“A docent is a mentor that helps guide a student, provides encouragement and shows students how to become better physicians.” - Matt Baker, Year 4 |
• One-quarter of the year is spent in clinical assignments. • Two months a year throughout Years 4-6, students join their full docent unit for daily ward rounds called Do-Ro, or docent rotation, at either Truman Medical Center or St. Luke’s Hospital. • Students work with full-time hospital-based staff, including physicians, nurses and residents. • Peer and self-evaluations are used to augment students’ education and training. |
• At least three clinical electives are required in Years 4-6. At least three of the clinical electives taken must come from three of the nine general elective categories approved by the School of Medicine.
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