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Component I (1st Year) |
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The goal of the first year is to provide a strong foundation in basic biomedical science to prepare students for detailed basic science content that occurs within the clinically oriented system courses that begin later in the first year.
Students are also introduced to ethical and behavioral science principles in the Patient and Society course and learn the fundamentals of physical assessment and interviewing techniques.
An additional (non-curricular) requirement of advancement to Component II is the completion of certification in basic cardiac life support.
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Component II (2nd Year) |
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The goal of the second year is to provide the opportunity to learn basic science in depth and to learn introductory aspects of clinical medicine.
The second year is organized around a series of organ system-based courses, each presented by a multidisciplinary team of faculty members. Within each course, normal physiology and histology of the system are presented in conjunction with the pathology of common diseases, and the medical and pharmacologic approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Each course uses a variety of formats, including case presentations, lectures, small group discussions, laboratory sessions, computer-aided instruction, and independent study.
In addition, other courses develop clinical skills and address the psychosocial aspects of medicine. In IDC 289, students are assigned to a clinic one-half day per week to reinforce History and Physical Examination skills learned in the first year. In the Psychological and Social Dimensions of Medical Practice I and II courses, students are exposed to interviewing skills, psychiatry, health policy, public health, cultural competency and behavioral science issues. |
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Component III (3rd Year) |
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The third year comprises the core clinical clerkships. Students are scheduled into one of six groups that rotate through clerkships in:
- Ambulatory Primary Care (8 weeks), an integrated clerkship that includes experiences in the departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine.
- Inpatient Medicine (8 weeks)
- Psychiatry (8 weeks)
- Surgery (8 weeks)
- Pediatrics (8 weeks)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (8 Weeks)
Students must also satisfy the following additional requirements:
- attend all Junior orientation sessions
- attend the Dimensions of Clinical Medicine course, which covers various clinically important topics (i.e., evidence-based medicine, sexuality, cultural competence, professionalism, alternative medicine, clinical skills and medical ethics) and is presented immediately following each clerkship.
- be certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support during Component III
- take the Junior Clinical Competency Examination. Those students who do not pass the Junior Clinical Competency Examination must take and pass Advanced Physical Diagnosis (IDC 480) in their senior year to satisfy this requirement and to be eligible to take the USMLE Step 2 CS.
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Component IV (4th Year) |
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Having been exposed to the breadth of medicine in the third year, the fourth year prepares students for residency and provides a chance to explore their own interests in specialized areas of medical practice. In the fourth year, each student selects:
- one critical care selective from an approved list
- either one additional critical care selective or a primary care sub-internship
- one surgery selective from an approved list
- twenty-two elective weeks
Students must also satisfy the following additional requirements:
- take the two week Neurology Clerkship
- take Step 2CK and Step2CS of the USMLE. The score must be reported prior to graduation
- participate in the Senior Colloquium.
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