Prepare for Your Clinical Rotations: What to Expect at Affiliated Sites
To begin you clinical rotation, you must first successfully complete the Medical Sciences curriculum, Pass USMLE® Step 1 and submit the score report, and receive approved clearances and complete a background check. Next, you will work with the Office of Clinical Advising and Clerkships to secure a placement in a teaching hospital. The office will continue to be a resource for students throughout their clinical rotations.
Comprehensive Clinical Rotations at Affiliated Hospitals
Medical students need to complete 80 weeks of clinical training comprised of core clerkships and elective rotations during semesters 6 through 10 (years 3-4).
During clinical rotations, students are active members of a team comprised of students, residents, and attending physicians where they take medical histories, give physicals, evaluate lab tests, analyze information to diagnose patient cases, and participate in limited procedures. Students benefit from having a program director, faculty members and a medical education coordinator at each site who work together to facilitate the learning experience.
Core Clerkships consist of 42 weeks of training
In the following medical disciplines:
- Internal Medicine – 12 weeks
- Surgery – 12 weeks
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) – 6 weeks
- Pediatrics – 6 weeks
- Psychiatry – 6 weeks
Elective Rotations consist of 38 weeks of training
In various specialties and subspecialties:
- Family Medicine (4-6 weeks)
- Internal Medicine Elective (2 weeks)
- Internal Medicine Sub-internship (4 weeks)
- Psychiatry Sub-internship (4 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
- Cardiology (4 weeks)
- Gastroenterology (4 weeks)
- Neurology (4 weeks)
- Radiology (4 weeks)
- Pulmonology (4 weeks)
- Anesthesiology (4 weeks)
California Affiliated Hospitals
Kern Medical Center
Kern Medical Center
Kern Medical Center is an acute care teaching hospital with a wide range of services offered. The hospital features a Level II Trauma Center and is the only local hospital dedicated to physician resident training.
Kern Medical Center is an academic teaching hospital that trains residents specializing in Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN and Surgery.
Affiliations with UCLA, UCSD, and UCI Schools of Medicine give visiting doctors, researchers and other professionals an opportunity to assist our full-time faculty physicians and take an active role in the teaching process.
AUC students are eligible to undertake all core rotations and the required Family Practice elective at Kern Medical Center.
Connecticut Affiliated Hospitals
Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
34 Maple St.
Norwalk, CT 06856
Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT
Norwalk Hospital is an acute care, academic hospital providing a variety of medical, surgical and wellness services.
The hospital features a Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center and Joint Replacement Center while also offering advanced cancer, heart and neurosciences care.
Norwalk Hospital is part of Nuvance Health, an integrated health system with seven community hospital locations throughout Connecticut and New York.
Danbury Hospital
24 Hospital Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
Through an affiliation with Nuvance Health AUC students can complete clinical rotations at Danbury Hospital, a regional medical center and university teaching hospital associated with Yale University School of Medicine, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
Danbury Hospital’s services include cardiac & vascular, stroke, psychiatric, and surgical care.
The hospital features a Level III NICU and is certified as a Primary Stroke Center (Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval). Danbury Hospital is also designated as a Robotic Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).
Saint Mary’s Hospital
56 Franklin St
Waterbury, Connecticut 06706
Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT
Saint Mary’s Hospital is a Catholic, not-for-profit, acute care, community teaching hospital serving as part of Trinity Health Of New England’s integrated health care delivery system.
The hospital is designated as a Level II Trauma Center and is recognized for its cardiac, stroke, surgical, and pediatric care.
Florida Affiliated Hospitals
Center for Haitian Studies
8260 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33138
Center for Haitian Studies, Miami, FL
The Center for Haitian Studies, Health and Human Services (CHS) is a community-based non-profit corporation which provides a wide range of social and health services primarily to the underserved population of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
CHS, in collaboration with its academic affiliates, offers an excellent opportunity to local, national and international medical students, medical residents, student nurses, student medical assistant and nurse practitioner students to obtain culturally competent educational experience.
Illinois Affiliated Hospitals
Mount Sinai Hospital
1500 S. California Ave
NR 214
Chicago, IL 60608
Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL
Mount Sinai Hospital, an acute care safety-net, teaching hospital, and Level I Adult Trauma Center providing a wide array of quality medical, surgical, behavioral health, therapeutic and diagnostic services.
The Emergency Department, a Level I Adult Trauma Center, provides care to approximately 41,000 patients each year. The Labor and Delivery unit welcomes over 1,600 newborns annually—the second highest number of any hospital in Chicago.
A teaching hospital for the Chicago area, Mount Sinai Hospital trains more than 700 aspiring health care professionals through undergraduate, graduate, residency and fellowship programs each year.
