Program Overview—Prerequisites and Scheduling

Prior to beginning RMED, the student is required to complete at least the Medicine clerkship. Other required clerkships may be satisfied prior to beginning the program, at the rural site at the discretion of the respective departments granting clerkship credit or after completing the program.

The duration of RMED is 36 academic weeks spanning the third and fourth years. Depending on schedule arrangement, Syracuse campus students begin in period 6 or 7 of the third year and continue through period 3 or 4 of the fourth year. Binghamton Clinical Campus students follow a similar pattern. An example of a RMED student's 3rd and 4th year schedule can be found on our curriculum page.

Regardless of the specific schedule adopted, in all cases the student completes all required and elective courses in the appropriate time frame and graduates on time with their classmates.

Course Aspects

Prerequisites and Schedule covers how RMED fits in your two clinical years
Academic Credit tells you what is covered and how you are graded
Instruction and Educational Resources are who and how teaching and learning take place

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