OUHSC - M.D. / Ph.D. Program

OUHSC M.D./Ph.D. Program Application

M.D./Ph.D. Students

Admission, Program Requirements, Acceptance, and Deadlines

Financial Support

Faculty Researchers

Tuition and Fees 2005-2006

Research Facilities

Schusterman Center and Tulsa

Links of Interest

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

» Curriculum 2006-2007


The design of the M.D./Ph.D. Program allows for completion in 7 years.
Summer	10-week Research Rotation
Year 1	First Year Medical School (Basic Biomedical Sciences) and Journal Club
Summer	10-week Research Rotation
Year 2	Second Year Medical School (Basic Biomedical Sciences) and Journal Club / Sit for USMLE 1
Summer	Begin PhD Coursework - Select Mentor for Research Training
Years 3 - 5	Graduate Courses Toward Ph.D. - Qualifying Exams, Research, Dissertation, & Defense
Year 6	Third Year Medical School (Clinical Sciences) / Subspecialty Electives
Year 7	Fourth Year Medical School (Clinical Sciences) / Subspecialty Electives / Sit for USMLE 2 (Fall)

First-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins August; 36 weeks)

Course	Semester	Number	Clock Hours
Gross Anatomy	Fall	CELL 8100	130
Human Embryology	Fall	CELL 8110	32
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics	Fall	BIOC 8203	128
Principles of Clinical Medicine I	Fall / Spring	FM 8900	90
Human Behavior I	Fall / Spring	PSBS 8800	79
Integrated Medical Problem Solving	Fall / Spring	INDT 8100	24
Histology	Spring	CELL 8121	95
Neurosciences	Spring	OCNS 8080	115
Medical Statistics	Spring	FM 8930	16
Medical Physiology	Spring	PHYO 8600	109
		TOTAL	818

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Second-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins August: 36 weeks)

Course	Semester	Number	Clock Hours
Microbiology and Immunology	Fall	MI 8300	94
Integrated Medical Problem Solving	Fall / Spring	INDT 8100	20
Introduction to Human Illness	Fall / Spring	INDT 8090	344
Principles of Clinical Medicine II	Fall / Spring	MED 8250	160
Pharmacology	Fall / Spring	CELL 8500	140
Professional Ethics & Professionalism	Spring	INDT 9668	16
Human Behavior II	Spring	PSBS 8810	44
		TOTAL	818

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Years 3 to 5: Ph.D. Research and Coursework

Third-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins July; 48 weeks)

Course	Number	Weeks
Medicine Clerkship	MED 9250	8 weeks
Surgery Clerkship	SURG 9760	8 weeks
Pediatric Clerkship	PEDI 9650	6 weeks
Psychiatry Clerkship	PSBS 9520	6 weeks
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship	OBGY 9210	6 weeks
Family Medicine Clerkship	FM 9540	4 weeks
Geriatrics Clerkship	GERI 9250	4 weeks
Clinical Neuroscience Clerkship	NEUR 9370	2 weeks
Subspecialty Electives (2)	*	4 weeks
Current Topics in Medicine (Longitudinal)	*	-
	TOTAL	48 weeks (1920 clock hours)

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Fourth-Year Medical School Curriculum (Begins July; 38 weeks)

Course	Number	Weeks
Ambulatory Care	MED 923	4 weeks
Rural Preceptorship	FM XXXX	4 weeks
Specialty Electives (3)	*	6 weeks
Clinical Electives (6)	*	24 weeks
	TOTAL	38 weeks (1520 clock hours)
During the fourth year, students may participate in an international rotation for up to 12 weeks. Affiliated international programs are located in: Yaounde, Cameroon Cartagena, Colombia Clermont-Ferrand, France Grenoble, France Yamaguchi, Japan Vellore, India Miraj, India Nairobi, Kenya Blantyre, Malawi Kathmandu, Nepal Pretoria, South Africa Bangkok, Thailand Harare, Zimbabwe

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Subspecialty Electives: Third and fourth year subspecialty electives may be chosen from:

emergency medicine

orthopaedic surgery

otorhinolaryngology

radiology

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