Medicine, M.D.
Minimum Totals for Graduation: 235-241 hours
The Central Michigan University College of Medicine curriculum is an innovative, inquiry-based educational program which is integrated, individualized, sustains life-long engagement and embodies the values of the profession. This competency-based curriculum balances formal instruction with clinical training across the continuum of the fully integrated curriculum. Upon successful completion of the four-year professional program, the student will receive the Doctor of Medicine degree (MD). The College of Medicine will take a holistic approach to admissions. We seek to admit students who have personal characteristics and interests that align with the college's mission to prepare physicians focused on improving access to high quality health care in rural and medically underserved areas in Michigan. The holistic process includes measuring a student’s cognitive capabilities, past experiences and personal attributes.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
Students should access the most current information directly from the CMU College of Medicine website (www.cmich.edu/med).
Program Requirements
Required Courses - Year I (81 hours)
| MED 600 | Medicine and Society | 18(Spec) |
| MED 610 | Essentials of Clinical Skills | 17(Spec) |
| MED 620 | The Art of Medicine | 9(Spec) |
| MED 630 | Foundational Sciences of Medicine: Wellness and Disease | 9-18(Spec) |
| MED 640 | Reproductive/Human Development: Wellness and Disease | 8(Spec) |
| MED 650 | Cardiopulmonary: Wellness and Disease | 10(Spec) |
| MED 660 | Renal/Endocrine: Wellness and Disease | 10(Spec) |
Required Courses - Year II (38 hours)
| MED 740 | Neurosciences and Behavior: Wellness and Disease | 10(Spec) |
| MED 750 | Musculoskeletal/Dermal: Wellness and Disease | 8(Spec) |
| MED 760 | Gastrointestinal: Wellness and Disease | 8(Spec) |
| MED 770 | Hematology/Oncology: Wellness and Disease | 8(Spec) |
| MED 780 | SYNAPSE | 6(Spec) |
Required Core Clerkships - Years III and IV (80 hours)
To be taken in Year III only: (36 hours)
| MED 800 | Comprehensive Community Clerkship | 36(Spec) |
May be taken in either Year III or IV: (30 hours)
| MED 810 | Clerkship: Surgery | 6(Spec) |
| MED 820 | Clerkship: Hospitalist - Internal Medicine | 6(Spec) |
| MED 830 | Clerkship: Psychiatry | 6(Spec) |
| MED 840 | Clerkship: Obstetrics and Gynecology | 6(Spec) |
| MED 850 | Clerkship: Pediatrics | 6(Spec) |
To be taken in Year IV only: (14 hours)
Select MED 930, plus one of MED 910 or MED 920, for a total of 14 hours:
| MED 910 | Surgery Sub-Internship | 8(Spec) |
| MED 920 | Internal Medicine Sub-Internship | 8(Spec) |
| MED 930 | Clerkship: Emergency Medicine | 6(Spec) |
Elective Clerkships (36-42 hours)
Select one or combination of the following, to equal minimum of 24 weeks (36 hours):
To be taken in Year III only:
| MED 797 | Special Topics: Medical Clerkship Elective | 1-30(Spec) |
To be taken in Year IV only:
| MED 997 | Special Topics: Medical Clerkship Elective | 1-42(Spec) |
To be taken in Year IV only:
Total: 235-241 semester hours
Note: MED 600, MED 610, and MED 620 are to be delivered longitudinally across the first two years of the College of Medicine curriculum. Total credit hours indicated are for the entire 2-year course.
College of Medicine students are required to take a minimum of 24 weeks of electives. These courses/clerkships will be taken as MED 797 Special Topics or MED 997 Special Topics courses, one of which may be the 4-week MED 999 Capstone, and all must be approved by the College of Medicine Office of Curriculum.