Elective

There are 24 weeks of electives during the fourth year. Elective rotations may be done in two or four week blocks. Students may request to do electives in basic science or clinical research. Additionally, if approved, one 4-week elective can be used for an international rotation, or military officer training. All electives must be approved by the appropriate Department Chair. Additional policies regarding electives are provided in the Department of Clinical Education Rotation Manual.

The Research Rotation is an experiential 4-week rotation during which students work under the supervision of their Program Director to prepare and submit their poster presentation/abstract/manuscript related to the quality improvement or research activity that they did during the second year of the Applied Master of Osteopathic Medicine program. Students are eligible to receive credit for a rotation in the AZCOM curriculum at the same time.