Clerkships
Emergency Medicine.
Personal and Professional Development
The Personal and Professional Development course (PPD) spans across years 3 and 4 to prepare students for their upcoming adjacent clerkships, residency preparedness, and career development. Each PPD week includes synchronous and asynchronous sessions along with dedicated focus time for wellness.
Scholarly Project Classes of 2026, 2027 and 2028
During the Scholarly Project course, which spans the entire four years of study, students learn about medical information literacy, life-long learning, teamwork, effective communication, research methods, evidence-based medicine approaches and ethics related to scholarly inquiry. Each of these topics will be explored in depth as the student completes an individual hypothesis-driven research project over the course of this four-year experience.
Selectives and Electives
A wide variety of electives are provided through Phoenix-area and out-of-state hospitals, medical centers and private practices.