Office of the Vice Chancellor and DeanOverview 2nd Year
The second year extends over four quarters and includes an abbreviated six-week summer quarter, which provides a transition between basic and clinical sciences. Students learn about systemic pathology, the integumentary system, the reproductive system and physical diagnosis. They continue their training in physical diagnosis throughout the second year in "Doctoring-2". In the summer and fall quarters, students complete their training in the basic sciences (pharmacology and microbiology). And, from an organ systems approach, they are presented the pathophysiological basis of disease (clinical endocrinology, hematopoietic-lymphoreticular, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, musculoskeletal, nephrology and clinical neurosciences). Courses in psychopathology and nutrition, are offered in the winter and spring quarters respectively.
Diagramatic representation of Curriculum.
