Curriculum at a Glance
Year I (37 weeks)
I - ORIENTATION (9 days)
Informatics, Introduction to Clinical Medicine
II - STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT (49 days)
Participating departments/divisions: Anatomy and Neurobiology, Surgery, Diagnostic Radiology
Areas of study: Human gross anatomy, embryology and histology
III - CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (44 days)
Participating departments/divisions: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine, Human Genetics, Anatomy and Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Cancer Center
Areas of Study: Protein structure and function, cellular metabolic pathways, cell signal transduction, cell microanatomy, human genetics, molecular biology
IV - FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS (49 days)
Participating departments/divisions: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Pediatrics, Physiology, Surgery
Areas of study: Cell, cardiovascular, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, respiratory and integrative function
V - NEUROSCIENCES (29 days)
Participating departments/divisions: Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Neurology, Physiology, Surgery
Areas of Study: Development, structure and function of nervous tissues, anatomical organization of CNS, sensory and motor systems, higher functions, concepts in clinical neurology
ICM - INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE
(1/2 day per week and selected full days throughout the year)
(1/2 day per week and selected full days throughout the year)
Participating departments/divisions: Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Emergency Medicine
Areas of study: Ethics, nutrition, intimate human behavior, interviewing skills, topics relevant to delivery of primary care, the doctor-patient relationship
Year II (34 weeks)
I - HOST DEFENSES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (52 days)
Participating departments/divisions: Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology
Areas of Study: Immunology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, mycology
II - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS I and II (108 days)
Participating departments/divisions: Anatomy & Neurobiology, Anesthesiology, Cancer Center, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Neurology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, and Surgery
Areas of study: Cardiovascular, dermatology, endocrine, gastroenterology, genitourinary, hematology, integumentary, nervous, pulmonary, renal and reproductive systems
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE
Participating departments/divisions: Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Areas of Study: History-taking and physical examination skills, medical ethics, medical economics
Year III (48 weeks)
12 weeks - Internal Medicine
12 weeks - Surgery/Surgical Subspecialty
4 weeks - Family Medicine Clerkship
6 weeks - OB/GYN Clerkship
6 weeks - Pediatrics Clerkship
4 weeks - Psychiatry Clerkship
4 weeks - Neurology Clerkship
Year IV (32 weeks - tentative schedule)
8 weeks - AHEC
8 weeks - Sub-Internship
16 weeks - Electives