2026-2027 MS4 Elective Catalog

4th Year Course Scheduling Requirement

• Acting Internships - 8 weeks (4 weeks must be in a core AI, indicated below)

• Critical Care - 4 weeks

• Electives - 22 weeks

  • Maximum 12 weeks of away electives 

    • 4 weeks of "aways" may count towards the non-core AI graduation requirement if:

      • a. Dell Med does not offer an AI in that clinical specialty,

      • b. Approval from the Departmental Associate-Chair for Education (or their delegate) is given after reviewing the structure and learning objectives of the AI at another institution, and

      • c. The Departmental Associate-Chair for Education (or their delegate) emails the course scheduler with approval. 

  • Maximum 8 weeks of 2-week electives (including electives completed in Year 2 and/or Year 3)

  • Maximum 4 weeks of Professional Development electives; included in the 2-week elective count 

• Milestone One - 3/22/27 - 3/25/27
  
  

FAQs:

• Numbers below show available spots (0 = at capacity)

• Submit requests via the Add/Drop Request Form

• Capacities update automatically as requests are processed

• Numbers may not reflect real-time availability

• Courses with shared capacities may have inaccurate capacities displayed. Please reach out to the course scheduler for an accurate idea of availability for courses with shared capacities.

• Capacities are subject to change

• Rising MS4s may take one 2-week clinical elective during the 5/11-5/24 block (find capacities on the 2025-2026 MS2 Elective Catalog).

• DMS only = course reported as closed to visiting students.

• Attendances/absence information may found in the Attendance and Absence Policy

• Questions? Contact the course scheduler, Marsie Molina, at marsela.molina@austin.utexas.edu

Medical ICU (MED 380CC-1)

• Maximum 3 students between Critical Care and Acting Internship in Medical Intensive Care (AI currently closed)

• Cannot complete both Medical ICU & Acting Internship in Medical Intensive Care (AI currently closed)

Surgery ICU (MED 380CC-2)

• Maximum 2 students

Neonatal ICU (MED 380CC-3)

• Maximum 2 students between Neonatal Critical Care and Acting Internship in Pediatrics Neonatal Intensive Care (686PM) 

• Cannot complete both Neonatal ICU & Acting Internship in Pediatrics Neonatal Intensive Care

Pediatric ICU (MED 380CC-4)

• Maximum 1 student between Pediatric ICU and Acting Internship in Pediatric Intensive Care (684PM)

• Cannot complete both Pediatric ICU & Acting Internship in Pediatric Intensive Care

Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU (MED 380CC-5)

• Maximum 1 student

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (MED 380CC-6)

• Maximum 1 student

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

Acting Internship in Vascular Surgery [CORE] (MED 697SM)

• Maximum 1 student

• DMS only

Acting Internship in Congenital Heart Surgery (MED 683PS)

• Maximum 1 student

Emergency Medicine

Acting Internship in Emergency Medicine [CORE] (MED 682EM)

• Maximum 8 students

Internal Medicine

Acting Internship in Medical Intensive Care (MED 690IM)

• Maximum 1 student (spot can be filled through Medical ICU Critical Care)

• Cannot complete both Medical ICU & Acting Internship in Medical Intensive Care

• COURSE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Acting Internship in Inpatient Internal Medicine [CORE] (MED 691IM)

• Maximum 7 students (maximum 6 in June and July)

Neurology

Acting Internship in Neurology [CORE] (MED 680NO)

• Maximum 2 students

• This course, when offered in the months of June - December is targeted toward students interested in a Neurology match. In January to May, this course is targeted toward students pursuing other fields but desiring well-rounded exposure to Neurology.

Pediatrics

Acting Internship in Pediatric Intensive Care (MED 684PM)

• Maximum 1 student between Pediatric ICU (380CC-4) and Acting Internship in Pediatric Intensive Care 

• Cannot complete both Pediatric ICU & Acting Internship in Pediatric Intensive Care