Curriculum
Curriculum Organization: The curriculum has been organized to help students achieve the core competencies (listed in the section below) by applying scientific concepts to clinical problems, integrating relevant disciplines and providing graduated expectations for student performance throughout the four years.
- Phase I, Foundations of Medicine, is four months and covers basic anatomical sciences, physiology, clinical skills and contextual medicine
- Phase II is eighteen months and is divided into the following seven units:
- Molecules, Cells and Cancer
- Host & Defense
- Brain & Behavior
- Circulation, Respiration and Regulation
- Metabolism and Reproduction
- Skin, Muscle, Bone & Joint
- Life Cycle
Sudents begin their longitudinal Clinical Experience (two half days per month in a primary care clinic) and visiting a subspecialty clinic once per month during Phase 2.
First year students have 4 hours of class in the afternoon and second year students have 4 hours of class in the mornings.
- The 13 months of Phase III are divided into nine 6-week units. During this time, students will participate in the following clinical clerkships (note that some 6-week units are broken into 2+4 week blocks and a 2-week winter vacation is included):
Students will continue to study the medical sciences and arts during Phase III.
- During the final phase of medical school, students choose a track to best prepare them for their future training and careers.