First Year--The primary objective of the first year is to provide
students with exposure to the vocabulary and the fundamental concepts
upon which the clinical sciences are based. The first year is
comprised of three quarters of basic science material, organized
by discipline, that emphasize the structure, function, and behavior
of the normal person.
Second Year--During the second year, students are concerned with
the study of the causes and effects of disease and with therapeutics.
The Generalist Curriculum, which is taught across the first and
second years, has three components, which complement the basic
science curriculum: Preceptorship Experience, a Physical Diagnosis
course and an Interviewing and Communication course. Preceptorship
Experience is designed to provide students with an opportunity
to observe and interact with primary care physicians and their
patients in an outpatient office setting.
To show how courses relate across quarters, below is a sample
preclinical schedule from the 2000-2001 academic year.
FIRST YEAR COURSES
Courses Taken in the First Year - Sample from 2000-2001
Fall Quarter
ANA 471 Human Anatomy I
ANA 451 Histology
BHV 481 Behavioral Science: Ethics in Medicine I
PCM 501 Physical Diagnosis I
PCM 511 Preventive Medicine: Interviewing and Communication I
PCM 521 Preceptorship Experience I
PCM 531 Preventive Medicine: Health of the Public I
PHY 451 Physiology I
Winter Quarter
ANA 472 Human Anatomy II
BCH 471 Biochemistry I
BHV 482 Behaviorial Science: Ethics in Medicine II
PCM 532 Preventive Medicine: Health of the Public II
PCM 522 Preceptorship Experience II
PHY 452 Physiology II
Spring Quarter
BCH 472 Biochemistry II
BHV 451 Behavioral Science: Fundamentals of Behavior
BHV 453 Behavioral Science: Behavior in the Life Cycle
BHV 483 Behavioral Science: Ethics in Medicine III
NEU 451 Neurobiology
PCM 523 Preceptorship Experience III
PTH 500 General Pathology
SECOND-YEAR COURSES
Courses Taken in Second Year - Sample from 2000-2001
Fall Quarter
IMM 501 Immunology
MED 501 Clinical Pathophysiology I
MIC 451 Microbiology Concepts I
PCM 504 Physical Diagnosis I
PCM 514 Interviewing and Communication
PCM 524 Preceptorship Experience IV
PHR 501 Medical Pharmacology I
PTH 511 Pathology I
Winter Quarter
MED 502 Clinical Pathophysiology II
MIC 452 Microbiology Concepts II
PCM 505 Physical Diagnosis II
PCM 525 Preceptorship Experience V
PHR 502 Medical Pharmacology II
Pth 512 Pathology II
Spring Quarter
MED 503 Clinical Pathophysiology III
PCM 506 Physical Diagnosis III
PCM 526 Preceptorship Experience VI
PSY 501 Introduction to Psychopathology
PTH 513 Pathology III
PVM 505 Epidemiology/Biostatistics
TUTORING
GENERALIST INITIATIVE
Third and Fourth Years. The third and fourth years provide students with training in clinical skills, diagnosis and patient management in a variety of patient care settings.
A minimum of 78 weeks of clinical experiences is required for graduation. The curriculum includes 50 weeks of required core clerkships in family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, surgery and a required senior subinternship. The remaining 28 weeks required for graduation consist of elective study in areas of special interest to each student. The choice of electives is guided by the goal of an educationally-balanced undergraduate experience.
Core clerkships in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry and surgery must be completed during the M3 year.
The clinical experiences are primarily taken at Rush University Medical Center, the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County and Rush North Shore Medical Center. Up to 10 weeks of elective study may be carried out at other approved institutions.
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