Do you have a hospital list for both schools? Do you know how many electives you have in your fourth year at each school?
I would imagine both schools will provide you with the same opportunities. You probably should just go where your wife will be happy.
CUSOM
Affiliated Teaching Hospitals
CUSOM has a strong emphasis on maintaining a balance between hospital-based and out-patient medical training. Clerkship training sites are based primarily in community hospitals and outpatient clinics for family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, general surgery, emergency medicine, rural underserved care, and geriatrics. North Carolina has abundant healthcare facilities, including many with large health systems able to support third- and fourth-year rotations.
CUSOM is a member of the Osteopathic Medical Network of Excellence in Education (OMNEE) which will enable the development of new osteopathic post-doctoral programs in conjunction with student rotations to ensure the educational continuum from predoctoral to postdoctoral education.
The following hospitals/Health Systems have provided letters of commitment pledging to take students:
WakeMed Raleigh Campus (Wake County)
New Hanover Regional Medical Center (New Hanover County)
Southeastern Regional Medical Center (Robeson County)
Forsyth Hospital (Novant Health) (Forsyth County)
Presbyterian Hospital (Novant Health) (Mecklenberg County)
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital (Harnett Health) (Harnett County)
Cape Fear Valley Regional Medical Center (Cumberland County)
Alamance Regional Medical Center (Alamance County)
Central Carolina Hospital (Lee County)
Johnston Medical Center (Johnston County)
Harnett County Hospital (Harnett County)
Total: 442 written commitments for students per month
Year 3 Core rotations will be:
 Internal Medicine I, II (8 weeks)
 Medical Selective (4 weeks)
 Surgery (4 weeks)
 Obstetrics/Gynecology (4 weeks)
 Family Practice (4 weeks)
 Pediatrics (4 weeks)
 Psychiatry/Behavioral Sci. (4 weeks)
 Rural/Underserved/International (4 weeks)
 Simulation Lab (4 weeks)
 Elective (4 weeks)
 Clinical Academic Assessment (4 weeks)
 Vacation (4 weeks)
Total 52 weeks
Clinical Modules
Students will be provided with required curriculum during the third year. Independent learning
objectives will be provided for the core discipline rotations as well as reading assignments.
Clinical cases include:
Family Medicine 20 hrs
Underserved Care 20 hrs
Internal Medicine 40 hrs
Surgery 40 hrs
Obstetrics/Gynecology 20 hrs71
Pediatrics 20 hrs
Psychiatry 20 hrs
Medical Selective 20 hrs
Clinical Rotations
To become eligible for graduation, each fourth year student must have passed the written
COMLEX Level 2 including the PE component.
 Residency Development (4 weeks)
 Medical Selective (8 weeks)
 Primary Care Selective (4 weeks)
 Surgical Selective (4 weeks)
 Geriatrics (4 weeks)
 Sub-internship (4 weeks)
 Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)72
 Electives I, II, III (12 weeks)
 Vacation (4 weeks)
 Remediation, if necessary (4 weeks)
Total 52 weeks
NOTE: Minimum requirements for clinical rotations are 160 hours each for four week rotations,
and 80 hours each for two week rotations.
Medical and Surgical selectives will be completed at CUSOM sites where CUSOM has
established rotations, affiliation agreements and faculty. Limited exceptions may be granted;
students may apply for up to two selectives in an outside region where AOA post-graduate
programs exist.
Most rotations will be scheduled on a four week basis. The scheduling document accommodates
for the approved two week rotations. Rotations cannot be split.
WCU-COM
Affiliated Hospitals and Clinics
Facility Location
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center Batesville, MS
Baptist Health Care Corporation Pensacola, FL
Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle Columbus, MS
Biloxi Regional Medical Center Biloxi, MS
Central Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS
Christus St. Patrick Medical Group Lake Charles, LA
Coastal Family Health Center Biloxi, MS
Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS
Delta Regional Medical Center Greenville, MS
Family Health Center Laurel, MS
Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS
Franklin County Medical Center Winnsboro, LA
Garden Park Medical Center Gulfport, MS
Grenada Lake Medical Center Grenada, MS
HCA Midwest Division Physician Practices Gulfport, MS
H.C. Watkins Memorial Hospital Quitman, MS
Hancock Medical Center Bay St. Louis, MS
Hattiesburg Clinic Hattiesburg, MS
Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian, MS
John C. Stennis Hospital DeKalb, MS
Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi, MS
Kings Daughter's Medical Center Brookhaven, MS
Lafayette Women's & Children's Lafayette, LA
Laird Hospital Union, MS
Magee General Hospital Magee, MS
Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth, MS
Memorial Hospital of Gulfport Gulfport, MS
Mississippi State Hospital Whitfield, MS
Natchez Community Hospital Natchez, MS
Neshoba General Hospital Philadelphia, MS
North Okaloosa Medical Center Crestview, FL
Northwest MS Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Hattiesburg, MS
Pioneer Health Services Aberdeen, MS
River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS
River Region Health System Vicksburg, MS
Rush Foundation Hospital Meridian, MS
Scott Regional Hospital Morton, MS
Singing River Health System Pascagoula, MS
South Central Regional Medical Center Laurel, MS
South MS State Hospital Purvis, MS
Southwest MS Regional Medical Center McComb, MS
Stone County Hospital Wiggins, MS
Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS
Wesley Medical Center Hattiesburg, MS
Clerkship Curriculum
The clinical clerkship curriculum leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree is an 83-week program designed to educate and equip osteopathic physicians with skills necessary to enable them to enter primary care practice or pursue further graduate training related to a medical specialty.
Clerkship rotations provide increased continuity in training and offer students experience working with a variety of allied health professionals.
Students become competent in patient care delivery through enrollment in the following required clinical rotations:
Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
General Surgery
OBGYN/Womens Health
Mental Health
OMS3 OMS4
CURRICULUM 2012-2013
Year Course Name Specialty Number How approved # Months Course # Hours Credit
OMS3 Family Medicine 1 10 Required and Assigned 1 7311 8
OMS3 Family Medicine 2 10 Required and Assigned 1 7312 8
OMS3 ER Medicine 1 20 Required and Assigned 1 7321 8
OMS3 ER Medicine 2 20 Required and Assigned 1 7322 8
OMS3 Internal Medicine 1 30 Required and Assigned 1 7331 8
OMS3 Internal Medicine 2 30 Required and Assigned 1 7332 8
OMS3 Pediatrics 1 40 Required and Assigned 1 7341 8
OMS3 Pediatrics 2 40 Required and Assigned 1 7342 8
OMS3 General Surgery 1 50 Required and Assigned 1 7351 8
OMS3 General Surgery 2 50 Required and Assigned 1 7352 8
OMS3 OBGYN/ Women's Health 60 Required and Assigned 1 7361 8
OMS3 Mental Health 70 Required and Assigned 1 7371 8
OMS4 Medical Subspecialty 1 10 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7411 8
OMS4 Medical Subspecialty 2 10 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7412 8
OMS4 Medical Subspecialty 3 10 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7413 8
OMS4 Medical Subspecialty 4 10 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7414 8
OMS4 Surgical Subspecialty 1 20 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7421 8
OMS4 Surgical Subspecialty 2 20 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7422 8
OMS4 Surgical Subspecialty 3 20 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7423 8
OMS4 Surgical Subspecialty 4 20 Associate Dean Clinical Sciences Approval 1 7424 8
Total 20 160
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