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Medical Education
The School of Medicine is organized into 11 departments that administer the instructional, research and clinical activities of the School. The clinical departments include Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Family and Community Medicine, Radiology, Psychiatry, Medical Education and Pathology. The basic sciences are organized under one Department of Biomedical Sciences with five divisions: Professional Education, Cancer Biology, Microbial Pathogenesis and Immune Response, Neurobiology and Neurotoxicology and Cardiovascular Biology.
The School of Medicine offers two different curricula - a four-year and a five-year medical education program. Each curriculum promotes a high degree of personal contact between faculty and students.
The Four-Year Curriculum
The four-year curriculum of the School of Medicine is divided into two phases. Phase I consists of the first two years generally referred to as the basic sciences years. The sequencing of course content provides students with a basic, systematic pre-clinical curriculum. Daily class schedules are arranged to foster effective teaching and learning. Phase II consists of the last two years, generally referred to as the clinical years. The clinical clerkships begin in the junior year which is 48 weeks in length. Students are randomly assigned to the six clinical rotations-internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, surgery, psychiatry and family medicine. The senior clinical rotations are divided into required clerkships and electives. Thirty six weeks, divided into eight clinical rotations and the USMLE Steo 2 Review (four weeks each) are required to complete the senior year. The four required senior clerkships are internal medicine, radiology, senior family medicine, and psychiatry/neurology; additional electives include four units (16 weeks). Junior and senior clinical clerkships are taken at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Nashville VA Medical Center, Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH), Middle Tennessee Medical Center, University Medical Center, Middle Tennessee Mental Health Center, Elam Mental Health Center, Parthenon Pavilion,
Centennial Medical Center and/or other affiliated sites approved by the department.
The Five-Year Curriculum
The five-year curriculum of the School of Medicine is divided into three phases. Phase I consists of an eight-week summer program, offered prior to the fall enrollment of the first-year class. Phase II, generally referred to as the basic sciences years, consists of the first two years of the curriculum. The first-year curriculum is divided into a two-year period of matriculation offering students reduced study loads. However, the sophomore year is consistent with that of the four-year curriculum. Phase III, generally referred to as the clinical years, is comprised of the third and fourth years and is consistent with that found in the four-year program.
The Comprehensive Medical Review Program (CMRP)
CMRP is an extensive review of the basic sciences to prepare students to take the United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) Steps 1 and 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK). The course provides participants with concentrated reinforcement and review, as well as access to several question banks with items similar to those seen on USMLE Step 1 and 2. Students are encouraged to utilize these items on a daily basis following pre-assessment. A battery of discipline-specific comprehensive exams and practice tests are also used to profile each participant's performance. Individual counseling is affected by utilizing the performance profiles (measured outcomes), enabling feedback and direction for self-study and by providing information to the skills specialist for test-taking mechanics. This customized approach assures the individual adequate time for preparation to eliminate cognitive weaknesses while providing a mechanism to measure proficiency in each area to guide certification progression, graduation and ultimately licensure.
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