Clinical Medicine Program
2 YEAR IN USA / ST. LUCIA
Our MD program’s Clinical Sciences Program comprises of an intensive 72 weeks of physician-supervised Clinical Rotations comprising of 48 weeks of Core Rotations and 24 weeks of Elective Rotations at our teaching affiliate hospitals and specialized clinical facilities in USA and Saint Lucia. In clinical education students have the opportunity to learn medicine in some of the top and best-known hospitals. Located in Saint Lucia and United States, some of these hospitals have been designated by the University as clinical centers. Clinical centers allow students to complete all of their clinical training at one site, if they wish.
Clinical Science is undoubtedly one of the most exciting phases of the student’s medical education experience. Since CUCOM students are given hands-on experience from the first semester of the MD Program, their transition into the clinical rotations is with confidence and knowledge to succeed.
Clinical Support
Clinical study is conducted at CUCOM’s affiliated hospitals in St. Lucia and United States. To continue the same level of student support provided at the Medical science level, the University has administrators, faculty, and staff dedicated to CUCOM students at each hospital, as well as our dedicated clinical student support services at the University. Each person plays a key role in supporting our students both academically and professionally, and ensuring that the clinical curriculum stays consistent at each hospital.
Core Clerkship Rotations
During your third year of medical school, you'll complete 48 weeks of core clerkship rotations. These include:
Internal Medicine
Learn the foundational behavior, knowledge, and clinical skills required to diagnose and treat common medical problems in adult patients.
Surgery
Explore conditions requiring surgical intervention, observe how surgical patients are managed, and learn the policies and procedures of the operating room.
Pediatrics
Learn skills and knowledge required for the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents.
Family Medicine
Learn the principles of family medicine, with an emphasis on continuous and comprehensive healthcare for people of all ages and genders within social contexts. You’ll learn to diagnose and treat common medical problems and about ambulatory care, continuity of care, and health maintenance.
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Explore the changes—both normal and pathological—that can take place in a woman during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period. Learn to diagnose and treat major gynecological diseases and the various methods of family planning.
Psychiatry
Dive into the major categories of mental disorders, including diagnosis and some methods of therapy. Learn how to take a psychiatric history and evaluate a patient’s mental status.
Elective Clerkship (24 Weeks)
This may be in any of the various sub-specialties depending on the student’s future goal and can be availed at the affiliated hospital in USA or Saint Lucia. Each respective elective rotation ranges from 4-8 weeks. (Subject to availability)
Hospital Teaching Sites in US
The following is a partial list of teaching hospitals where CUCOM students regularly do their rotations. In addition to these core teaching sites, CUCOM has affiliations with more hospitals in US and St. Lucia where students can do their clinical rotations.
Thorek Memorial Hospital
Located on Chicago’s North Side, a 218-bed, high-quality, progressive hospital has the history of over 100 years.
St. Bernard Hospital
St. Bernard Hospital has served Chicago’s
Englewood neighborhood since 1904. It
has 174 licensed beds.
