4 Year Curriculum Overview
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The first phase is a culmination of basic science courses that uses an integrated, one-pass, organ-system-based curriculum. The blocks in this phase include Clinically Oriented Anatomy, General Principles, Organ Systems 1, Organ Systems 2, Organ Systems 3, Organ Systems 4 and Organ Systems 5. Students are also required to take a combined clinical skills/introduction to doctoring course named P3/DOCS, an introductory interprofessional education course and an online course that covers basic medical terminology in Spanish that prepares students for interacting with patients for whom Spanish is their primary or only language.
Coordinators:
Candace Brown, Unit Manager for Phase 1 Curriculum (806-743-4199)
Angel Sanchez, Coordinator for Phase 1 Curriculum (806-743-5668)
Jay Ayala, Coordinator for Phase 1 Curriculum (806-743-3407)
Amanda Jeter, Coordinator for P3/DOCS Curriculum (806-743-4198)
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Description: This block is intended to provide students with a foundation in anatomy, basic tissue histology, embryology, and medical imaging necessary for success in the remainder of the curriculum and introduce applications of anatomy and histology to the practice of medicine. The course covers concepts of microscopic, gross and developmental anatomy presented in a clinical context. The cadaver-based experience in AHE will involve team-based dissection activities that provides the setting for students for the development of a professional attitude toward patients, colleagues, and the entire health care community.
# Weeks: 10
Block Directors:
Brandt Schneider, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Keith Bishop, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed.
Author: Moore, Dalley (2017)
ISBN: 9781496347213
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer (LWW)
Anatomy, A Photographic Atlas, 8th ed.
Author: Rohen et al (2015)
ISBN: 9781451193183
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer (LWW)
Langman’s Medical Embryology, 14th ed.
Author: Sadler (2018)
ISBN: 9781496383907
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer (LWW)
Histology: A Text & Atlas, 8th ed.
Author: Pawlina (2018)
ISBN: 9781496383426
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer (LWW)
Functional Histology, 6th ed.
Author: Young, O'Dowd, Woodford (2013)
ISBN: 9780702047473
Publisher: Elsevier
Essential Cell Biology, 5th ed.
Author: Bruce Alberts et al (2018)
ISBN: 9780393679533
Publisher: WW Norton & Co.
Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7th ed.
Author: Netter (2018)
ISBN: 9780323393225
Publisher: Elsevier
Atlas of Anatomy, 3rd ed.
Author: Gilroy, MacPherson, Schuenke, Schulte, Schumacher (2016)
ISBN: 9781626232525
E-Book ISBN: 9781626232532
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc
Description: This block will integrate the basic principles of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, pharmacology, pathology, and microbiology to prepare students for subsequent organ-system based blocks. Specifically, this block begins with a description of various pathways involved in human metabolism, organization of the human genome, control of gene expression and major cellular organelles and their functions. Basic principles of pharmacology including pharmacodynamics/kinetics and key pathology concepts, such as inflammation, are then introduced. This is followed by an overview of selected medically important microorganisms, their life cycles, identification, and the mechanisms through which they cause disease. Lastly, mechanisms of action and basic pharmacological properties of antimicrobial drugs are addressed.
# Weeks: 8
Block Directors:
Gurvinder Kaur, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Cassie Kruczek, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Medical Microbiology, 9th ed.
Author: Murray, P. R., K. S. Rosenthal, and M. A. Pfaller (2021)
ISBN: 9780323673228
eBook ISBN: 9780323674508
Publisher: Saunders (Elsevier)
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Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 15th ed.
Authors: Katzung, Bertram and Vanderah, Todd W. (2021)
ISBN: 9781260452310
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Principles of Medical Biochemistry, 4th ed.
Author: Meisenberg & Simmons (2017)
ISBN: 9780323296168
Publisher: Mosby/Elsevier
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Essential Cell Biology, 5th ed.
Author: Bruce Alberts et al (2018)
ISBN: 9780393679533
Publisher: WW Norton & Co.
Fundamentals of Pathology (Pathoma), 2022 ed.
