Do I get to pick my location, or am I assigned to a site?

Students who indicate interest during the medical school application process and are selected for the 3-year PCAP program will matriculate directly into this track with a guaranteed full-tuition scholarship and placement at the UACOMP–Yuma Branch Campus for their clinical training (the final 18 months of the curriculum) and ultimately prioritized for residency position placement throughout the state. 

While Yuma will be the primary clinical site for 3-year students, 4-year MD students not selected during pre-matriculation may be able to apply post-matriculation in the second semester of year one for placement at other rural and urban underserved sites across Arizona. These assignments will largely be coupled with longitudinal Integrated clerkship sites, and be based on preference, compatibility, capacity / site availability, and future practice desires. Availability of this post-matriculation opportunity will be based on availability and cannot be guaranteed.

Students from a rural or tribal community wishing to return to practice in the same community will have preferential placement there if available.