Course Catalog
This catalog contains course offerings for the Fundamentals of Clinical Practice and Transition to Advanced Clinical Practice phases of the GW SMHS curriculum (i.e., the 3rd and 4th year). Courses are searchable by department, course number, and keyword. To see details of any course, including course director, contact information, and a brief description, click the course title.
For additional information, please see:
- GW SMHS coursework requirements for graduation: GW SMHS Policies site
- Add/drop information: Add/Drop Request Form
- Registration information and forms: Office of the MD Registrar site
- Courses offered at the GW Regional Medical Campus (RMC) at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore: RMC Course Catalog
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
ANAT 501 | Anatomy Review for Residency | 2 |
All year |
Career path identified - see details |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
ANES 302 | Introduction to Anesthesia | 2 |
All year except weeks 2-5 |
None |
ANES 380 | Anesthesia Sub Internship | 4 |
Reservation required weeks 49-13 |
All core clerkships |
ANES 384 | Intensive Care Unit Acting Internship | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
ANES 387 | Pain Medicine | 2, 4 |
All year |
Reservation required (recommend NEUR 397 or other ANES course) |
ANES 388 | Interventional Pain Medicine | 2, 4 |
All year |
Reservation required (3 months advanced notice) |
ANES 390-393 | Extramural Anesthesiology Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
DERM 380 | Dermatology Clinic | 2, 4 (VSLO students must take 4 week option) |
All year except week 44 |
MED 305; reservation required |
DERM 390-393 | Extramural Dermatology Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 411 * | Pediatric Dermatology * | See PED 411 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 411 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 411 under Pediatrics department |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
EMED 302 | Emergency Medicine | 4 |
All year except weeks 36-39 |
All core clerkships |
EMED 390-393 | Extramural Emergency Medicine Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
EMED 504 | Emergency Medicine Research | 2, 4 |
All year; 3 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
None |
EMED 516 | Wilderness Medicine | 2 |
Weeks 44-45 |
None |
EMED 517 | Point-of-care Ultrasound | 2 |
All year except weeks 2-5, 22-23, 26-27, 36-39 |
MED 305, SURG 303 |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
IDIS 390 | Extramural Family Medicine Acting Internship | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 391-393 | Extramural Family Medicine Rotation | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
IDIS 208 | Evidence-based Clinical Relevance of Biochem and Molecular Bio | 2, 4 |
Weeks 28-45; contact course director |
None |
IDIS 209 | The Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Aging | 2 |
Weeks 32-33 & 40-41 |
None |
IDIS 240-241 | Transition to Residency | 4 |
Weeks 36-39 (required) |
Required 4th year course |
IDIS 303 | Introduction to Systematic Reviews | 2 |
Weeks 8-9 |
None |
IDIS 304 | Humanities for Third Years | 2 |
Weeks 24-25 |
None |
IDIS 305 | Hospital Administration | 2 |
With course director's permission |
None |
IDIS 306 | Using Media to Share Health Information: An Introduction | 2 |
Weeks 40-41 |
None |
IDIS 307 | Culinary Medicine | 2 |
Weeks 16-17, 24-25 and 32-33 (2024-2025) |
None |
IDIS 308* | Background Principles of Integrative Medicine* | 2 |
*Not offered as of July 2024 |
None |
IDIS 349 | International Medical, Surgical, and Community Health Missions | 2, 4 |
All year except weeks 36-39. This course requires approval from the course director. |
All core clerkships; ANES 302 or 380 |
IDIS 350 | International Medical Experience in Third World Service | 4-12 |
No longer available for AY24-25 |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 351 | Teaching and Learning Knowledge and Skills (TALKS): The Clinician as a Medical Educator -- teaching students to be educators | Year long |
All year |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 352 | International Medical Systems | 2-8 |
All year except weeks 36-39. This course requires pre-approval from the course director. |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 353 | Integrative Medicine and Health | 2 |
All year except August, December |
See note: essay & course director approval |
