Curriculum

Our Curriculum balances core requirements with strong electives to achieve a solid foundation in Family Medicine.  

First Year Curriculum

  • Internal Medicine (3 blocks)
  • OB (2 blocks)
  • Pediatrics (1 block)
  • Surgery (1 block)
  • Internal Medicine “selective” (1 block)
  • Sports Medicine (1 block)
  • Emergency Medicine (200 hours in ER over 1 block)
  • Geriatrics (1 block)
  • Women’s Health (1 block)
  • Radiology (1/2 block)
  • Urology (1/2 block)

Second Year Curriculum

  • Internal Medicine (3 blcoks)
  • OB (2 blocks)
  • Pediatrics (1 block)
  • Surgery (1 block)
  • NICU, PICU, or Outpatient Pediatrics (1 block)
  • Orthopedics (1 block)
  • Dermatology (1/2 block)
  • ENT (1/2 block)
  • Internal Medicine “selective” (1 block)
  • Electives (2 blocks)

Third Year Curriculum

  • Internal Medicine (2 blocks)
  • OB (2 blocks)
  • Pediatrics (2 blocks)
  • Practice Management (1 block)
  • Ophthalmology (1/2 block)
  • Anesthesia (1/2 block)
  • Behavioral Science (1/2 block)
  • Electives (3 1/2 blocks)
  • Rural/International/Urban Underserved (1 block)

 

 

Electives include:

  • Allergy
  • Alternative Medicine (complementary or integrative medicine)
  • Dentistry (for those seeking skills for the developing world)
  • Endoscopy Month (EGD and Colonoscopy)
  • Hospice and Pallative Care
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Outpatient Family Medicine Clinic
  • Outpatient Gynecology
  • Parenting Month
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Preventative Medicine
  • Procedures Month (customized month of procedural enhancement)
  • Scholarly Thinking (research)
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Ultrasound Training

 

Internal Medicine Selectives:

  • Cardiology
  • Diabetes
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Pulmonary/Critical Care
  • Rheumatology