Clinical Medicine
The 72-week Clinical Medicine curriculum is hosted at teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada
Clinical Medicine
Your clinical education at Medical University of the Americas takes place primarily in the second half of your academic program, during semesters 6 to 10—your final semesters before earning your MD and entering a residency program.
The Clinical Medicine program at MUA is 72 weeks:
- 42 weeks of required core rotations in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- 30 weeks of elective clinical rotations that may be in any of the various medical specialties, depending upon the student’s future goals.
Key Facts
- Location: The Clinical Medicine program will be based in the US or Canada within a hospital medical setting where you will undergo your core and specialist rotations.
- Rotations: Medical University of the Americas has an extensive clinical program in conjunction with ACGME-approved teaching hospitals throughout the United States and Canada.
- Residency Success: On average, between 2021-2023, 96% of MUA graduates seeking residency have secured positions in programs in the U.S. and Canada*.
- Tuition for Students Entering on or after January 2024: Clinical Medicine is $18,155 per semester.
*Three-year residency placement rate is the percentage of students attaining a residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2022-23 and graduates in 2021-22, and graduates in 2020-21 who were active applicants in the NRMP match or attained a residency outside the NRMP match.
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