East Carolina University
 
The Brody School of Medicine
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Curriculum

First Year

  • Basic Human Genetics
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Doctoring I
  • Ethical and Social Issues in Medicine I
  • Gross Anatomy and Embryology
  • Medical Biochemistry
  • Medical Histology
  • Medical Microbiology & Immunology I
  • Medical Neuroscience
  • Medical Physiology
  • Primary Care Preceptorship


Second Year

  • Doctoring II
  • Ethical & Social Issues in Medicine II
  • Introduction to Medicine
  • Medical Genetics
  • Medical Microbiology & Immunology II
  • Medical Pathology
  • Medical Pharmacology
  • Primary Care Preceptorship
  • Psychopathology


Third Year (Clinical Clerkships, variable in duration)

  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obstetrics-Gynecology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatric Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Cardiovascular Care
  • Radiology
  • Clinical elective rotation 


Fourth Year

In concert with a faculty advisor, students select an individual curriculum that includes the following:

  • one month in community-based primary care experiences
  • one month in an acting internship experience
  • one month in an ICU experience
  • one month in an Emergency Medicine experience
  • two weeks in a clinical neurosciences/PM&R experience
  • two weeks in a "Transition to Residency" & procedural skills capstone experience
  • fourteen weeks in electives
  • (a one-month vacation may be taken during the first seven months of the academic year)