Clinical Phase Outline
Clinical clerkship shall mean a supervised educational experience, which is part of the clinical component of the medical education program. The clerkship will take place in a teaching hospital acceptable to the University.
BASIC REQUIRED CORE CLERKSHIPS (66 weeks)
● Internal Medicine (12 weeks)
● Obstetrics & Gynecology (8 weeks)
● General Medicine Surgery (8 weeks)
● Surgical sub-specialties (12 weeks) *
● Pediatrics (6 weeks)
● Family Medicine (6 weeks)
● Psychiatry (6 weeks)
● Radiology (4 weeks)
● Clinical Pathology (4 weeks)
* Surgical sub-specialties must include a minimum of three (3) or a maximum of five (5) from the following surgical electives:
1. 1. ● Anesthesiology
● Neurosurgery
● Ophthalmology
● Otorhinolaryngology
● Orthopedic Surgery
● Pediatric Surgery
● Plastic Surgery
● Thoracic Surgery
● Vascular Surgery
● Urology
● Emergency Medicine
● Trauma
ELECTIVES: (14 weeks)
Electives must be drawn from the following list and must meet these three criteria:
● Student must complete a minimum of four (4) different electives before he or she can graduate.
● The electives must be a minimum of three (3) weeks in duration
● The electives should NOT exceed more than six (6) weeks.
● Family Medicine
● Forensic Medicine
● Geriatric Medicine
● Gynecology
● Internal Medicine:
1. Cardiology
2. Dermatology
3. Endocrinology
4. Gastroenterology
5. Hematology
6. Infectious Diseases
7. I.C.U./Critical Care
8. Neurology
9. Oncology
10. Pulmonary Medicine
11. Rheumatology
● Obstetrics
● Ophthalmology
● Otorhinolaryngology
● Occupational Medicine
● Orthopedic Surgery
● Pathology
● Pediatrics
● Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
● Psychiatry
● Surgery
● Surgical electives e.g. Anesthesiology, E.R., Trauma, etc.
* Students are not permitted to do any rotation that is less than three (3) weeks in duration.
● Anatomy I
● Medical Physiology I
● Biochemistry I
● Histology
● DPR & Medical Ethics
● Anatomy II (Head & Neck)
● Medical Physiology II
● Biochemistry II & Genetics
● Neuroanatomy I
● Microbiology I
● Public Health & Epidemiology
● Medical Pharmacology I
● Pathology I
● Microbiology II
● Behavioral Sciences I
● Neuroanatomy II
● Physical Diagnosis & Clinic visits
● Medical Pharmacology II
● Pathology II
● Introduction to Clinical Medicine I
● Behavioral Science II
● Essentials of Clinical Sciences
● Introduction to Clinical Medicine II
Clinical clerkship shall mean a supervised educational experience, which is part of the clinical component of the medical education program that will take place in a teaching hospital acceptable to the University.
ELECTIVES: 14 weeks
Student must complete a minimum of four (4) electives before he or she can graduate. They must be a minimum of three (3) weeks in duration and NOT to exceed more than six (6) weeks.
* Students are not permitted to do any rotation that is less than three (3) weeks in duration.
Grand Total for Clinical Science Phase: 80 Weeks
Ms Halina Feder, RN
• 1972 – 1974 Medical School for Nurses in Warsaw, Poland (Registered Nurse)
• 1991 -2015 Operating Room RN with responsibilities to introduce Operating Room to Nursing Students, Medical Students, new employed Nurses and OR Technicians to aseptic technics, scrubbing for surgery, wearing sterile OR attire follow all hospital protocols, regulations and infection control procedure at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York
Mr. Murali Mohan Rao Guntupalli, MBA
• B. Sc., MBA (Finance) from Osmania University, Hyderabad
– a philanthropist, social worker and president for Socio Economic Voluntary & Educational Society (SERVE) at Guntur
Addagada C. Rao, MD
• 1960-1965: Five -year Medical Course at Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India
• July 1967-June 1972: Five Years Residency in General Surgery Completed at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn NY
• Physician surgeon in the community for over 40 years
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions-CAAM-HP (On Probation till 2022)
The Government of St Lucia has chartered and licensed the University.
The Government of St Lucia has chartered and licensed the University. It is also accredited by the Monitoring Committee appointed by the Government of St. Lucia to oversee Spartan’s standards.”