Clinical Education Curriculum

Clinical Training Curriculum


OCOM provides third- and fourth-year medical students with comprehensive clinical training throughout Central Florida and beyond. Students are assigned to regional networks—each consisting of a variety of healthcare settings such as hospitals, private practices, and specialty clinics.

Each four-week rotation follows a standardized curriculum, ensuring consistent learning objectives, assignments, and evaluations across all sites. This regional model supports logistical consistency while allowing for a diversity of clinical exposure within each assigned region.

OCOM Clinical Education Curriculum
Year 3 Year 4
Milestone I Course (first experience of Yr. 3)
Clinical Rotations
Family Medicine/Primary Care Emergency Medicine
Elective I Elective II
Internal Medicine/Hospitalist Elective III
Internal Medicine Subspecialty* Elective IV
General Surgery Elective V
Surgical Subspecialty** Elective VI
Women’s Health Elective VII
Pediatrics
Psychiatry Milestone 2/EPA Evaluation Course
Additional Courses
Osteopathic Principles and Practice V Osteopathic Principles and Practice VI
Learning Consolidation V Learning Consolidation VI
Residency Planning & Preparation I Residency Planning & Preparation II
Research