IDIS 354 | Community Health Care | Year long |
All year; reservation required |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 360 | Health Policy Track Elective | 4 |
Request course director approval prior to registration |
All core clerkships; Health Policy track |
IDIS 361 | Disaster Medicine | 2, 4 |
All year |
Disaster Medicine Scholarly Concentration (SC) MS4 students only; others with SC coordinator permission |
IDIS 363 | Research Track Elective | 4 |
All year |
Research track |
IDIS 364 | Child Health Advocacy | 2, 4 |
All year; 3 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
None |
IDIS 365* | Environmental Health Elective* | 2, 4 |
*No longer offered as of 2024 |
None |
IDIS 366 | Clinical Practice Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 4 |
All year |
See below |
IDIS 367 | Experiential Learning in Community Health | 4 |
All year (up to 20 students total) |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 369 | Non-Track Research | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
IDIS 370 | International Translational Research | 4-8 |
All year except weeks 36-39. Pre-approval is required for this course from the course director. |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 401 | Exploring Implicit Bias in Medicine | 2 |
Available weeks 14-33 except for weeks 22-23 (not available). This course requires pre-approval from the course director. |
All core clerkships |
IDIS 407 | Advanced Culinary Medicine Elective | 4 |
weeks 10-43 (AY 2024-2025) |
None |
IDIS 522 | Narratives in and of Medicine | 2 |
All year; coursework is completed during Transitions to Residency (weeks 36-39) |
All core clerkships; course director approval required |
IDIS 999 | Independent Study |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
MED 102 | Introduction to Quality Improvement and Patient Safety | 2 |
All year |
None |
MED 104 | Medical Spanish | 2 |
All year |
None |
MED 301 | 3rd Year Ambulatory Primary Care Clerkship | 4 |
Per cohort |
None |
MED 302 | 3rd Year Longitudinal Primary Care Clerkship | Half year (longitudinal) |
During the clerkship year |
None |
MED 305 | 3rd Year Internal Medicine Clerkship | 8 |
Per cohort |
None |
MED 320 (formerly IDIS 320)* | Topics in Clinical Public Health: COVID-19 in the US* | 2 |
*No longer offered |
None |
MED 332 | Acting Internship in Medicine - GWUH | 4 |
All year; course director/coordinator approval with 3-month minimum advance notice required |
All core clerkships |
MED 334 | Acting Internship in Medicine - VAMC | 4 |
All year; Course Director and Registration Coordinator approval required with 6-week minimum advance notice required. |
All core clerkships |
MED 340 | Electrocardiography | 2 |
Weeks 40-41 & 44-45 |
None |
MED 341 | Primary Care and Health Services Research | 4 |
All year (needs approval) |
Course director approval |
MED 342 | Palliative Medicine/Geriatric Medicine | 2, 4 |
All year; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
None |
MED 343 | Advanced Clinical Experience in Primary Care | 2, 4 |
All year (needs approval) |
MED 301; course director approval |
MED 346 | Introduction to Correctional Medicine | 4 |
Pre-approval required for this course from the course director. |
All core clerkships; also see below |
MED 348 | Communication and Symptom Management in Death, Dying & Serious Illness | 2 |
Weeks 10-11 |
Core clerkships; see notes below |
MED 350 | Infectious Disease - VAMC | 2, 4 |
All year except weeks 36-39; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
MED 305 |
MED 351 | Infectious Diseases | 2, 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
MED 352 | Clinical Cardiology | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
MED 353 | Case-Based Elective in Criminal Justice Health | 2 |
Pre-approval required for this course from the course director. |
All core clerkships |
MED 360 | Clinical Cardiology - VAMC | 2, 4 |
All year; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
None |
MED 363 | Medical Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit - VAMC | 4 |
All year; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
All core clerkships |
MED 372 | Endocrinology and Diabetes | 2, 4 |
All year |
MED 301 and/or MED 305 |
MED 373 | Endocrinology and Metabolism - VAMC | 2, 4 |
All year; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
MED 301 or MED 305 |
MED 374 | Podiatry, Diabetes and Wound Healing | 2 |
All year |
None |
