Typical Curriculum and Course Designations

The information below indicates a general layout of course placement. Course Semester and Weekly schedules are refined by Course Directors and published at: https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/studentinfo/education/mdcurriculum.php.
For course daily schedules refer to the individual course syllabus / Desire to Learn (D2L).
The Rural Primary Care Track schedule would include Thursday (M1) or Tuesday (M2) on location at Rogersville or Mountain City.

First Year

Fall
CSKL 1350 Doctoring I (20 credits)	247 contact hours
ANTY 1314 Medical Human Gross Anatomy and Embryology (11 credits)	144 contact hours
PSYH 1312 Lifespan Development (1 credit)	12 contact hours
MEDU 1322 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (2 credit)	27 contact hours
BCHM 1315 Cellular and Molecular Medicine (11 credits)	136 contact hours
HGEN 1311 Genetics (3 credits)	38 contact hours
Spring
CBIO 1312 Cell and Tissue Biology (7 credits)	90 contact hours
PHSY 1322 Medical Physiology (11 credits)	119.5 contact hours
IDMD 1940 Rural Health Research and Practice (3 credits)	45 contact hours

For detailed information, refer to the academic calendar and schedules at https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/studentinfo/education/mdcurriculum.php.
Schematic available at https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/documents/2019_2020_m1_curriculum_schematic_20190705.pdf

Second Year

CSKL 2350 Doctoring II (10 credits) (Fall/Spring)	150 contact hours
PATH 2321 Pathology (10 credits) (Fall/Spring)	118 contact hours
MCRO 2321 Medical Microbiology and Immunology (12 credits) (Fall/Spring)	151.5 contact hours
PHRM 2312 Medical Pharmacology (8 credits) (Fall/Spring)	80 contact hours
PSYH 2312 Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry (3 credits) (Fall/Spring)	52 contact hours
NEUR 2321 Clinical Neuroscience (6 credits) (Fall only)	94 contact hours
IDMD 2950 Rural Community-Based Health Projects (3 credits) (RPCT) (Fall only)	45 contact hours

For detailed information, refer to the academic calendar and schedules at https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/studentinfo/education/mdcurriculum.php.
Schematic layout available at https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/documents/2019_2020_m2_curriculum_schematic_20190705.pdf

Third Year

M3 Curricular Requirements/Courses

Schematic at https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/documents/2019_2020_m3_curriculum_schematic_20190705.pdf

	Generalist Track	Rural Primary Care Track
GMED 3000 - Transitions to Clinical Clerkship (1 credit)	1 week	1 week
COMD 3051 Junior Community Medicine Clerkship (12 credits)	6 weeks	—
FMED 3052 Junior Family Medicine Clerkship (12 credits)	6 weeks	—
IMED 3053 - Junior Internal Medicine Clerkship (16 credits)	8 weeks	8 weeks
OBGY 3054 - Junior Obstetrics/Gynecology Clerkship (12 credits)	6 weeks	6 weeks
PEDS 3055 - Junior Pediatrics Clerkship (12 credits)	6 weeks	6 weeks
PSYH 3056 - Junior Psychiatry Clerkship (12 credits)	6 weeks	6 weeks
SURG 3058 - Junior Surgery Clerkship (16 credits)	8 weeks	8 weeks
MEDU 3011 Junior Clinical Experiences Elective (4 credits)	2 weeks	2 weeks
RPCT 3059 - Junior RPCT Primary Care Clerkship (24 credits)	—	10 weeks
CSKL 3350 - Doctoring III 1 credit	2 weeks	2 weeks

M3 Academic Schedule

6-week Clerkship Schedule (Family Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry; RPCT )		8-week Clerkship Schedule (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Community Medicine; Jr. Clinical Experience)
Required Transition to Clerkships course/ M3 OSCE/ Computer Training May 11-18
Period 6-1	May 20-June 28	Period 8-1	May 20-July 12
Period 6-2	July 1- August 9	Period 8-2	July 15-September 6
Period 6-3	August 12-September 20	Break	September 9-13
Break	September 23-17	Period 8-3	September 16-November 8
Period 6-4	September 30-November 8	Period 8-4a	November 12-December 20
Period 6-5	November 12-December 20
Break	December 21-January 3	Break	December 21-January 3
Period 6-6	January 6-February 14	Period 8-4b	January 6-17
Period 6-7	February 17-March 27	Period 8-5	January 20-March 13
Break	March 30-April 3	Break	March 16-20
Period 6-8	April 6-May 15	Period 8-6	March 23-May 15

Fourth Year

M4 Curricular Requirements/Courses

	Generalist Track	Rural Primary Care Track
CSKL 4350 - Doctoring IV (6 credits)	3 weeks	3 weeks
RPCT 4310 - RPCT Selective in a Primary Care Specialty in an Underserved Area (8 credits)	—-	8 weeks

12 weeks of selectives: One required four-week rotation in each: Intensive/Critical Care; Inpatient Subinternship; and Ambulatory Care
18 weeks of electives
3 week Keystone Course
33 weeks total

M4 Academic Schedule

Blocks 1-12 consist of 45 weeks, which includes 12 weeks of unscheduled time for residency interviews and to prepare for and take both Step 2 exams.
Students completing rotations after graduation date will have a hold placed on their diploma until all requirements are met.
Those completing rotations beyond June 12, 2020 will be a December graduate and not eligible to participate in the residency match process.
Schematic at https://www.etsu.edu/com/acadaffairs/documents/2019_2020_m4_curriculum_schematic_20190705.pdf

Block (4 weeks)	Dates
Block 1	a. May 20-31 b. June 3-14
Block 2	a. June 17-28 b. July 1-12
Block 3	a. July 15-26 b. July 29-August 9
Block 4	a. August 12-23 b. August 26-September 6
Fall Break: September 9-13
Block 5	a. September 16-27 b. September 30-October 11
Block 6 (no selectives)	a. October 14-25 b. October 28-November 8
Block 7 (no selectives)	a. November 11-22 b. November 25-December 6
Block 8	a. December 9-20
Winter Break: December 23-January 3
Block 9	a. January 6-17 b. January 20-31
Block 10	a. February 3-14 b. February 17-28
Block 11	a. March 2-13 b. March 16-27
Block 12	a. March 30- April 17 (Keystone)
Block 13 (for off-cycle students only)	a. April 20-May 1 b. May 4-15
Graduation May 8, 2020