Author: Husain A. Sattar
ISBN: #########
Publisher: Pathoma, LLC
*Provided by the School of Medicine
Rapid Review Biochemistry, 3rd ed.
Author: Pelley and Goljan (2010)
ISBN: 9780323068871
Publisher: Elsevier
Elsevier's Integrated Review Biochemistry, 2nd ed.
Author: Pelley (2011)
ISBN: 9780323074469
Publisher: Elsevier
Description: This block introduces immune, hematopoietic and cardiovascular systems. The physiology and histology of components of the immune system will provide the basis for disorders of immunity. The hematopoietic section will address various blood disorders including anemias, bleeding and clotting disorders, cancers, and their treatment. The cardiovascular section will cover the autonomic nervous system and excitable tissues and proceed from histology and physiology to the pathology, diagnosis and pharmacotherapy of cardiac and vascular diseases.
# Weeks: 10
Block Directors:
Cassie Kruczek, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Michaela Jansen, Pharm D., Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Alice Villalobos, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
The Immune System, 4th ed (or 5th ed)
Author: Peter Parham (2015 or 2021)
ISBN: 9780815345268 or 97803093533354
Publisher: (Garland Science) Taylor & Francis Group
Fundamentals of Pathology (Pathoma), 2022 ed.
Author: Husain A. Sattar
ISBN: ########
Publisher: Pathoma, LLC
*Provided by the School of Medicine
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 14th ed.
Editor: Bertram E. Katzung
ISBN: 9781260288179
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Medical Microbiology, 9th ed.
Author: Murray, et al (2021)
ISBN: 9780323673228
eBook ISBN: 9780323674508
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
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Cecil Essentials of Medicine, 10th ed.
Editors: Wing and Schiffman
ISBN: 9780323722711
Publisher: Elsevier
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Robbins Basic Pathology, 10th ed.
Editors: Kumar V, Abbas AK and Aster JC (2018)
ISBN: 9780323353175
Publisher: Elsevier
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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 15th ed.
Author: Katzung and Vanderah (2021)
Editors: Weitz M and Boyle J
ISBN: 9781260452310
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Some lectures reference the 13th or 14th editions of this text.
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Physiology, 6th ed.
Author: LS Costanzo (2017 )
ISBN: 9780323478816
Publisher: Elsevier
Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice, 5th ed.
Editor: Robert R. Rich
ISBN: 978-0-7020-6896-6
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Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basic of Disease, 10th ed.
Editors: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster J. (2021)
ISBN: 9780323609920
Publisher: Elsevier
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Goldman-Cecil Medicine, 26th ed.
Editors: Goldman L, Schaffer A (2020)
ISBN: 9780323532662
Publiser: Elsevier
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Harrison’s Manual of Medicine, 20th ed.
Editors: Kasper, et al (2020)
ISBN: 978-1-260-45534-2
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine, 9th ed.
Authors: Andreoli, Thomas and Cecil, Russell (2016)
ISBN: 9781437718997
eBook ISBN: 9780323352369
Publisher: Saunders (Elsevier)
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First Aid for the Basic Sciences - Organ Systems, 3rd ed.
Authors: Le, Tao and Krause, Kendall. (2017)
ISBN: 9781259587030
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (Lange Medical Books)
The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need, 9th ed.
Authors: Thaler (2018)
ISBN: 9781496377234
Publisher: Lippencott
Medical Physiology, 3rd ed.
Author: Boron and Boulpaep (2016)
ISBN: 9780323427968
Publisher: Elsevier
Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th ed.
Author: Guyton and Hall (2015)
ISBN: 9781455770168
Publisher: Elsevier
Physiology, 7th ed.
Author: Berne & Levy (2017)
ISBN: 9780323393942
Publisher: Elsevier
Description: This block covers the histology and physiology of the renal and respiratory systems, the respective major pathologies, diagnoses, and treatments related to each system, as well the integrative function of the renal and respiratory systems within context of acid-base balance and related pathologies.
# Weeks: 9
Block Directors:
Ion Bobulescu, MD, Co-Block Director
Alice Villalobos, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Fundamentals of Pathology (Pathoma), 2022 ed.
