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Catalog 2014-2015 
    
Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Schedule of Courses for the Doctor of Medicine Degree


The curriculum is reviewed annually by the Medical Curriculum Council and is subject to change.

MSI Year


  • Introduction to Medical School Curriculum 0.25 Credit Hours*
  • Physiological Chemistry, Medical Genetics, and Developmental Biology 2.00 Credit Hours
  • Cellular Structure & Function: Physiological & Pharmacological Processes 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Three-dimensional Organization of the Human Body 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Mechanisms of Disease and Host Defenses 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Foundations of Clinical Medicine I 0.50 Credit Hours
  • Musculoskeletal 0.75 Credit Hours
  • Neurosciences 2.50 Credit Hours
  • Foundations of Clinical Medicine II 0.50 Credit Hours

Total MSI Year (41 weeks): 9.50 Credit Hours


*Pass/Fail

MSII Year


  • Microbiology & Infectious Disease 1.50 Credit Hours
  • Blood, Lymph, & Neoplasia 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Cardiovascular 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Renal/Nephrology 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Integument 0.50 Credit Hours
  • Foundations of Clinical Medicine III 0.50 Credit Hours
  • Respiratory 1.00 Credit Hours
  • GI/Liver 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Endocrine/Repro/GU 1.50 Credit Hours
  • Integrative Processes I, II and III 0.50 Credit Hours
  • Basic Science Review Course 1.00 Credit Hours*
  • Foundations of Clinical Medicine IV 0.50 Credit Hours

Total MSII Year (43 weeks): 11.00 Credit Hours


*Pass/Fail

Total Year 1-2 (84 weeks): 20.50 Credit Hours


MSIII Year


  • Introduction to Clinical Curriculum 0.10 Credit Hours *
  • Ambulatory Internal Medicine 0.60 Credit Hours
  • Internal Medicine - Inpatient 1.80 Credit Hours
  • Family Medicine 1.80 Credit Hours
  • Neurology 0.60 Credit Hours
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology 1.80 Credit Hours
  • Pediatrics 1.80 Credit Hours
  • Psychiatry 1.80 Credit Hours
  • Surgery 1.80 Credit Hours
  • Electives 1.20 Credit Hours

Total MSIII Year (44 weeks): 13.30 Credit Hours


*Pass/Fail

MSIV Year (All pass/fail)


  • Advanced Diagnostic Skills 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Clinical Toxicology 0.20 Credit Hours
  • Community Selective 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Electives 4.00 Credit Hours
  • Inpatient Acting Internship Selective 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Nutrition Selective 1.00 Credit Hours
  • Outpatient Ambulatory Care Selective 0.50 Credit Hours
  • Primary Care Selective 0.50 Credit Hours

Total MSIV Year (36 weeks): 9.20 Credit Hours


Total All Years (164 weeks): 43.00 Credit Hours