Curriculum
Academic Curriculum 2012-2013
SUMMER QUARTER (Total 17)- PAST 510 Physical Diagnosis (4)
- PAST 511 Physical Diagnosis Lab (3)
- PAST 518 Principles of Professional Practice I (3)
- PAST 527 Medical Spanish (1)
- PAST 554 Introduction to Medical Genetics (2)
- PAST 571 Introduction to Pathophysiology/Mechanisms of Disease (2)
- PAST 572 Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics (2)
FALL QUARTER (Total 16)
- ANAT 510 Gross Anatomy, Imaging and Embryology (8)
- PAST 509 Clinical Practicum I (1)
- PAST 512 Clinical Medicine I (4)
- PAST 515 Clinical Medicine Tutorials I (3)
WINTER QUARTER (Total 19)
- PHYS 510 Human Physiology (6)
- PAST 507A Electrocardiography (1)
- PAST 509A Clinical Practicum II (1)
- PAST 513 Clinical Medicine II (5)
- PAST 516 Clinical Medicine Medicine Tutorials II (3)
- PAST 520 Principles of Professional Practice II (3)
SPRING QUARTER (Total 16)
Clinical Year Curriculum 2012-2013
Required Primary Care Clinical Rotations (five weeks each) (total of 42 credits)
Includes all of the following:
- Pediatrics (7 credits)3
- Women's Health (7 credits)
- Inpatient Medicine (7 credits)
- Emergency Medicine (7 credits)
- General Surgery (7 credits)
- Community Medicine (7 credits)
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Nephrology
- Endocrinology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Geriatrics
- Psychiatry
- Developmental Pediatrics
Community Medicine Preceptorship - including experiences in psychiatry and long term care facilities (10 weeks) (total of 14 credits)
The remainder of the clinical phase will be devoted to an extended preceptorship (ten weeks) in primary care.
Additional Required Clinical Year Courses:
- Community Outreach Project I and II (2 credits each, total of 4 credits)
- Medical Errors (1 credit) - online course
- Pain Management (2 credits) - online course
- Health Systems (1 credit)
Note: Curriculum is subject to change.