Author: Husain A. Sattar
ISBN: ########
Publisher: Pathoma, LLC
*Provided by the School of Medicine
Cecil Essentials of Medicine, 10th ed.
Editors: Edward J. Wing and Fred J. Schiffman
ISBN: 9780323722711
Publisher: Elsevier (2021)
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Robbins Basic Pathology, 10th ed.
Editors: Kumar V, Abbas AK, and Aster JC.
ISBN: 978-0-323-35317-5
Publisher: Elsevier (2018)
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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 15th ed.
Author: (Katzung and Vanderah) Editors: Weitz M, Boyle J.
ISBN: 978-1-260-45231-0
Publisher: McGraw‐Hill Education (2021)
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Physiology, 6th ed.
Author: LS Costanzo (2017)
ISBN: 9780323478816
Publisher: Elsevier
West’s Respiratory Physiology – The Essentials
Authors: J.B. West and A.M. Luks (2020)
ISBN: 9781975139186
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
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Medical Microbiology, 9th ed.
Author: P. R. Murray, K. S. Rosenthal, and M. A. Pfaller
ISBN: 978-0-323-67322-8
eBook E-ISBN: 978-0-323-67450-8
Publisher: Elsevier Inc. (2021)
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Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice, 5th ed.
Editor: Robert R. Rich
ISBN: 978-0-7020-6896-6
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Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th ed.
Editors: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster J.
ISBN: 9780323609920
Publisher: Elsevier (2021)
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Harrison’s Manual of Medicine, 20th ed.
Editors: Kasper DL, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (2020)
ISBN: 978-1-260-45534-2
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Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine, 9e. Publisher: Saunders (Elsevier), 2016
Authors: Andreoli, Thomas and Cecil, Russell
ISBN: 9781437718997
eBook ISBN: 9780323352369
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Medical Physiology, 3rd ed.
Author: Boron and Boulpaep (2016)
ISBN: 9780323427968 Publisher: Elsevier
Description: The gastrointestinal section will cover the function, pathology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of the oropharynx, digestive tract, liver and pancreas. Students will also be introduced to common digestive tract pathogens. The second section will cover the physiology and pathophysiological conditions of skin, connective tissue and the musculoskeletal system.
# Weeks: 7
Block Directors:
Cassie Kruczek, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Dan Webster, Ph.D., Block Director
Robbins Basic Pathology, 10th ed.
Editors: Kumar V, Abbas AK, and Aster JC. (2018)
ISBN: 978-0-323-35317-5
eBook ISBN: 978-0-323-39412-3
Publisher: Elsevier
Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine, 10th ed.
Editors: Edward J. Wing and Fred J. Schiffman (2021)
ISBN: 9780323722711
Publisher: Elsevier
Fundamentals of Pathology (Pathoma), 2021 ed.
Author: Husain A. Sattar
ISBN: 9780983224631
Publisher: Pathoma, LLC
*Provided by the School of Medicine last year
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 15th ed.
Author: Katzung and Bertram (2020)
ISBN: 978-1-260-45231-0
Publisher: McGraw‐Hill Education (Lange Medical Books)
Physiology, 6th ed.
Author: Costanzo (2018)
ISBN: 9780323478816
Publisher: Elsevier
First Aid for the Basic Sciences - Organ Systems, 3rd ed.
Authors: Le, Tao and Krause, Kendall. (2017)
ISBN: 9781259587030
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (Lange Medical Books)
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 10th ed.
Authors: Abbas, Aster & Kumar (2020)
ISBN: 9780323531139
Publisher: Elsevier/Saunders
Description: This block begins with comprehensive coverage of the central nervous system, which integrates microscopic cellular structure, neuroanatomy, and neurological systems with both normal function and clinical signs and symptoms. The block subsequently introduces the student to aspects of neuropharmacology, neuropathology, and the etiology (biological and psychosocial factors), signs, and symptoms of various neuropsychiatric disorders. The reproductive section will cover the histology, physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of reproductive organ and cancer biology.
