Clinical Rotations at SHSU-COM

Learning Where It Matters Most

At SHSU-COM, your clinical years are rooted in community-based, hands-on learning. From urban hospitals to rural health centers, you’ll gain experience in real-world settings that reflect the diverse healthcare needs of Texas. Our distributed clinical education model ensures that you receive high-quality training through rotations in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, surgery, psychiatry, and more.

Students work closely with physician mentors at affiliated clinics and hospitals across the state, developing clinical skills and building professional confidence in a supportive environment. Whether you’re seeing patients in Conroe, Corpus Christi, or the Piney Woods, you’ll be part of a statewide network of compassionate, skilled and service-oriented care.

A Distributed Clinical Education Model

SHSU-COM follows a distributive model of clinical education. This means student doctors complete third- and fourth-year rotations in various healthcare facilities across Texas, rather than a single teaching hospital. This approach prepares students to practice in a wide variety of environments and supports SHSU-COM’s mission to increase access to care in medically underserved areas.

Core rotations include:

• Family Medicine
• Adult/Inpatient Medicine
• Pediatrics
• OB/GYN
• Psychiatry
• General Surgery
• Emergency Medicine
• Rural and Underserved Medicine

Students also participate in electives, and longitudinal primary care experiences that align with their career interests.