Curriculum
M4 Electives
The Inova Campus M4 clinical experience mirrors that of the Richmond Campus. M4 is an elective year with over 50 electives offered on the Inova Campus in addition to approximately 232 electives offered on the Richmond Campus. Students also have opportunities for domestic, international and independent project electives.
You will find the M4 year to be the most enjoyable and memorable year as you are able to concentrate on fine tuning your clinical skills and gain more experience in the areas of medicine you find most interesting. Our electives program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to plan a significant part of their educational experience. Electives are chosen by the student with the assistance and approval of an assigned faculty career advisor. Students may choose electives to strengthen their knowledge in areas they feel deficient, to explore areas of particular interest, or to add new dimensions to their base of knowledge and experience.
The year is divided into nine four-week periods. The required rotations which must be served on the Inova Campus or Medical College of Virginia Campus are an Acting Internship, an Urgent Care month, completion of the Update of Basic Sciences and Clinical Medicine and Step 2 Board Review courses.
View the current M4 Electives.
Electives for Visiting Medical Students
A limited number of electives are available for students from other U.S. and Canadian (LCME accredited schools), Osteopathic schools and international medical schools, who have completed their junior year of clinical work.
All visiting students must submit the following information in addition to a completed application form and application fee:
- Proof of Student Malpractice Liability Insurance ($2M per occurrence / $6M aggregate)
- Proof of student’s own health insurance coverage
- Letter of good standing from their institution
- Proof of enrollment in an M.D. or D.O. course of study
- Up-to-date immunizations
- Proof of legal presence
- SSN or Visa number
- English proficiency
It should be noted that VCU Inova Campus students have first priority for all Inova Campus electives and we try to accommodate extramural student requests for dates and disciplines whenever possible.
Due to the timing of preparing the schedules of our own students, extramural applications will NOT be accepted prior to June 1st.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Ettridge
Student Services Manager
Phone: 703-776-3249
E-mail: jennifer.ettridge@inova.org