Louisiana Affiliated Hospitals
Baton Rouge Medical Center
8585 Picardy Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Baton Rouge Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is a full-service community hospital with three campuses. As the first hospital in Baton Rouge, opening its doors in 1900, Baton Rouge General has a long history of groundbreaking milestones, as well as providing the Greater Baton Rouge community with high quality healthcare for generations.
Brentwood Behavioral Health Company
1006 Highland Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101
Brentwood Behavioral Health Company, Shreveport, LA
Brentwood Behavioral Health Company is a psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility that has served the Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas regions for over 30 years. AUC students have the opportunity to complete their psychiatry core rotation as well as psychiatry-related electives at Brentwood
Maryland Affiliated Hospitals
Spring Grove Hospital Center,
55 Wade Avenue,
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Spring Grove Hospital Center, Catonsville, MD
St. Agnes HealthCare is a full-service community teaching hospital with residency programs in a number of medical/surgical specialties. Today, it is a comprehensive health system with physicians, hospital, outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Center, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Cancer Center, ambulatory clinics and other provider relationships.
Key services at St. Agnes HealthCare include: The St. Agnes Cancer Center, The Chest Pain Emergency Center, Cardiovascular Services, Women’s Health Services, The Joint Connection, The Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Telemedicine and the St. Agnes Emergency Department, which includes Pediatric, Adult and Urgent Care Emergency Centers. St. Agnes also supports off-site facilities such as the Seton Imaging Center.
St. Agnes Hospital
900 South Caton Ave
Baltimore, MD 21229
St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
St. Agnes HealthCare is a full-service community teaching hospital with residency programs in a number of medical/surgical specialties. Established in 1906, the St. Agnes surgical residency program is the second oldest in the United States; the medical residency was founded shortly thereafter. Today, it is a comprehensive health system with physicians, hospital, outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Center, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Cancer Center, ambulatory clinics and other provider relationships.
Key services at St. Agnes HealthCare include: The St. Agnes Cancer Center, The Chest Pain Emergency Center, Cardiovascular Services, Women’s Health Services, The Joint Connection, The Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Telemedicine and the St. Agnes Emergency Department, which includes Pediatric, Adult and Urgent Care Emergency Centers. St. Agnes also supports off-site facilities such as the Seton Imaging Center.
Michigan Affiliated Hospitals
Ascension Providence Hospital
16001 West Nine Mile Rd
Southfield, MI 48075
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI
Ascension Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan provides 24/7 emergency care, OB-GYN maternity care, as well as several specialty care services. Providence - Southfield is also a level II trauma center and a Primary Stroke Center.
In addition to the main hospital, Ascension Providence offers outpatient care at more than 20 primary and specialty care centers. It is also a member of Ascension Healthcare, a growing, national network of community-based health care services that provides comprehensive prevention, primary care and treatment programs.
AUC students may complete all 72 weeks of core rotations and electives at Ascension Providence Hospital
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital
1101 West University Dr
Rochester MI 48307
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, Rochester Hills, MI
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital represents a wide range of medical specialties providing primary, secondary, and tertiary-level care.
Ascension Providence Rochester has newly-renovated facilities and cutting-edge technology for providing patients with the most advanced medical care on both an inpatient and outpatient basis
New York Affiliated Hospitals
Bronxcare Health System
1650 Grand Concourse
New York, NY 10457
Bronxcare Health System, Bronx, NY
BronxCare Health System is the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health care system serving the South and Central Bronx. With two major hospital divisions, BronxCare offers a comprehensive psychiatric facility, a specialized long-term care facility, and an extensive outpatient network.
Bronxcare’s medical education programs include 12 fully accredited Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) programs and three training programs in Dentistry, approved by the American Dental Association (ADA).
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
121 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Hospital Center offers nine different residency programs including Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, and Gynecology.
The hospital features a Simulation Laboratory for hands-on learning and has integrated the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system to strengthen both productivity and quality of care.
Brooklyn Hospital Center is approved for residency training by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Dental Association (ADA) and Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CMPE).
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
4500 Parsons Blvd,
Flushing, NY, 11355
Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Queens, NY
Flushing Hospital opened in 1884 and is a not-for-profit teaching hospital offering a full array of primary and specialty healthcare services to the Queens community.
Flushing’s residency programs include General Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, and Surgery.
Nassau Health Care Corporation
2201 Hempstead Turnpike,
East Meadow, NY 11554
Nassau Health Care Corporation, East Meadow, NY
The Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC) plays a vital role in the delivery of health care in Nassau County. The Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC), the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale, and their community health centers provide critical health services to all residents of Nassau County, but particularly to those who are most in need.
Designated as a Level I Trauma Center – one of only four on Long Island – Nassau University Medical Center treats over half of all serious trauma in Nassau County in five separate emergency rooms: medical emergencies; surgical emergencies; pediatric emergencies; a separate Gynecology suite; and an Emergency Ambulatory Unit, along with a locked psychiatric emergency section.