MED 390-393 | Extramural Internal Medicine Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
MED 412 | Clinical and Research Gastroenterology/Hepatology Elective - GW | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
MED 413 | Clinical Gastroenterology/Hepatology - GW | 4 |
All year |
MED 305 |
MED 414 | Gastroenterology/Hepatology - VAMC | 2, 4 |
All year; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
2 core clerkships |
MED 430 | Hematology and Oncology - VAMC | 2, 4 |
All year; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration |
None |
MED 431 | Clinical Hematology and Oncology - GW | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
MED 447 | Pulmonary Medicine - GW | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
MED 451 | Rheumatology | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
MED 459 | Clinical Nephrology | 2, 4 |
All year |
MED 305 |
MED 461 | Clinical Renal Disease | 2, 4 |
All year |
MED 305 |
MED 520 | Supportive and Palliative Care and Spirituality | 2 |
Weeks 24-25 |
None |
MED 521 | Clinical Ethics | 2 |
Weeks 34-35 |
None |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
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NEUR 380 | Clinical Neuroscience Clerkship | 4 |
All year |
None |
NEUR 381 | Special Topics in Neurology | 2, 4 |
All year (needs approval) |
None |
NEUR 390-393 | Extramural Neurology Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
NEUR 397 | Introduction to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2, 4 |
All year |
MED 305 (new pre-requisite as of fall 2023) |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
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NSUR 380 | Clinical Neurosurgery | 4 |
All year; reservation required |
All core clerkships |
NSUR 390-393 | Extramural Neurosurgery Elective | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
OB&G 303 | 3rd Year Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship | 6 |
Per cohort |
None |
OB&G 375 | Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery | 4 |
All year |
OB&G 303 |
OB&G 378 | Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility | 2, 4 |
All year (request course director approval prior to registration) |
All core clerkships |
OB&G 381 | Perinatal (Maternal-Fetal) Medicine | 4 |
All year |
OB&G 303 |
OB&G 385 | Gynecologic Oncology | 4 |
All year |
OB&G 303 |
OB&G 386 | Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery | 4 |
All year except weeks 49-52, 18-21 |
OB&G 303 |
OB&G 388 | Sexual Health | 2 |
Weeks 40-41; 42-43 |
OB&G 303 |
OB&G 390-393 | Extramural Obstetrics & Gynecology Elective | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
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OPHT 381 | Clinical Ophthalmology | 2, 4 |
See notes |
See notes |
OPHT 390-393 | Extramural Ophthalmology Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships, OPHT 381 |
PED 413* | Introduction to Pediatric Ophthalmology* | See PED 413 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 413 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 413 under Pediatrics department |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
ORTH 302 | Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Elective for 3rd Year Medical Students | 2, 4 |
Nov 1 through April 30 |
None; see notes |
ORTH 303 | Ambulatory Orthopaedics | 4 |
November-June |
All core clerkships |
ORTH 380 | Orthopaedic Sub-Internship | 4 |
All year; reservation required for weeks 45-18 |
All core clerkships |
ORTH 385 | Sports Medicine | 2 |
Nov 1 through April 30 |
see notes |
ORTH 390-393 | Extramural Orthopaedic Sub-Internship | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 410 | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
PATH 296 | Surgical Pathology | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
PATH 298 | Autopsy Pathology | 4 |
All year |
None |
PATH 321 | Clinical Pathology / Laboratory Medicine | 2, 4 |
All year except weeks 36-39 |
None |
PATH 390-393 | Extramural Pathology Elective | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 400* | Pediatric Laboratory Medicine* | See PED 400 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 400 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 400 under Pediatrics department |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
PED 303 | 3rd Year Pediatrics Clerkship | 8 |
Per cohort |
None |
PED 350 | Delivery of High Value Medical Care | 2 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 361* | Clinical Pediatrics Acting Internship - General Pediatrics - Orange Team* | 4 |
