CSTP Schedule
How do medical school and the CSTP intertwine?
CSTP students, like their peers, focus primarily upon preclinical coursework and their core clinical clerkships during the first three years in medical school. The primary differences are that CSTP students participate in the longitudinal seminar, meet with their CSTP Advisor semi-annually, and begin identifying a mentor early in MS-I. All CSTP students will work with their research mentor during the summer between MS-I and MS-II. Students continue participation in the seminar until they begin their core clinical rotations (MS-III); during this intensive clinical year CSTP students do not attend any CSTP seminars. In July and August following completion of MS-III, CSTP students begin their CSTP year and complete the core curriculum. Between September and June students in their CSTP year will work on their research project and, concurrently, take classes towards the MS or Certificate requirements. Students can complete their final coursework requirements (if any), and finish up research activities during 2-3 elective research months during the final clinical year (MS-IV).
CSTP Activities, by year
*8 months of MS-IV are elective months, 2-3 of which will be used for research and/or coursework in the CSTP
