Academic Advancement and Graduation

To advance to the second year of the MD educational program, a MD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the First 100 Weeks:
   • From the Person to the Professional: Challenges, Privileges, and Responsibilities;
   • The Biologic Imperative;
   • Continuity and Change: Fueling the Body;
   • Continuity and Change: Homeostasis;
   • Initial Clinical Experience I;
2. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
3. Timely completion of required certifications and training.

To advance to the third year (Second 100 Weeks: Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE)of the MD educational program, a MD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the First 100 Weeks:
   • Interacting with the Environment;
   • Host Microbe Interactions;
   • The Human Condition;
   • Initial Clinical Experience II;
2. Completion of the Transitions course is required to continue in the third year;
3. Completion of USMLE Step 1;
4. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
5. Timely completion of required certifications and training;

To advance to the fourth year (Second 100 Weeks: Preparation for Residency) of the MD educational program, a MD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of ACE of the Second 100 Weeks:
   • Six (6) Core Clerkships:
     • Psychiatry
     • Neurology
     • Pediatrics
     • Obstetrics and Gynecology
     • Medicine
     • Surgery;
   • Core Learning
   • ACE Continuity Clinic;
   • Transitions
   • Four (4) weeks of selectives;
2. A passing score on USMLE Step 1
3. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
4. Timely completion of required certifications and training;

The MD degree may be conferred by Hofstra University upon MD program students who have complied with all of the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in all required courses of the First 100 Weeks (as stated above);
2. A passing score on USMLE Step 1;
3. Passing grades in the following courses of ACE of the Second 100 Weeks:
   1. Six (6) Core Clerkships:
      1. Psychiatry
      2. Neurology
      3. Pediatrics
      4. Obstetrics and Gynecology
      5. Medicine
      6. Surgery;
   2. Core Learning
   3. ACE Continuity Clinic;
   4. Transitions
   5. Four (4) weeks of selectives;
4. Passing grades in the following courses of Preparation for Residency of the Second 100 Weeks:
   1. Three (3) Core Acting Internships:
      • Family Medicine, Medicine, Pediatrics, or Surgery
      • Emergency Medicine
      • Critical Care
   2. Twenty (20) weeks of electives;
5. Completion of USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge;
6. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards;
7. Timely completion of required certifications and training; and
8. Satisfactory completion of the required academic, professional and curriculum competencies (including patient encounters and procedures) set forth by the Zucker School of Medicine and/or any of its components, including the Student Advancement Committee, Curriculum Committees or other Committees and/or departments.

Advancement and Graduation Requirements: MD/PhD Program
The MD/PhD Program has three phases:

1. Phase 1: First 100 Weeks of the MD Program (~2 years)
2. Phase 2: Laboratory Research of the PhD Program (~4 years)
3. Phase 3: Second 100 Weeks of the MD Program (~2 years)

To advance to the second year of Phase 1 of the MD/PhD educational program, a MD/PhD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grades the following courses of the First 100 Weeks:
   • From the Person to the Professional: Challenges, Privileges, and Responsibilities;
   • The Biologic Imperative;
   • Continuity and Change: Fueling the Body;
   • Continuity and Change: Homeostasis;
   • Initial Clinical Experience I;
2. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
3. Timely completion of required certifications and training.
4. PhD course: Critical Readings and Topics in Translational Medicine

To advance to the first year of Phase 2 of the MD/PhD educational program, a MD/PhD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the First 100 Weeks:
   • Interacting with the Environment;
   • Host Microbe Interactions;
   • The Human Condition;
   • Initial Clinical Experience II;
2. A passing score on USMLE Step 1;
3. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
4. Timely completion of required certifications and training.
5. PhD course: Model Organisms in Biomedical Research

Note that students may choose to complete one 3rd year clerkship prior to entering Stage 2. 

To advance to subsequent years of Phase 2 of the MD/PhD educational program, a MD/PhD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grade on a qualifying examination;
2. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
3. Timely completion of required certifications and training.

To advance to the first year of Phase 3 of the MD/PhD educational program, a MD/PhD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the PhD program:
   • Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research;
   • Bioinformatics;
2. Completion of a minimum of three years of full-time, enrolled doctoral study;
3. Completion of a dissertation, and passing the accompanying oral defense;
4. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
5. Timely completion of required certifications and training.