# Weeks: 13
Block Directors:
Michael Blanton, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Tom Tenner, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
David Trotter, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
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Description: The organ systems 5 block will provide instruction in basic and clinical endocrinology, covering endocrine physiology and pathophysiology. At the same time previously covered organ systems may be briefly revisited. Select diseases pertaining to multiple organ systems will also be introduced facilitating the integration and interconnections of several organ systems.
# Weeks: 8
Block Directors:
Gurvinder Kaur, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Dan Webster, Ph.D., Co-Block Director
Robbins Basic Pathology, 10th ed.
Authors: Kumar, Abbas and Aster (2018)
ISBN: 978-0-323-35317-5
eBook ISBN: 978-0-323-39412-3
Publisher: Elsevier
Fundamentals of Pathology (Pathoma), 2022 ed.
Author: Husain A. Sattar
ISBN: ########
Publisher: Pathoma, LLC
*Provided by the School of Medicine
First Aid for the Basic Sciences - Organ Systems, 3rd ed.
Authors: Le, Tao and Krause, Kendall. (2017)
ISBN: 9781259587030
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (Lange Medical Books)
First Aid for the Basic Sciences – General Principles, 3rd ed.
Authors: Le, Tao and Krause, Kendall. (2017)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (Lange Medical Books)
Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine, 10th ed.
Authors: Andreoli, Thomas and Cecil, Russell (2016)
ISBN: 9780323722711
eBook ISBN: 9780323352369
Publisher: Saunders (Elsevier)
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In Phase 2, students move to the clinical arena on one of our four campuses: Lubbock, Amarillo, Covenant or Permian Basin. Each student focuses on one clinical discipline at a time, and rotates through six eight week clerkships in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry. Each student also participates in the Integration Seminar, a student-led Grand Rounds that explores the fundamental scientific basis of selected clinical cases.
FMAT students (who will have already completed their Family Medicine clerkship during the MS2 year) will instead complete a dedicated course (FMAT3) that covers learning objectives from the Sub-Internship and Critical Care Selectives normally completed in Phase 3 of the standard curriculum.
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The specialty of Family Medicine is centered on lasting, caring relationships with patients and their families. Family physicians integrate the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences to provide continuing and comprehensive health care. The scope of practice encompasses all ages, genders, each organ system and every disease entity.
The specialty is three-dimensional, combining knowledge and skill with a unique process. The patient-physician relationship is central to this process. Knowledge and skills vary among family physicians according to their patients' needs and the ability to incorporate new information into their practices. Above all, the scope of family practice is dynamic, expanding, and evolutionary.
What exactly do you do as a family physician?
- Integrated in-patient and out-patient care
- In-patient Medicine
- Care for hospitalized patients, both adults and children
- Provide critical care in conjunction with appropriate specialty consultation
- Provide maternity care
- Provide emergency care
- Out-patient Medicine
- Treat urgent care diseases
- Manage chronic diseases
- Perform maternity care
- Perform well child - prevention/screening
- Perform well adult care – prevention/screening
- Perform minor surgical procedures
- Community medicine
- Promote healthcare to the community as a whole
Contact Information
Cathy Manes, Coordinator (806-414-9559)
Erica Arriaga, Coordinator (806-743-9083)
Len Hovey, Coordinator (806-743-6132)
Omero Valenzuela, Coordinator (432-335-2222)
The clerkship in Internal Medicine is a fast paced 8-week experience. It is divided into three activities: inpatient ward rotations, ambulatory clinics, and conferences and classes.
Ward rotations are two to four weeks in duration and end on the last Friday of the 4 week block. Students will then be off until starting the next rotation the following Monday morning. During these rotations you will be assigned to ward teams and will take call according to the published team call schedule. You can expect at least 6 to 7 night calls during each month of ward rotation.
An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) will be scheduled at the end of the clerkship. Students will take call according to their ward schedule the weekend before the 8th week of the rotation.
On Monday through Wednesday of the 8th week, students will attend conferences and teaching rounds but will not take call or work-up new patients. Students will have Thursday off before the final written (NBME) exam on Friday.
