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Combined MD/PhD curriculum, Year 1

For MD/PhD students in Genetics.

Didactic Graduate Core Course Sequence

Molecular Genetics (BCHEM/CMBIO 520) Fall
Molecular Biology (CMBIO 503) Spring
Cell Biology (CMBIO 540) Spring

Didactic and Problem Solving Medicine Component

Structural Basis of Medical Practice
  • Anatomy
  • Embryology
  • Radiology
Fall (Sept/Oct)
Basic and Clinical Science Correlative Sessions (PBL) Fall/Spring (Nov-May)
Physicians, Patients, and Society
  • Introduction to Medical Practice
  • Population Biology
  • Psychiatry
  • Humanities
Fall/Spring
Cellular and Molecular Basis of Medical Practice
  • Physiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Histology
Fall/Spring
Biological Basis of Disease
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Pathology
  • Human Genetics
Spring

Basic and clinical science integration

Weekly Research Seminar Series (Student Discussion Groups) Fall/Spring
MD/PhD Seminar Series (Student Discussion Groups) Fall/Spring
Weekly MD/PhD Student/Faculty Discussion Group Fall/Spring
Summer Research Rotations Summer