Fourth Year

Subinternship
New Brunswick and Camden Campuses

Overview

New Brunswick Program

A four week subinternship is required of all fourth year students.  Subinternships that satisfy this requirement must:

• Be designated as a “subinternship or acting internship” in one of the following disciplines:  Family Medicine, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry or Surgery.
• Provide a BROAD BASE of experience that is primarily inpatient and where the pathophysiology of disease is emphasized in teaching by attendings and residents.
• Stipulate that students serve as true acting interns with one-on-one reporting to a resident and attending. 

The Curriculum Committee has determined that only subinternships in the six basic disciplines (FMED, MED, OBG, PEDS, PSYC & SURG) meet the requirement. 

Additional subinternships may be selected by individual students as electives.

Camden Program

A four-week subinternship is required of all fourth year students.  Students may select from a variety of subinternships in the basic disciplines.  Additional subinternships may be selected by individual students as part of their elective schedule.

Subinternships that satisfy the requirement must:

1) Be designated as a “subinternship” or “acting internship” in one of the following disciplines:  Family Medicine, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry or Surgery.

2) Provide a broad base of experience that is primarily inpatient and where the pathophysiology of disease is emphasized in teaching by attendings and residents.

3) Stipulate that students serve as true acting interns with one-on-one reporting to a resident and attending.  Educational conferences and/or attending rounds must be held at least five times each week.