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UNIVERSITY PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The Western Reserve2 Curriculum (4-Year MD Training Physician-Scholars)
The Curriculum
- Year 1
Social and behavioral context of health and disease; Foundations of Medicine and Health - Year 2
Continuation of Foundations of Medicine and Health and time to prepare for USMLE Step 1 - Year 3
MD thesis research block or clinical blocks (basic science experiences interwoven) Advanced clinical studies and seminars in medicine and health Electives - Year 4
Research (as applicable) Advanced clinical studies and seminars in medicine and health
Program goal
To train students to treat disease, promote health, and examine the social and behavioral context of illness in the rapidly changing health care environment of the 21st century.
Average annual entering class size
155 (not including students in the Medical Scientist Training Program)
Program duration
4 years
Grading
Years one and two are Pass/Fail
Third & Fourth year more individual assessment: Honors, Commendable, Satisfactory, & Unsatisfactory
Additional information
Primary learning styles: about 50% small group, 50% lecture; MD thesis requirement
Resulting degree(s)
M.D.
(opportunities exist to pursue additional degrees concurrently)
Ample opportunity to pursue dual degree options
Tuition and financial aid
Students are responsible for four years of tuition. Merit and need-based scholarships and loans are available; please contact the program for additional information. If a student elects to extend their research and scholarship into a fifth year, the student will be responsible for an administrative fee and not a full year's tuition. Students completing optional master's degrees offered by the School of Medicine pay no additional tuition for some of master's degree program courses.