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Phase 2

Schedule 2007 - 08

Exam Schedule 2007 - 08

Phase 3

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06 - 07 Junior Rotation Schedule (PDF)

07 - 08 Junior Rotation Schedule (PDF)

Electives Bulletin 2006 - 2007

Electives Bulletin 2007 - 2008

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Curriculum Description

During the first year (Phase 1), the students study the structure and function of the human body as well as the social and behavioral aspects of the individual. Contact with patients begins with the patient-doctor course in the fall of the first year. The second year (Phase 2) emphasizes clinical medicine. Interdepartmental cooperation and clinical relevance are stressed throughout the first two years.

During the third year (Phase 3) of the curriculum, students take required clerkships. In the fourth year (Phase 3), all students take an acting internship in internal medicine, family medicine or pediatrics; and emergency medicine. The balance of the fourth year is filled by elective courses in various clinical departments.

The Medical College of Georgia has affiliation agreements with major community hospitals within the state of Georgia that permit students to take some core clinical courses at these hospitals.

2006 - 2007 Curriculum Credit Hours

Phase 1 - Fall Semester

Course Number Description Credit Hours Grading
MEDI 5125 Cellular and Systems Structures 24 Grade
MEDI 5100 Essentials of Clinical Medicine I (Part 1) 10 IP
MEDI 5135 Cell and Systems Processes 0 IP
 

Semester Total

34  

Phase 1 - Spring Semester

MEDI 5135 Cell and Systems Processes 16 Grade
MEDI 5145 Brain and Behavior 8 Grade
MEDI 5101 Essentials of Clinical Medicine 1 (Part 2) 13 Grade
  Phase 1 Electives 1 S/U
 

Semester Total

38  

Phase 2 – Fall Semester

MEDI 5200 Essentials of Clinical Medicine 2 (Part 1) 10 IP
  Cellular and Systems Disease States:    
MEDI 5210 Module 1: Fundamentals 10 Grade
MEDI 5220 Module 2: Hematology/GI 7 Grade
MEDI 5230 Module 3: CNS/Musculoskeletal 6 Grade
 

Semester Total

33  

Phase 2 – Spring Semester

MEDI 5201 Essentials of Clinical Medicine 2 (Part 2) 13 Grade
MEDI 5240 Module 4: Cardiology/Pulmonary 8 Grade
MEDI 5250 Module 5: Renal/GU/Endocrine 8 Grade
MEDI 5296 National Board Review IP  
 

 Semester Total

29  

Phase 2 – Summer Semester

MEDI 5297 National Board Review 6 P/F
 

Semester Total

6  

Phase 3 – Year 3

FMPC 5000 Family Medicine 15 Grade
GMED 5000 Medicine Part 1 10 Grade
GMED 5100 Medicine Part 2 10 Grade
PEDS 5000 Pediatrics 15 Grade
NEUR 5000 Neurology 10 Grade
SURG 5000 Surgery Subspecialty 10 Grade
SURG 5100 Surgery Core 10 Grade
PSRY 5000 Psychiatry 15 Grade
OBGN 5000 Obstetrics/Gynecology 15 Grade
  Elective (4 weeks) 7-10 Grade
 

Semester Total

117-120  

Phase 3 – Year 4

Selectives 4 required (10 hours) 40 Grade
Electives 3 required (3-10 hours) 9-30 Grade
 

Semester Total

49-70  
Credit Hours
Phase 1 72
Phase 2 68
Phase 3 / Year 3 117 - 120
Phase 3 / Year 4 49 - 70
   

Requirements for Phase 3

A. General Requirements
  1. Students must satisfactorily complete all of the requirements of Phase 2 before entering Phase 3. Students must pass USMLE Step I to enter the third year.
  2. The minimum Phase 3 requirement for graduation from the School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, is the satisfactory completion of 11 months of core clerkships, 4 months of selectives (one Acting Internship in Medicine, Family Medicine or Pediatrics, Neurology, OBGyn, Surgery, a clerkship in Emergency Medicine, a Critical Care rotation, and an Adult Ambulatory Care selective), and 4 months of electives. Students are encouraged to take more than the minimum number of electives.

B. Required Clerkships

  1. Medicine 5000 (8-week basic clerkship)
  2. Neuroscience 5000 (4-week basic clerkship)
  3. Obstetrics & Gynecology 5000 (6-week basic clerkship)
  4. Pediatrics 5000 (6-week basic clerkship)
  5. Psychiatry 5000 (6-week basic clerkship)
  6. Surgery 5000 (8-week basic clerkship)
  7. Family Medicine 5000 (6-week basic clerkship)

C. Senior Year Requirements

Selectives: please see p. 3 of the 2006-2007 Elective Bulletin

Electives:

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 4 electives. At least two of these electives must be on-campus. On-campus electives are defined as those taken at Medical College of Georgia Hospital, University Hospital (but not a private physician's office), or Veterans Administration Hospital, Augusta. Electives taken at other locations in Augusta are classified as off-campus electives.

Because electives provide students the opportunity to broaden their training, students are advised to complete more than the minimum of 4 electives.



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July 20, 2007