Class of 2024

MS4 Scheduling Details and Recordings

These dates are estimates, we will keep to the schedule as much as possible.

MS4 Scheduling Timeline

Surveys due at Noon unless otherwise noted. Email instructions will be sent for each step in the scheduling process.

Nov 2, 2022, (OSA Zoom Session - MP4)
Taking a Gap Year: Considerations and Planning
• Slides (PPT)
Dec 5, 2022, (OSA Zoom Session - MP4)
Advanced Clinical Phase Scheduling
Jan 4, 2023, (OSA Zoom Session - MP4)
Step 2 Registration and Timing
• Slides (PPT)
Jan 10, 2023 @4pm:
Away Rotations and VSLO - pass: 7qKg$8N6
• Slides (PPT)
Jan 17-24: Survey 1 - SubI #1 Survey
• Sub-I Survey FAQ
Jan 27: Sub-I #1 posted to Portfolio
Jan 27 & Jan 30 AMBL Survey Office Hours
• 1/27 1p-3p: Zoom Link
• 1/30 9:15a-10:30a: Zoom Link
Jan 27-31: Survey 2 (AMBL) - Ambulatory Survey
Feb 1: Junior Senior Day
Feb 6: Ambulatory posted to Portfolio
Feb 6-8: SubI adjustment until Thu @Noon
Feb 9-17: Survey 3 (Electives) - Elective survey
Feb 24: Electives posted to Portfolio
Feb 24 - Mar 2 @Noon: Swap period
Mar 2-Mar 10 @Noon: Survey 4 - Sub-I #2 survey
Mar 20: Sub-I #2 posted
Apr 24, 2023: Rotation 01 begins

SOM24 - MS4 Advanced Clinical Phase Scheduling & Resources

Updated documents will be added here as they become available.

ERAS Workshop:
Jun 01, 2023 4:30-5:30pm | Video
ERAS Workshop PPT

MS4 Residency Application Preview Workshop:
Feb 07, 2023 @4pm | Video

Personal Statement Workshop:
May 16, Jun 6 or Jul 25 @4pm in Reid Rooms
Personal Statement Worksheet | Sign-up
Checklist for Peer Mentoring | Worksheet SAMPLE

Mandatory Advanced Clinical Phase Scheduling Meeting: Dec 05, 2022 @4pm | Zoom link

General Information, Dr. Thom
Ambulatory, Dr. Millstein
Away Rotations/VSLO
- VSLO
- Away Electives 2021-2022 - a list of recent away electives previously attended by our students.
- Away Electives 2022-2023 - a list of recent away electives previously attended by our students.
- AAMC URiM Opportunities for Visiting Students
- Funded Away Rotations for Minority Medical Students (FARMS) Database
Helpful Links:
- Course Catalog - login for current availability
- Student Scheduling (OSA)
- 2023-2024 Academic Calendar - dates and Sections numbers for rotations
- Graduation Requirements by Class
- Elective and Rotation Options
Department Resources (PPTs)
- Anesthesiology
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Medicine
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- OB/GYN
- Orthopaedics
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pathology
- Pediatrics | Video
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Surgery | Video

Residency Advising Sessions

Departmental Sessions

Internal Medicine: Dr. Woflsthal | Recording

OSA Sessions

Anesthesiology: Dr. Thom | Recording

Dermatology: Dr. Thom | Recording

Emergency Medicine: Dr. Thom | Recording

Family Medicine: Dr. Lamos | Recording

Internal Medicine: Dr. Allen ~ Apr 20 @ 5pm Teams link

IM/EM: Dr. Thom ~ Apr 11, 2023 @ 4 p.m. - Zoom link

IM/Peds: Dr. Allen ~ TBD

Neurosurgery: Dr. Flaherty | Recording

Neurology: Dr. Flaherty | Recording| Slides

OB/Gyn: Dr. Thom | Recording

Ophthalmology: Dr. Flaherty | Recording| Slides| Handout

Orthopaedics: Dr. Thom | Recording

Otolaryngology: Dr. Flaherty | Recording

Pathology: Dr. Flaherty ~ Email Dr. Flaherty | PPT

Pediatrics: Dr. Lamos | Recording

Gen Surgery/Plastic Surgery: Dr. Lamos | Recording

PM&R: Dr. Thom | Recording

Psychiatry: Dr. Flaherty | Recording| Slides

Rad Oncology: Email Dr. Flaherty for individual meeting | Slides

Radiology- Dx/Interventional: Dr. Flaherty | Recording

General Surgery: Dr. Lamos ~ Apr 17, 2023 @ 4 p.m. - Zoom link

Urology: Dr. Flaherty | Recording

Milestone Events

First Day of School - August 3, 2020
White Coat Ceremony - TBD
Student Clinician Ceremony - June, 2022
Match Day - March 2024
Graduation - May 2024

Please note, these event dates may change as needed.

Listserv

All official communication will be broadcast through your class listserv (som_md24@lists.umaryland.edu). Student-run organizations and other university-sponsored information may be sent via this as well. Members of the faculty and school administration are on this listserv also, so please use professional etiquette. Please do not mark any messages you receive from this address as junk or spam; doing this will block all other messages. This listserv is not for personal business. If you have any questions about what's acceptable usage, please contact the Office of Student Affairs.

Graduation Requirements

Advancement, Graduation & Dismissal Policy

MS1: Introduction to Medical School; Foundations; Blood & Host Defense; Brain & Behavior; Digestion and Hormones; Practice of Medicine
MS2: Cardiovascular, Renal & Pulmonary; Skin, Bones & Musculature; Life Cycle; Multisystem; Clerkship Prep
Graduation Requirement per class
Pass USMLE Step 1
Take USMLE Step 2

Last Updated: 03/03/2023