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The purpose of the medical curriculum is to give students with high academic promise the opportunity to develop the knowledge, clinical skills, attitudes, and behaviors of excellent physicians. The fundamentals of medicine are taught by a distinguished faculty in a caring environment.
The curriculum in medicine consists of four academic sessions. During the two preclinical years, students learn the sciences basic to the study of medicine and participate in laboratory exercises, small-group discussion, computer-assisted learning, independent study, and patient simulation. Junior students must complete and pass Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) to be eligible for promotion to the fourth year.
The third year involves full-time clinical study as students rotate through the major clinical disciplines and selected electives. Students also participate in the team care of patients in the University Hospitals and Clinics, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and various community settings. Advanced Cardiac Life Support and the required technical skills must be completed in the third year. The student must demonstrate skills in specified technical procedures and complete the documentation by the end of the third year.
During the fourth year, students select from a variety of courses that fulfill core requirements, including ambulatory, critical care, inpatient, and procedural medicine. Additionally, there is significantly more time for elective coursework that can be tailored to a student’s individual interests and specialty plans. Students also completed the Transition to Residency course to ease the transition from undergraduate medical education to the residency environment. Senior students must successfully complete Step 2 CK and CS in order to be eligible for graduation.
Distribution of Instruction by Semester Hours (select a program to jump to a section)
Medical Year 1Medical Year 2Medical Year 3Medical Year 4Extramural Courses
Medical Year 1 |
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CONJ 612 | Introduction to the Medical Profession I | 12 |
SOM 610 | Fundamentals of Biomedical Science | 16 |
SOM 611 | Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine | 2 |
SOM 612 | The Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems | 6 |
SOM 613 | The Cardiovascular System | 8 |
SOM 614 | The Hematologic, Lymphatic, and Immune System | 6 |
SOM 615 | The Renal and Genitourinary Systems | 6 |
Elective x 1 | 1 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 57 |
Medical Year 2 |
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CONJ 622 | Introduction to the Medical Profession II | 14 |
SOM 620
| The Gastrointestinal System | 7 |
SOM 621 | The Respiratory System | 8 |
SOM 622 | The Endocrine & Reproductive Systems | 10 |
SOM 623 | The Neurological System & Human Behavior | 8 |
SOM 624 | Foundations of Science for Clinical Practice | 5 |
SOM 625 | Systems-based Practice | 3 |
Elective x 1 | 1 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 56 |
Medical Year 3 | Credits | Hours |
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EM 632 | Emergency Medicine Clerkship | 2 | 6 |
FM 631 | Family Medicine Preceptorship | 6 | 16 |
MED 631 | Medicine Clerkship | 8 | 20 |
CONJ 638 | Medical Neuroscience and Behavior III | 6 | 16 |
CONJ 671 | Introduction to the Medical Profession III | 1 | 6 |
OB-GYN 631 | Obstetrics and Gynecology | 6 | 16 |
PED 631 | Junior Pediatrics | 6 | 16 |
SURG 631 | Surgery | 8 | 20 |
CONJ 637 | M3 Boot Camp | 2 | 15 |
Elective x 2 | 4 | 10 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (46 weeks) | | 141 |
Medical Year 4 |
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| Critical Care Rotation | 4 | 12 |
| Procedural Rotation | 4 | 12 |
| Ambulatory Rotation | 4 | 12 |
| Sub-Internship | 4 | 12 |
| M4 Boot Camp | 4 | 12 |
| Elective 14 weeks total | 14 | 35 |
| BASE TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (34 weeks) | | 95 |
Courses Fulfilling M4 Core Requirements 2024-2025 |
Sub-Internship |
FM 656A | Family Medicine In-Patient Service |
MED 651A | General Medicine Clerkship |
PED 652A | Pediatric Externship |
Critical Care Rotation |
MED 659A | UMMC Pulmonary Diseases/Critical Care Medicine |
NEUR 658A | Neuroscience Critical Care |
PED 653A | Neonatal Medicine |
PED 668A | Pediatric ICU |
SURG 654A | Surgical ICU |
Ambulatory Core |
DERM 664A | Dermatology |
DERM 667A | Rural Dermatology |
FM 651A | Family Medicine Preceptorship |
FM 652A | Family Medicine Clerkship |
MED 652A | Ambulatory Medicine |
MED 673A | Rural Internal Medicine |
OBGYN 659A | OB-GYN Ambulatory Care |
PED 651A | Pediatric Ambulatory Care |
PED 665A | Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
PSYCH 659A | Behavioral Health Specialty |
SURG 666A | Outpatient Surgery Clinic |
SURG 670A | Outpatient Wound Care |
Procedural Rotation |
ANES 651A | Clinical Anesthesiology |
EM 680A | Emergency Medicine |
MED 655A | Gastroenterology |
NS 655A | Neurosurgery |
OBGYN 655 | Labor and Delivery |
OBGYN 656A | Operative Gynecology |
OBGYN 658A | Gynecologic Oncology |
OBGYN 663A | Fundamentals of Gynecologic and Minimally Invasive Surgery |
ORTHO 657A | Orthopedic Surgery |
OPHTH 660A | Ophthalmology II |
OTO 661A | Otolaryngology Surgical |
PED 675A | Pediatric Interventional Cardiology |
PSYCH 658A | Sleep Disorders |
RADIO 657A | Interventional Radiology |
SURG 652A | General Surgery |
SURG 653A | Cardiothoracic Surgery |
SURG 656A | Vascular Surgery |
SURG 657A | Trauma Surgery |
SURG 658A | Urology |
SURG 660A | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
SURG 665A | Breast Surgery |
SURG 668A | Transplant |
Boot Camp |
CONJ 670A | Transition to Residency |
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Extramural Courses 851, 852, and 853 |
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Anesthesiology | Orthopedics |
Emergency Medicine | Otolaryngology |
Dermatology | Pathology |
Family Medicine | Pediatrics |
Internal Medicine | Psychiatry |
Neurology | Radiation Oncology |
Neurosurgery | Radiology |
Obstetrics/Gynecology | Surgery |
Ophthalmology | |
Electives: Students are required to take at least 14 weeks of electives with at least 4 weeks at UMMC.
Note: These courses must also be verified and handled through VSLO. TO DO AN EXTRAMURAL, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE VSLO PROCESS.
Students cannot take the same course number twice regardless of A & B status. The courses listed above that are not taken to satisfy one of your core requirements can be taken as an elective.
Extramural course process requires additional processes to assure student protection. from medical malpractice. These courses cannot be added to a student schedule until final approval from Student Affairs is obtained.
Students will be certified for graduation only after all requirements for graduation are completed. These requirements include passing the USMLE Step 2.
Medical students are not required to participate in any procedure or service for which they have religious objection. Students must attend all required educational sessions whether they have religious objection to the material discussed and are responsible for the educational content of the session. It is required that students communicate with the course or clerkship director at the beginning of the course or clerkship when they are aware that procedures to which they object may occur. In addition, students may not refuse to provide care to a patient based on religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, patient diagnosis, or any other patient personal characteristic.
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