During clerkship, the medical student will rotate on inpatient internal medicine wards and outpatient clinics with a goal of evaluating 24 or more patients in the inpatient and/or ambulatory clinic setting.
The student will also attend a series of core classes as well as departmental conferences and morning reports. As a result, the student will develop basic competencies in evaluation and management of adult patients, build core knowledge of common diseases seen in Internal Medicine, and acquire clinical skills, professional attitudes, and humanistic qualities needed for the care of Internal Medicine patients.
Contact Information
Julie Alameda, Coordinator (806-414-9110)
Erica Arriaga, Coordinator (806-743-9083)
Erma Landers, Coordinator (806-743-1842)
Rebekah Redern, Coordinator (432-703-5340)
This 3rd year Clerkship in OB/GYN is intended to introduce students to patients care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communications skills, professionalism and system-based practice as it relates to women’s health care.
Students will see patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings to acquaint the student with the female patient (her unique anatomy, physiology, psychosocial make-up, health and illness issues) and to initiate training in procedural skills, treatment modalities and preventive medicine in women’s health care.
The clerkship is divided into seven weekly areas of study:
1) Prenatal (COC) Clinic
2) GYN Clinic
3) Night Float (includes L&D, ER, Consults, Inpatient care)
4) Labor and Delivery (includes Triage, which is the OB Emergency Room)
5) Inpatient GYN
6) Gynecologic Oncology (clinic and inpatient)
7) Reproductive Endocrinology (clinic and surgery) and OB ultrasound
Students rotate to a different area each week, and will learn about outpatient low risk and high risk OB patients as new, follow-up, or referred patients; inpatient obstetric, gynecologic and oncologic patient workups and care; surgery and postoperative care in benign and oncologic gynecology, as well as obstetrics; and gynecologic outpatient care including well woman visits, problem visits, diagnostic workups, colposcopy, and other procedures.
Contact Information
Brandi Chapman, Coordinator (806-414-9650)
Sarah L. Edwards, Coordinator (806-743-1963)
Stephanie Faulkner, Coordinator (806-743-2593)
Ruby Villanueva, Coordinator (432-703-5432)
The most unique aspect of Pediatrics is that you will be dealing with patients in a variety of physical, developmental, and psychological stages. Not only will you be working with children, you will be interacting with parents and other caregivers.
While on the Pediatric Clerkship, you will spend time in four main clinical areas – inpatient service (ward), ambulatory service (clinics), newborn nursery and subspecialty or subspecialties of pediatrics. While the allotted time in each of these areas may vary slightly from campus to campus, the overall pediatric experience at each campus will afford ample clinical exposure and comparability of experiences to provide you adequate opportunities to master the stated competencies.
Patient-oriented teaching will be supplemented by a series of lectures and case conferences. A core of “essential” lecture topics is given at all campuses. Additional lectures may be added at individual campuses to utilize faculty strengths at each campus. You will be given a schedule of educational activities for the rotation.
In addition to specific student lectures, you will be given a schedule of departmental conferences (morning report, case conferences, Grand Rounds, journal club, etc.) that you are expected to attend.
Contact Information
Whitney Wilson, Coordinator (806-414-9942)
Letha McGraw, Coordinator (806-743-6640)
Letha McGraw, Coordinator (806-743-6640)
Natalie Mize, Coordinator (432-703-5310)
The Psychiatry Clerkship is an eight-week, full-time clinical rotation. The primary goal of this rotation is to provide for the students:
- Educational situations which facilitate continued learning about psychiatric disorders
- Clinical experiences which allow the student to further develop skills in evaluation and treatment of selected patients.
This experience will enhance not only understanding of psychiatry disorders, but also the ability to provide high quality care to patients encountered in clinical settings outside of psychiatry.
Contact Information
Gracie Hurt, Coordinator (806-414-9700)
Kinsey Keith, Coordinator (806-743-4383)
Nayra Ybarra, Coordinator (432-703-5062)
The surgical clerkship is an integrated, clinical educational experience which is presented over eight weeks. These experiences are designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts of the disciplines which constitute the practice of surgery. This clerkship encompasses both the inpatient and outpatient experiences.
