Students can complete their core clerkships and advanced pathway rotations in Des Moines at partnering hospitals, clinics, and other health care settings.
Enrollment
- 24 students can spend their entire core clerkship year in Des Moines
- Additional students can complete individual core clerkships during the year as space allows
- 18 specialty-based advanced pathway rotations are available at various locations
- Health policy advocacy and public health medicine elective rotations are also available
“The Des Moines year was the single best decision I have made in medical school, both from an educational perspective and from a life perspective. The support of faculty, staff, residents, has been second to none and has helped me grow as a person and as a future physician. Thank you for a wonderful and life-changing year.”
Core Clerkships
All eight core clerkships are offered at the Des Moines campus.
- Internal Medicine (10 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine (2 weeks)
- Family and Community Medicine (6 weeks)
- Internal Medicine (10 weeks)
- Pediatrics (6 weeks)
- Psychiatry (4 weeks)
- Neurology (4 weeks)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (6 weeks)
- Surgery (6 weeks)
Advanced Pathway Rotations
There are many advanced pathway rotations are available through the Des Moines branch campus at various locations in the Des Moines area.
Blank Children's Hospital
- Pediatrics
Broadlawns Medical Center
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- Family Medicine
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Emergency Medicine
- General Surgery
- Internal Medicine
Veterans Affairs Central Iowa Health Care System
- Internal Medicine
Other Des Moines Area Electives
- Healthcare Policy Advocacy Elective Rotation
- Public Health Medicine Elective Rotation