The MD/PhD joint degree may be conferred by Hofstra University upon MD/PhD Program students who have complied with all of the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in all required courses of the First 100 Weeks (as stated above);
2. A passing score on USMLE Step 1;
3. Passing grades in the following courses of the Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE) of the Second 100 Weeks:
   • Six (6) Core Clerkships:
     • Psychiatry
     • Neurology
     • Pediatrics
     • Obstetrics and Gynecology
     • Medicine
     • Surgery;
   • Core Learning;
   • ACE Continuity Clinic or Independent Study;
4. Passing grades in the following courses of Preparation for Residency of the Second 100 Weeks:
   • Two (2) Core Acting Internships:
     • Family Medicine, Medicine, Pediatrics, or Surgery
     • Emergency Medicine or Critical Care
   • Four (4) weeks of electives;
5. Completion of USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge;
6. Passing grades in all required courses of the PhD program (as stated above);
7. Completion of a minimum of three years of full-time, enrolled doctoral study;
8. Completion dissertation, and passing of the accompanying oral defense;
9. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards;
10. Timely completion of required certifications and training; and
11. Satisfactory completion of the required academic, professional and curriculum competencies (including patient encounters and procedures) set forth by the Zucker School of Medicine and/or any of its components, including the Student Advancement Committee, Curriculum Committees or other Committees and/or departments.

Due to the nature of the combined MD and OMS residency programs, any academic deficiency that requires repetition of MD coursework may result in consideration of dismissal from the MD/OMS Program.
To advance to the second year of the MD/OMS educational program, a MD/OMS student must meet the following requirements of the MD Program:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the First 100 Weeks:
   • From the Person to the Professional: Challenges, Privileges, and Responsibilities;
   • Continuity and Change: Homeostasis;
   • Initial Clinical Experience I;
2. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
3. Timely completion of required certifications and training.

To advance to the third year (Second 100 Weeks: Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE)) of the MD/OMS educational program, a MD/OMS student must meet the following requirements of the MD Program and the OMS residency:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the First 100 Weeks:
   • Interacting with the Environment;
   • Host Microbe Interactions;
   • The Human Condition;
   • Initial Clinical Experience II;
   • Transitions;
2. A passing score on USMLE Step 1
3. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
4. Timely completion of required certifications and training;

To advance to the fourth year (Second 100 Weeks: Preparation for Residency) of the MD/OMS educational program, a MD/OMS student must meet the following requirements of the MD Program:

1. A passing score on USMLE Step 1;
2. Passing grades in the following courses of ACE of the Second 100 Weeks:
   • Six (6) Core Clerkships:
     • Psychiatry
     • Neurology
     • Pediatrics
     • Obstetrics and Gynecology
     • Medicine
     • Surgery;
   • Core Learning
   • ACE Continuity Clinic;
3. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
4. Timely completion of required certifications and training.

The MD degree may be conferred by Hofstra University upon MD/OMS program students who have complied with all of the following requirements while also meeting milestones of OMS residency program:

1. Passing grades in all required courses of the First 100 Weeks (as stated above);
2. A passing score on USMLE Step 1;
3. Passing grades in the following courses of the Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE) of the Second 100 Weeks:
   • Six (6) Core Clerkships:
     • Psychiatry
     • Neurology
     • Pediatrics
     • Obstetrics and Gynecology
     • Medicine
     • Surgery;
   • Core Learning
   • ACE Continuity Clinic;
4. Passing grades in the following courses of Preparation for Residency of the Second 100 Weeks:
   • Two (2) Core Acting Internships:
     • Medicine or Pediatrics
     • Critical Care
   • Eight (8) weeks of electives, with approval from the MD/OMS Program Director;
5. Completion of USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge;
6. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
7. Timely completion of required certifications and training; and
8. Satisfactory completion of the required academic, professional and curriculum competencies (including patient encounters and procedures) set forth by the Zucker School of Medicine and/or any of its components, including the Student Advancement Committee, Curriculum Committees or other Committees and/or departments.

To advance to each year of the PhD educational program, a PhD student must meet the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the PhD program;
   1. Critical Readings on Topics and Translational Medicine;
   2. Model Organism in Biomedical Research;
   3. Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research;
   4. Bioinformatics
2. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
3. Timely completion of required certifications and training.

The PhD degree may be conferred by Hofstra University upon PhD Program students who have complied with all of the following requirements:

1. Passing grades in the following courses of the PhD program (as stated above):
2. Passing grade on a qualifying examination;
3. Completion of a minimum of three years of full-time enrolled doctoral study;
4. Completion of a dissertation proposal, dissertation, and accompanying oral defense;
5. Acceptable academic and professional behavior, and ethical and technical standards; and
6. Timely completion of required certifications and training.