*Not currently available; see other Peds AIs instead |
All core clerkships |
PED 362 | Clinical Pediatrics Acting Internship - General Pediatrics - Red Team | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 364 | Clinical Pediatrics Acting Internship - General Pediatrics - Purple Team | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 366 | Clinical Pediatrics Acting Internship - General Pediatrics - PHAST Team | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 367 | Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | 2, 4 |
Student must request permission from course director/coordinator to rotate |
None |
PED 368 | Pediatric HIV Infection | 2, 4 |
All year |
PED 303 and MED 305 |
PED 369 | Infectious Disease Consult | 2, 4 |
All year except weeks 36-39 and 16-17 |
PED 303 (preferred) or MED 305 |
PED 370 | Pediatric Diabetes Care | 4 |
Contact course director for availability |
None |
PED 371 | Building Health Equity | 2 |
Weeks 12-13 |
All core clerkships |
PED 372 | Child Abuse Pediatrics | 4 |
All year |
PED 303 |
PED 373 | Pediatric Urology | 2, 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 375 | Pediatric Surgery | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 377 | Pediatric Rheumatology | 2, 4 |
All year except July, August, and December holiday period. Pre-approval from the course director is required for this course. |
PED 303 |
PED 378 | Medical Genetics | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
PED 379 | Pediatric Critical Care Acting Internship | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 380 | Pediatric Gastroenterology | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
PED 381 | Pediatric Allergy and Immunology | 4 |
All year |
None |
PED 382 | Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology | 4 |
All year |
None |
PED 383 | Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine | 4 |
All year except July and August |
PED 303 |
PED 384 | Pediatric Interventional Radiology | 4 |
All year |
PED 303 or MED 305 or SURG 303 |
PED 386 | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | 4 |
All year |
PED 303 |
PED 388 | Neonatal Intensive Care | 4 |
All year except July-Aug and Nov-Dec |
All core clerkships |
PED 389 | Pediatric Cardiology | 4 |
All year |
PED 303 |
PED 390-393 | Extramural Pediatrics Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 397 | Pediatric Nephrology | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
PED 398 | Pediatric Sports Medicine | 2, 4 |
All year except Thanksgiving-New Year’s Day and mid-April to mid-June |
None |
PED 399 | Ambulatory Adolescent Medicine | 4 |
All year |
MED 301 or PED 303 |
PED 400 | Pediatric Laboratory Medicine | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
PED 401 | Pediatric Otolaryngology | 2, 4 |
All year |
SURG 303 |
PED 403 | Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine | 4 |
All year |
PED 303 |
PED 405 | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 406 | Pediatric Acute Care | 2 |
All year starting January 2024 |
PED 303 |
PED 407 | Pediatric Healthy Generations – Teen Parent Program | 2, 4 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
PED 408 | Breastfeeding Medicine | 2 |
All year |
PED 303 |
PED 409 | Pediatric Complex Care Experience | 2, 4 |
All year (permission required) |
All core clerkships |
PED 410* | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery* | See PED 410 under Orthopaedics department |
See PED 410 under Orthopaedics department |
None |
PED 411 | Pediatric Dermatology | 2, 4 |
All year |
PED 303 |
PED 412 | Pediatric Preventive Cardiology | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
PED 413 | Introduction to Pediatric Ophthalmology | 2 |
All year |
OPHT 381 (may be waived at discretion of course director) |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
PHAR 501 | Readings in Pharmacology | 2, 4 |
Available upon request; course director approval required |
Course director approval |
PHAR 504 | Medication Prescribing: Making Benefit/Risk Calculations | 2 |
Weeks 16-17; 42-43 |
At least one core clerkship |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
PCHI 302 | 3rd Year Psychiatry Clerkship | 6 |
Per cohort |
None |
PCHI 379 | Inpatient Psychiatry Acting Internship - NVMHI | 4 |
Weeks 28, 32, 37, 41, 45, 50, 2, 6, 11, 15, 22 (dept approval required) |
PCHI 302, MED 305 |
PCHI 381 | Inpatient Psychiatry Acting Internship - GWUH | 4 |
