▁prior ▁to ▁completion ▁of ▁US M LE ▁Step ▁ 2 ▁CS ▁and ▁gradu ation . ▁ ▁Third ▁year ▁medical ▁students ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁family ▁medicine ▁rot ations ▁in ▁rural ▁Iowa , ▁Neb r aska , ▁Wy oming , ▁and ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁Cre ight on ▁also ▁sends ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁third ▁year ▁students ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁for ▁internal ▁medicine ▁rot ations . ▁ ▁Phoenix ▁campus ▁Cre ight on ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁O ma ha ▁and ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Medical ▁Center ▁have ▁created ▁an ▁academic ▁affili ation ▁that ▁will ▁create ▁a ▁Cre ight on ▁medical ▁school ▁presence ▁in ▁Phoenix . ▁The ▁Cre ight on ▁campus ▁in ▁Phoenix ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁Catholic ▁medical ▁school ▁campus ▁located ▁west ▁of ▁O ma ha . ▁ ▁The ▁affili ation ▁will ▁expand ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁available ▁to ▁Cre ight on ▁medical ▁students ▁while ▁allowing ▁the ▁University ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁more ▁students . ▁The ▁collaboration ▁is ▁also ▁designed ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁medical ▁re put ations ▁of ▁both ▁institutions , ▁promote ▁the ▁sharing ▁of ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁administrative ▁expert ise , ▁create ▁collabor ative ▁research ▁opportun ities , ▁and ▁enh ance ▁medical ▁services ▁for ▁Arizona ▁patients . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Cre ight on ▁and ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁have ▁had ▁an ▁agreement ▁that ▁sends ▁Cre ight on ▁medical ▁students ▁to ▁Phoenix ▁for ▁one - month ▁rot ations . ▁Under ▁the ▁new ▁affili ation , ▁Cre ight on ▁will ▁establish ▁a ▁fully