Curriculum
The design of the M.D./Ph.D. Program allows for completion in 8 years. |
Summer |
10-week Research Rotation |
Year 1 |
First Year Medical School (Basic Biomedical Sciences) |
Summer |
10-week Research Rotation |
Year 2 |
Second Year Medical School (Basic Biomedical Sciences).
Sit for USMLE 1 |
Summer |
Begin PhD Coursework - Select Mentor for Research Training |
Years 3 - 6 |
Graduate Courses Toward Ph.D. - Qualifying Exams, Research, Dissertation, & Defense |
Year 7 |
Third Year Medical School (Clinical Sciences) / Subspecialty Electives |
Year 8 |
Fourth Year Medical School (Clinical Sciences) / Subspecialty Electives / Sit for USMLE 2 (Fall) |
First-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins August; 39 weeks) |
Course |
2
Weeks |
Fall Morning Courses |
Prologue |
2
1 |
Molecular and Cellular Systems |
2
2 through 6 |
The Human Structure |
2
7 through 13 |
Disease, Diagnosis & Therapy |
2
13 through 18 |
Spring Morning Courses |
Immunology, Microbiology & Integument |
19 through 23 |
Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary |
24 through 28 |
Metabolism & Nutrition |
29 though 34 |
Blood, Hematopoiesis & Lymphatics |
35 through 39 |
Fall/Spring Afternoon Courses |
Clinical Medicine I (Tuesday and Thursday) |
1 through 39 |
Patients, Physicians and Society I (Monday) |
1 through 39 |
Foundations of Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
Varied (16 sessions) |
Second-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins August: 35 weeks) |
Course |
Weeks |
Fall Morning Courses |
Cardiology, Respiratory & Renal |
1 through 9 |
Neuroscience & Psychiatry |
10 through 19 |
Fall Afternoon Courses |
Clinical Medicine II (Tuesday and Thursday) |
1 through 19 |
Patients, Physicians and Society II (Monday) |
1 through 19 |
Enrichment (Wednesday) |
5 through 14 |
Spring Morning Courses |
Reproduction & Gender-Based Medicine |
20 through 25 |
Capstone |
26 through 35 |
Spring Afternoon Course |
Clinical Medicine II (Tuesday and Thursday) |
20 through 29 |
Years 3 to 6: Ph.D. Research and Coursework
Third-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins July; 48 weeks) |
Course |
Number |
Weeks |
Medicine Clerkship |
MED 9250 |
8 weeks |
Surgery Clerkship |
SURG 9760 |
8 weeks |
Pediatric Clerkship |
PEDI 9650 |
6 weeks |
Psychiatry Clerkship |
PSBS 9520 |
6 weeks |
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship |
OBGY 9210 |
6 weeks |
Family Medicine Clerkship |
FM 9540 |
4 weeks |
Geriatrics Clerkship |
GERI 9250 |
4 weeks |
Clinical Neuroscience Clerkship |
NEUR 9370 |
2 weeks |
Subspecialty Electives (2) |
* |
4 weeks |
Current Topics in Medicine (Longitudinal) |
* |
- |
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TOTAL |
48 weeks
(1920 clock hours) |
Fourth-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins July; 38 weeks) |
Course |
Number |
Weeks |
Ambulatory Care |
MED 923 |
4 weeks |
Rural Preceptorship |
FM XXXX |
4 weeks |
Specialty Electives (3) |
* |
6 weeks |
Clinical Electives (6) |
* |
24 weeks |
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TOTAL |
38 weeks
(1520 clock hours)
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During the fourth year, students may participate in an international rotation for up to 12 weeks. Affiliated international programs are located in:
| - Yaounde, Cameroon
- Cartagena, Colombia
- Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Grenoble, France
- Yamaguchi, Japan
- Vellore, India
- Miraj, India
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- Nairobi, Kenya
- Blantyre, Malawi
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Harare, Zimbabwe
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Subspecialty Electives: Third and fourth year subspecialty electives may be chosen from:
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