It is anticipated that for those students who do not pursue a career goal in Surgery, these experiences will form the basis for their surgical interactions and patient care in all other medical specialties.
Contact Information
Brennan Gerdes, Coordinator (806-414-9557)
Sarah L. Edwards, Coordinator (806-743-1963)
Hannah Dillard, Coordinator (806-743-2370)
Nayra Ybarra, Coordinator (432-703-5062)
The Integration Seminar is a Student Grand Rounds presented by MSIII students on each campus. The overarching objective of the seminar is to provide students with the opportunity to explore in depth a clinical case and to reapply the knowledge gained over the first two years of medical school to this case.
The students work as a team to present a cogent, integrated and interactive seminar to their peers, students from other years and faculty while developing their presentation skills and their ability to interpret and evaluate data from multiple sources.
The directors of the Integration Seminar choose the cases and the students are divided into six groups, each of which is assigned one case. The Integration Seminar occurs once per clerkship period.
The Directors advise the students on interpretation and presentations skills and coordinate the seminar to ensure participation of the greatest number of students and faculty in the audience.
Grading will be Pass/Fail as determined by the Campus Seminar Director.
Dawn Cox (806-414-9058)
Rachel Forbes (806-743-2800)
Meredith Trevino (806-743-3005)
Isabel Garza (432-703-5050)
Students must complete three selective experiences, each of which can
be performed in one of several clinical departments based on specific student interests.
The selectives consist of a one-month Sub-Internship Rotation, a 2-week Critical Care
Rotation and a 2-week Ambulatory Rotation. Students are also required to take Transition
to Residency: Individualized Asynchronous Learning (TRIAL).
The remainder of the fourth-year curriculum consists of five months of broadly-based
elective experiences. Electives may be completed on any TTUHSC campus or at LCME-accredited
institutions in the US.
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A list of Year 4 Rotations offered on each TTUHSC campus can be accessed here.
Students will receive assistance from the Offices of Student Affairs, their mentor and a clerkship director when developing their proposed year 4 schedule. Student's proposed plans will be evaluated by Clerkship Directors in order to ensure that the plan is appropriate for the students’ educational needs and career objectives.
Each student is required to complete one 4-week Sub-internship, one 2-week Critical Care rotation, one 2-week Ambulatory rotation, the TRIAL course and 20 weeks of electives. A minimum of 8 curricular weeks must be taken on the student's campus.
Transition to Residency: Individualized Asynchronous Learning (TRIAL)
Students will be given 4 weeks of curriculum credit for this required course. The course includes 4 guided learning modules and transition to residency modules.
Additionally students are required to provide narrative responses to specific content areas such as Geriatrics, patient safety and quality improvement.
Contacts:
Lara Johnson, MD, Director
Candace Brown, Coordinator (806-743-4199)
Jennifer Patterson, Coordinator (806-743-3407)
A 4-week Sub-internship selective may be completed in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery or Orthopedics.
The Critical Care Rotation is a 2-week selective rotation offered by three departments (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Surgery) on all campuses.
Depending on the department, the critical care experiences may be offered in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Burn Intensive Care Unit, Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICI), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
A 2-week Ambulatory selective may be taken in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Child Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Neurology, Ophthalmology or Dermatology.
All students must complete 20 weeks of elective rotations. Of the 20 weeks, students are allowed a maximum of four 2-week elective experiences and no more than 4 weeks of asynchronous electives (not including TRIAL).
Note that not all electives are offered on each campus.
Kristin Stutz, Assistant Regional Academic Dean (806-354-5417)
Dawn Cox, Unit Manager (806-414-9058)
Rachel Forbes, Assistant Vice Dean for Student Affairs (806-743-6161)
Kelley Moss, Coordinator for Medical Education (806-743-3005)
Mike Callaway, Region Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education (432-703-5125)
Kristin Sumuel, Program Manager (432-703-5213)