Curriculum

Basic Medical Sciences

The Basic Sciences courses shall be offered during the first five trimesters.
Course offering will be as follows:

Basic Sciences

• Gross Anatomy
• Behavioral Science
• Medical Physiology
• Epidemiology and Public Health
• Histology
• Nutrition
• Embryology
• Pharmacology
• Biostatistics & Medical Writing
• General Pathology
• Biochemistry
• Legal Medicine and Medical Ethics
• Microbiology
• Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
• Neuroanatomy
• Systemic Pathology
• Human Genetics
• Immunology & Allergy

Pre-clinical (didactics)

• Infectious Diseases
• Introduction to Medicine
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Respiration
  • Neurology
  • Cardiology
  • Fluids/Electrolytes & Renal
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
• Psychiatry
• Anesthesiology
• Introduction to Medicine II
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Orthopedics
  • Principles of Clinical Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Physical Diagnosis
• Ophthalmology
• Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Geriatric Medicine & Pain Management
• Child/Spousal Abuse and Human Sexuality

Clinical Sciences

Clinical Phase Outline
Clinical clerkship shall mean a supervised educational experience, which is part of the clinical component of the medical education program that will take place in a teaching hospital acceptable to the University.

Basic Required Core Clerkships (66 weeks)

• Internal Medicine (12 weeks)
• Obstetrics & Gynecology (8 weeks)
• General Surgery (8 weeks)
• **Surgical Sub-specialty (12 weeks)
• Pediatrics (6 weeks)
• Family Medicine (6 weeks)
• Psychiatry (6 weeks)
• Radiology (4 weeks)
• Clinical Pathology (4 weeks)

**Must include a minimum of three (3) or a maximum of five (5) from the following surgical electives:

• Anesthesiology
• Geriatric Medicine
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Pediatric Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Urology
• Emergency Medicine including Trauma

ELECTIVES: 14 weeks
Student must complete a minimum of four (4) electives before he or she can graduate. They must be a minimum of three (3) weeks in duration and NOT to exceed more than six (6) weeks.

Electives must be drawn from the following list and must meet these criteria:

• Anesthesiology
• Geriatric Medicine
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Dermatology
• Pathology
• Emergency Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Family Medicine
• Forensic Medicine
• Gynecology
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Radiology
• Obstetrics
• Ophthalmology
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Occupational Medicine
• Surgery
• Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

* Students are not permitted to do any rotation that is less than three (3) weeks in duration.

Grand Total for Clinical Science Phase: 80 Weeks