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Courses for enrolled students

Intensive Care Medicine on the Healthcare Team

1-2 weeks, Longitudinal | Selective

Intensive care is an often discussed, but rarely accessible area of medicine for medical students. During this weeklong program, students will be immersed in intensive care units (ICUs) across Mayo Clinic. Students will be partnered with ICU nurses to gain an intentional appreciation for roles within the health care team and, in doing so, work alongside ICU providers to engage in hands on patient care.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Introduction to Biomedical Informatics

1-2 weeks | Selective

Biomedical informatics is an interdisciplinary field that studies the effective uses of biomedical data, information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving and decision making, motivated by efforts to improve human health. Learn more about this exciting field in this selective.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Belonging

Introduction to Computer Programming

1-2 weeks | Selective

With the increasing utilization of technology in the workplace, future physicians have an increasing need to understand computer programming basics. This selective would provide students with an introduction to Python through a hands-on project-based approach.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual

Introduction to Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology

1-2 weeks | Selective

This is a one-week selective where medical students will have the opportunity to explore Radiology while learning about the role and impact Radiology has on patient care.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical

Introduction to Space Medicine

Longitudinal | Selective

This course is an introduction to the principles of space medicine, an emerging field with rising popularity due to the commercialized spaceflight, by providing insight into the nuances of the health challenges associated with this ultimate medical frontier.


  • Location: Arizona, Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Clinical

Investigating Native Health

Longitudinal | Selective

Are you interested in Native Health? Wish it was a bigger part of our curriculum? If yes, then sign up for the longitudinal selective “Investigating Native Health Through Documentary.” Journey with us from Standing Rock to the Amazon to Hollywood and beyond as we become culturally humble physicians and advocates for justice in healthcare through documentaries.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Belonging

Journal Club

Longitudinal | Selective

In this Journal Club Selective, learn to critically evaluate scientific articles and apply these analytical skills in your own scientific writing. You will evaluate study designs, and critique an article’s background, methodology, results, and discussion sections for a journal club presentation. 


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Research

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Academic LOA | Dual Degree

Combining your M.D. degree with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU will prepare you for leadership roles in a variety of health care institutions, for developing health care policies, and for careers in medicine.


  • Location: External to MCASOM
  • Format: In-Person

Karolinska Institutet in Sweden

3-8 weeks, Academic LOA | Global Health, Research

Research and/or clinical opportunities are available at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden!


  • Location: External to MCASOM, International
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Research

Kidney TREKS

1-2 weeks | Research

Kidney TREKS (Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars), an initiative established by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), is designed to foster interest in careers in nephrology and research through a week-long research course retreat and long-term mentorship program.


  • Location: External to MCASOM
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Research