Curriculum Requirements for Medical and Biological Sciences, D.O./Ph.D.

Major Requirements

YEARS ONE AND TWO		Credits:
	Medical School – Preclinical	30
For details, refer to preclinical medical school curriculum.

YEAR ONE		Credits:
MBSC 921	Lab Rotation I	3
MBSC 922	Lab Rotation II	3
The curriculum and training of students utilizes a 2-3-2 model in which osteopathic medical students will pursue their medical education in years 1–2 (preclinical) and in years 6–7 (clinical). Ph.D. training will take place in years 3, 4, and 5, as well as over the summers. Students will earn thirty (30) Ph.D. credits for material contained within the Year 1 and 2 medical school curriculum. All students will participate in a Clinical Skills course (8 hours/month) throughout the Ph.D. portion of the program.

YEAR TWO		Credits:
MBSC 923	Lab Rotation III	3
MBSC 999	Thesis Research	3

YEAR THREE		Credits:
MBSC 900	Clinical Skills	1
MBSC 930	Ethical Conduct in Biomedical Research	0
MBSC 931	Research Methods	3
MBSC 932	Statistics	3
MBSC 933	Scientific Reading and Writing I	3
MBSC 935	Form and Function From Genotype to Phenotype I	3
MBSC 936	Form and Function From Genotype to Phenotype II	3
MBSC 999	Thesis Research	9

YEAR FOUR		Credits:
MBSC 900	Clinical Skills	1
MBSC 934	Scientific Reading and Writing II	3
MBSC 941	Advanced Topics Elective	3
MBSC 942	Advanced Topics Elective (optional second elective)	3
MBSC 999	Thesis Research	9

YEAR FIVE		Credits:
MBSC 900	Clinical Skills	1
MBSC 999	Thesis Research	6

YEAR FIVE SUMMER, YEARS SIX-SEVEN		Credits:
	Medical School – Clinical
Clinical training takes place over the summer of year 5 and years 6–7. See the D.O. academic program for details.

Ninety (90) Ph.D. credits will be required to obtain the Doctor of Philosophy degree (30 will be applied from the first two years of medical school curriculum).