All year (dept approval required) |
PCHI 302, MED 305 |
PCHI 382 | Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service Acting Internship - GWUH | 4 |
All year (dept approval required) |
PCHI 302, MED 305, OB&G 303 |
PCHI 383 | Forensic Psychiatry Elective | 4 |
Currently Unavailable |
PCHI 302, MED 305 |
PCHI 386 | Forensic Psychiatry Elective - NVMHI | 4 |
Weeks 28, 32, 37, 41, 45, 50, 2, 6, 11, 15, 22 |
PCHI 302, MED 305 |
PCHI 388 | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 4 |
All year |
PCHI 302 |
PCHI 390-393 | Extramural Psychiatry Elective | 2-6 |
All year (department approval required) |
All core clerkships |
PCHI 409 | Psychiatry Independent Studies | 2, 4 |
All year; 1 month minimum advance notice required for registration (department approval required) |
PCHI 302, MED 305 |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
RAD 381 | Vascular Interventional Radiology | 2, 4 |
None |
|
RAD 383 | Clinical Radiology | 4 |
All year except weeks 14-43; Reservation required weeks 2-13 and weeks 45-52 |
None |
RAD 386 | Radiation Oncology | 2, 4 |
All year |
None |
RAD 390-393 | Extramural Radiology Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
RAD 404 | GI/GU Radiology | 4 |
Weeks 14-25; 28-43 |
None |
RAD 405 | Acute/ER Radiology | 4 |
Weeks 14-25; 28-43 |
None |
RAD 406 | Trauma/Bone Radiology | 4 |
Weeks 14-25; 28-43 |
None |
RAD 407 | Women’s Imaging | 4 |
Weeks 14-25; 28-43 |
None |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
PED 375* | Pediatric Surgery* | See PED 375 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 375 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 375 under Pediatrics department |
PED 401* | Pediatric Otolaryngology* | See PED 401 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 401 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 401 under Pediatrics department |
SURG 303 | 3rd Year Surgery Clerkship | 8 |
Per cohort |
None |
SURG 353 | Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery | 2, 4 |
Weeks 44-13 (reservation required); open enrollment weeks 14-43. Departmental approval required for 2-week course. |
SURG 303 |
SURG 355 | Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery - Suburban & Holy Cross Hospital | 2, 4 |
All year |
SURG 303 |
SURG 356 | Otolaryngology for 3rd Year Medical Students | 2 |
All year; registration requires prior departmental approval for weeks 44-13 |
None; see notes |
SURG 358 | Tropical Otolaryngology | 2, 4 |
All year (prior approval REQUIRED from course director prior to registration) |
|
SURG 380 | General Surgery and Surgical Oncology Acting Internship - Adkins | 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45 through 13 |
All core clerkships |
SURG 382 | Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Acting Internship - DePalma | 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45 through 13 |
All core clerkships |
SURG 383 | Thoracic, Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Foregut Acting Internship - Blades | 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45 through 13 |
All core clerkships |
SURG 385 | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2, 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45 through 13 |
All core clerkships |
SURG 386 | Cardiothoracic Surgery and Interventional Cardiology - VAMC | 4 |
All year |
None |
SURG 388 | Vascular Surgery Acting Internship - Giordano | 2, 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45 through 13 |
All core clerkships |
SURG 390-393 | Extramural Surgery Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |
SURG 400 | Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Acting Internship - CTACC | 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45 through 13 |
All core clerkships |
SURG 402 | Colorectal and Breast Surgery Acting Internship | 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45 through 13 |
All core clerkships |
Course Number | Title | Length (Weeks) | When Offered | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|---|
PED 373* | Pediatric Urology* | See PED 373 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 373 under Pediatrics department |
See PED 373 under Pediatrics department |
UROL 302 | Clinical Urology | 4 |
All year; reservation required in weeks 45-13 |
All core clerkships |
UROL 303 | Urology for 3rd Year Medical Students | 2 |
All year |
None; see notes |
UROL 390-393 | Extramural Urology Elective | 2-6 |
All year |
All core clerkships |