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The following are prerequisites to the granting of the degree of doctor of medicine by Rush University: The level of achievement required by the faculty for the degree of doctor of medicine (MD) must be attained in a minimum of 35 months. Credit toward the MD degree may be granted to a student by the Office of the Dean for appropriate course work accomplished prior to matriculation at Rush Medical College. A minimum of 78 weeks of instruction at Rush Medical College is required for students entering at the third-year level from other medical schools. The Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion may recommend additional weeks of instruction depending upon the progress made by any Rush Medical College student. Each student's progress in each year of the Rush Medical College curriculum will be evaluated by the Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion, and additional study may be required in any year for students with academic difficulty. Students must pass all courses in the pre-clinical years and pass Step 1 of the USMLE before entering the clinical phase of the curriculum. Prior to degree conferral, students are required to pass Step 1 and complete Step 2, both Clinical Knowledge and Clinical Skills portions, of the USMLE. Students may not graduate if they have not taken Step 2. Students may participate in June commencement ceremonies if they have passed all required clerkships and Step 1 of the USMLE, are scheduled to take USMLE Step 2, and are scheduled for completion of all elective clerkship requirements by December 31 of the same year.
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