Elective rotations are usually completed during the fourth year of medical school, to assist the student in identifying areas of special interest in medicine for future practice and graduate residency training.
Highly recommended electives include:
- Cardiology
- Primary Care Medicine (required)
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Neurology
- Pathology
- Plastic Surgery
- Radiology
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
Since a few states in the U.S. require a clinical rotation in Primary Care Medicine as a prerequisite to licensure, it is highly recommended that all students complete an elective rotation of at least four weeks in a Primary Care field, such as Family Medicine.
