Students progress through a series of structured and scaffolded learning activities prior to embarking upon clinical learning experiences. Students rotate through numerous clinical sites in Pittsburgh and around the region including the UPMC hospitals, which are nationally known for surgical innovation, trauma medicine, organ transplantation, evidence-based anesthesia practice, research, and biomedical technology. Students have the opportunity for specialized experiences in cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, dental, regional anesthesia, organ transplantation, pediatrics, obstetrics, burns and pain management. An array of additional clinical opportunities in community environments and other unique settings help to enrich the curriculum and prepare the graduate for practice in diverse settings. Upon completion, graduates are well-prepared to safely manage simple-to-extremely complex patients across the lifespan.
Students gain clinical experience at such outstanding facilities as:
- UPMC Williamsport
- Heritage Valley Health System-Sewickley
- UPMC Passavant-Cranberry
- UPMC Altoona
- Butler Memorial Hospital
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
- Jefferson Hospital
- UPMC Magee - Women's Hospital
- University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
- University of Washington Medical Center
- UPMC McKeesport
- UPMC Mercy Hospital
- UPMC Passavant Hospital
- UPMC Presbyterian
- UPMC Shadyside
- UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
- VA Medical Center of Pittsburgh
- UPMC Washington Hospital
- Weirton Medical Center
- WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital
- Atrium Medical Center
- Heritage Valley Surgery Center
- Southwestern Ambulatory Surgical Center
- Ephraim Family Dental Clinic
- UPMC East
- Leo R. McCafferty, MD, FACS
- Sanpete Valley Hospital
- UPMC Horizon-Shenango
- UPMC Jameson
- Highlands Hospital
- Digestive Health Endoscopy Center