Launch Curriculum Map

USMLE - Step 1 The last five weeks of the Year 2 curriculum are devoted to intensive review in preparation for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE).

Year Two

The 56-week second academic year, including 16 weeks of selective opportunities, is a blend of clinical and didactic experiences, giving you:

• Opportunities to use clinical problems to study pathophysiology and to revisit the sciences basic to medicine

• Introduction to broad areas of clinical medicine

• The tools and background necessary to enter Year 3 clerkships

The second year begins with a course in sexual medicine and includes didactic blocks of several courses.

Didactic Courses

• Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

• Psychopathology

• Bioethics

• Pathiophysiology

• Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Sessions later in the second year introduce you to a variety of clinical experiences. Through them you'll develop a clinical database and acquire skills of observation and physical diagnosis. You'll evaluate patients under the guidance of a preceptor in several clinical experiences.

Clinical Experiences

• Internal Medicine

• Pediatrics

• Surgery

• Musculoskeletal Medicine & Rehabilitation

• Dermatology

• Radiology

• Clinical Skills Acquisition

Time is devoted to preparation for clinical clerkships. Topics covered include:

• Radiology

• ECG

• Survival Skills Workshop

• Breaking Bad News