Fourth Year Preparation Bulletin - Class of 2021 - Scheduling and Clinical Programs

Sep 15, 2026

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Fourth Year Preparation Bulletin for the Class of 2021 outlines key scheduling, curriculum, and administrative guidance for students entering year 3/4 and electives. It lists important dates including orientation, USMLE deadlines, mock and final schedule timelines, Match Day activities, recommendation letters, MSPE, interviews, residency applications, awards ceremonies, and graduation. The bulletin also covers clerkships and required courses, internal/external electives including VSLO, and general scheduling policies such as schedule ordering, changes, deviations, priorities, electives subspecialty rules, and remediation information, plus schedule-building instructions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

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Pages9

Reading Time3 min

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I. IMPORTANT DATES

Orientation

USMLE Deadlines

Creation of Mock and Final Schedule Timelines

Match Day Activities

Letters of Recommendation

Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)

Interviews

Applying for Residency

Awards Ceremonies

Graduation Day

II. CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

III. REQUIRED FOURTH YEAR CLERKSHIPS AND COURSES

Internal Electives

External Electives (Externships and International)

Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program

IV. GENERAL SCHEDULING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Scheduling Order

Schedule Deviations

Schedule Changes

Elective Subspecialty Policy

Family Medicine Sub-Internship Scheduling

Scheduling Advice

Remediation Information

Scheduling Priorities

V. SCHEDULE BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

Building a Schedule

Search Example

Using a Master Course List Search

Using Elective Search Method

Fourth Year Preparation Bulletin Class of 2021 Director of Clinical Programs and Electives Administrator Suzanne Leonard Harrison, MD [suzanne.harrison@med.fsu.edu](suzanne.harrison@med.fsu.edu) 850-644-0904 Year 3/4 and Electives Co-Coordinators Heather Rodríguez-Raymond [heather.rodriguez@med.fsu.edu](heather.rodriguez@med.fsu.edu) 850-645-1989 Debralee “DL” LaSeur [debralee.laseur@med.fsu.edu](debralee.laseur@med.fsu.edu) 850-645-2907 Scheduling and VSAS Support Regional Campus Clinical Coordinator and/or Student Support Coordinator Table of Contents I. IMPORTANT DATES .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Orientation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 USMLE Deadlines ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Creation of Mock and Final Schedule Timelines .................................................................................................................. 3 Match Day Activities ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Letters of Recommendation ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) .............................................................................................................. 3 Interviews ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Applying for Residency ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Awards Ceremonies ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Graduation Day ...................................................................................................................................................................4 II. CURRICULUM OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................4 III. REQUIRED FOURTH YEAR CLERKSHIPS AND COURSES ..................................................................................................................4 Internal Electives .................................................................................................................................................................5 External Electives (Externships and International) .............................................................................................................. 5 Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program ...................................................................................................5 IV. GENERAL SCHEDULING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................... 6 Scheduling Order ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Schedule Deviations ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Schedule Changes ............................................

FAQs

What important dates are included for the Class of 2021?

The bulletin includes orientation, USMLE deadlines, mock and final schedule timeline creation, Match Day activities, recommendation letters, MSPE, interviews, residency application timelines, awards ceremonies, and graduation day.

Which clerkships, courses, and elective programs are covered?

It covers required fourth-year clerkships and courses, internal electives, external electives (externships and international), and visiting student learning opportunities (VSLO).

What scheduling policies and procedures does the document provide?

It explains scheduling order, schedule deviations and changes, elective subspecialty policy, family medicine sub-internship scheduling, scheduling advice, remediation information, and scheduling priorities.

Sep 15, 2026

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