# Electives For information on PhD Program electives, please refer to the requirements for each MTA under program requirements: ; this is generally two advanced electives taken in the second year of PhD after all core courses have been completed; may vary by MTA. For information on MD Program Electives, please refer here: MD-PhD legacy curriculum students re-joining during Ascend curriculum *Students must complete 16 weeks of elective rotations during Phase 2 and Phase 3 combined:* 1. *Clinical Electives (12 Weeks minimum) of which at least 4 weeks must be dedicated to a medicine subspecialty or critical care elective.*   2. *Remainder of elective time can be fulfilled through* * *Additional clinical electives* * *Scholarly pursuit beyond the AOC requirements* * *Non-clinical MD rotations/courses* * *Service/longitudinal electives (up to a maximum of 4 weeks)* *MD/PhD students in the PhD phase may receive a maximum of four (4) weeks of elective credit in an established ISMMS elective provided that:* 1. *The student is matriculated in the ISMMS Graduate School and eligible to enroll in coursework; and* 2. *The elective is marked in the electives catalog as accessible to MSTP students in the PhD phase\** 3. *The student received approval to participate from their scientific mentor.* \*These electives include· * MED6909: EHHOP Teaching Senior Elective * MED2216: EHHOP Chronic Care Senior Elective * MED2641: MDPhD Admissions Committee (*for MSTP Admissions Committee members in either the MD or PhD phase*) * MED2642: MDPhD Peer Advisory Committee --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-2-1/md-phd-program/curriculum/electives.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.