In addition to the basic requirements of college, medical school and residency, some physicians choose to go on to programs called fellowships. A fellowship program offers one to three years of additional training for specialty fields.
Quarter credit hours represent proportionately less work than semester hours due to the shorter terms, about two-thirds of a semester credit hour. Thus, a bachelorâs degree at an institution on the quarter calendar may require a minimum of 180 quarter hours, which compares to 120 semester hours.
In 3 months there are 3 times 4 weeks, which is 12 weeks. Therefore there are 12 weeks in a quarter.   CORRECTION   There are thirteen weeks in a quarter of a year. 52 wks per yr divided by 4 is the accepted method to determine how many weeks per quarter.