health care systems. Third and fourth years: This time is devoted to rotating clerkships inmajorandsomeminorspecialties.Sixmonthsofelectives, including study at another school, are offered during senior year. This school offers a five-year program and an Extended Curriculum Option for students needing more time to complete the requirement for the MD degree. In the five-year program, the standard firstyear coursework is expanded over a 2-year interval. In the Extended Curriculum Option the choice is given to expand the first or the second year. The third clinical clerkship year and fourth elective course year must be completed over the usual time. Full tuition and fees are charged during the first four years of the program and reduced tuition and fees are charged in the fifth year. The Extended Curriculum Option was designed for students who wish to expand either of the first 2 years for nonacademic reasons. This may include a commitment to an ongoing research project or to help meet the demands of family life. Special permission needs to be granted in order to participate in either of these programs.