Three Year Medical School!!
TTUHSC School of Medicine has a Family Medicine Accelerated Tract program where students interested in family medicine can complete medical school in just 3 years versus the traditional 4 year program! Since it is only 3 years, you save tuition for what would have been year 4 and the program offers full tuition for the second year. Additionally, the program guarantees students a residency slot in the local Family Medicine residency!
Curriculum Break Down:
First Year: Complete pre-clinical courses as any other student! Classes include: Anatomy, Biochem, Major Organ Systems, and General Principles of Infectious Diseases.
Summer 1: Students complete an 8-week course over the summer where they learn the most common clinical presentations in Family Medicine. This summer course is organ system based with corresponding hands-on workshops in the afternoon. This course is aimed at preparing students for clinic during second year.
Second Year: Students participate in remaining pre-clinical courses such as Multi-System Disorders, Behavioral Science, Neuro, & System Disorders. Additionally, students begin a longitudinal Family Medicine Rotation where they go to clinic once a week for the whole year and participate in Hospital Service twice a year. This not only counts as the Family Med rotation typically done in third year but also serves as a transition point between 2nd and 3rd year. Students will take Step 1 at the end of this year.
Third Year: Students complete the 5 remaining clinical clerkships that are each 8 weeks. (Surgery, OB/Gyn, Psych, Peds, & Internal med). The last 8 weeks of the year will be spent in MICU (4 weeks) and Hospital Service (4 weeks). During the mid year, students are required to take Step 2 Clinical Skills a few months earlier than a typical third year students.
Fourth Year/Residency Year 1: Students begin their first year of Family Medicine residency also known as the intern year.
