3-Year Accelerated Program
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is proud to offer a three-year accelerated medical school program for students who are interested in becoming primary care physicians.
Meeting the Demand
Research shows that improved health care outcomes and reduced costs in the United States are strongly linked to the availability of primary care physicians. The need for primary care physicians is greater now as our health care system continues to evolve. Pediatricians and family doctors develop lasting relationships with their patients and play essential roles in providing primary care to the community. Both disciplines address acute problems, chronic illness, prevention and more.
Taking the lead to meet this demand, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School offers a three-year accelerated primary care track – 3-Year Primary Care Accelerated Program (3-Year Accelerated Program).
This track includes early clinical experiences in family medicine or pediatrics during the pre-clerkship phase of the curriculum. Students are engaged in clinical learning and receive mentoring by faculty and residents beginning in their first year at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. After successfully completing this three-year curriculum, students will be in position to match into one of our affiliated family medicine or pediatrics residency programs.
Who Should Apply
- Students who know they want to be their patients' primary care physician — caring for patients and families with a focus on comprehensiveness, continuity, and community.
- Students with a passion for community health.
- Students who would prefer to graduate in three years, foregoing the elective opportunities students would have in year four of medical school.
- Students who feel they can integrate clinical material at an accelerated pace.
- Students who are self-directed learners, proactive, and take responsibility for their own learning.
Applying for 3-Year Primary Care Accelerated Program
Applicants are asked to denote interest in the 3-Year Accelerated track in the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School secondary application. Interest, or lack thereof, does not impact the holistic review of the application or bear any significance on admissions decisions. Interested applicants offered acceptance to the medical school will have the opportunity to apply for 3-Year Accelerated in the spring, and will receive a notification of decision prior to the plan to enroll date.
3-Year Primary Care Accelerated Program FAQs
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- Students begin immersive experiences with either the family medicine or pediatrics residencies during their pre-clerkship years.
- Students complete a five-week clinical program the summer between their first and second year of medical school.
- The clerkship year includes the same required clerkships as traditional M3 students with a shortened Surgery clerkship, integration of a PM&R experience and all required M4 experiences (Sub-internship, Critical Care, Transitions to Residency); There is a 2-week winter break. No electives.
- Students can revert to a four-year curriculum at any time during the three years.
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- students begin seeing patients with family medicine or pediatrics residents and faculty during their M1 year. You’ll learn the skills needed to care for patients in primary care settings and begin to learn about commons problems in primary care.
- Students have the opportunity to follow individual patients over 1-2 years and help them navigate and coordinate their care.
- nurtures the passion to care for the “whole patient” and develop meaningful, continuity relationships with patients.
Residency Programs
3-Year Primary Care Accelerated Program students, after meeting academic and professionalism requirements of the three-year curriculum, will be in position to match into one of our family medicine or pediatrics residencies through the National Resident Matching Program.