The tertiary care teaching hospital is one part of NHCC’s health care system, with A. Holly Patterson nursing facility and six community health centers located throughout Nassau County.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
327 Beach 19th St,
Far Rockaway NY 11691
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Queens, NY
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital South Shore is a community teaching hospital serving Far Rockaway and the Five Towns, an area that is densely populated, culturally and economically diverse, and medically underserved. An 11-story facility, St. John’s is also connected via a covered overhead walkway to the Bishop Charles Waldo MacLean Episcopal Nursing Home.
Accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Inc. and the American Osteopathic Association, this voluntary hospital has one of the finest graduate medical education programs in the metropolitan area.
Affiliated with the State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn, St. John’s is currently training interns and residents in a number of specialties.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9NH
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham, London
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Chelsea, London. Although the hospital has been at its present site since only 1993, the hospital has a rich history in that it serves as the new site for the Westminster Hospital.
Epsom General Hospital
Dorking Road, Epsom
Surrey, KT18 7EG
Epsom General Hospital, Surrey
Epsom is located on the southwestern edge of London and is surrounded by houses and suburban parks.Epsom has a wide range of available services, including radiology, pathology, endocrinology, cancer services, and cardiology.
St. Bernard's Hospital
Uxbridge Road
London
UB1 3EU
St. Bernard's Hospital, London
St Bernard's Hospital (West London Mental Health NHS Trust) is a hospital located in London, England. A wide range of specialist mental health services and some physical health services are delivered at the St Bernard's Hospital site.
St. Richard's Hospital
Spitalfield Lane
Chichester, West Sussex
PO19 6SE
St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex
St. Richard’s in Chichester provides a full range of general acute hospital services including A&E, maternity, outpatients, day surgery and intensive care.
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK2 7JE, United Kingdom
Stepping Hill Hospital
Stockport
Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport is a busy hospital, treating more than 500,000 patients each year. All specialties are on site offering all core clerkships and many elective opportunities in a large number of subspecialties.
West Middlesex University Hospital
Twickenham Road
Isleworth, Middlesex
TW7 6AF
West Middlesex University Hospital, London
West Middlesex University Hospital is an acute NHS hospital in Isleworth, West London, operated by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is a teaching hospital of Imperial College School of Medicine and a designated academic health science partner.
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham St, Slough
SL2 4HL, United Kingdom
Wexham Park Hospital
London
This is a large and busy hospital just 20 miles to the West of London. The hospital provides services including emergency, trauma and orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric, coronary care and maternity services.
Clinical Rotation FAQs
Clinical rotations at the American University of the Caribbean provide medical students with hands-on, supervised experience in a hospital setting, bridging classroom learning with real-world patient care. These rotations are divided into core clerkships and elective rotations, allowing students to build a broad foundation across major medical fields as well as explore specialized areas of interest.
AUC has a clear mission and selects affiliated clinical sites that align. We look for partners with a mission of meeting the health care needs of the communities they serve and that value and embrace the responsibility of training tomorrow's physicians. We want AUC students' education to continue to be enhanced by a focus on social accountability and community engagement as they complete their clinical rotations.
Once students pass USMLE Step 1 and report their score to AUC, they are put into the queue for clinical scheduling. The Office of Clinical Advising and Clerkships will work on available core scheduling options based on the student’s preferences and availability. Students work with the Office of Clinical Advising and Clerkships as well as individual hospital sites for scheduling electives. More information on elective scheduling is available in the Elective Clerkships Guide.
Core Clerkships: The core clerkships consist of 42 weeks of training in essential medical disciplines providing students with critical knowledge and skills in managing a wide range of medical conditions and patient care scenarios.
- Internal Medicine – 12 weeks
- Surgery – 12 weeks
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) – 6 weeks
- Pediatrics – 6 weeks
- Psychiatry – 6 weeks
Elective Rotations: Students participate in 38 weeks of elective rotations in various specialties and subspecialties. These electives allow students to tailor their experience to their interests, deepen knowledge in specific areas, and gain exposure to specialized patient care. Below are the main electives offered. Your advisor can discuss other elective rotations with you.
- Family Medicine (4-6 weeks)
- Internal Medicine Elective (2 weeks)
- Internal Medicine Sub-internship (4 weeks)
- Psychiatry Sub-internship (4 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
- Cardiology (4 weeks)
- Gastroenterology (4 weeks)
- Neurology (4 weeks)
- Radiology (4 weeks)
- Pulmonology (4 weeks)
- Anesthesiology (4 weeks)
Global Health Electives: Additionally, AUC students may select to participate in a six-week clinical rotation in one of six countries that will expose them to varying healthcare systems, instilling in them a deeper understanding of global health care:
- Vietnam
- India
- Dominican Republic
- Uganda
- Thailand
- Zimbabwe