Students permitted to withdraw are advised of the date upon which they are required to resume medical studies. In the absence of good cause, any such student who does not resume studies on the specified date will be deemed to have left the program.
Curricular Requirements (M.D.)
Students entering the M.D. program will be governed by curricular requirements in effect at the time of their admission. In the event of readmission, students will be governed by curricular requirements in effect at the time of their readmission.
The Student Promotions Committee provides an annual report to Faculty Council indicating the students to be awarded the M.D. degree.
Graduation
Upon meeting the qualifications for the program, students must apply to graduate on the prescribed "Application for Graduation" form. This form may be obtained on-line at the Memorial Self Service at selfservice.mun.ca. The deadlines for application submission are July 15 for Fall (October) graduation, January 3 for Winter (February) in-absentia graduation, and January 15 for Spring (May) graduation. Applications received after these dates will be processed as time and resources permit.Additional information is available from the Office of the Registrar at www.mun.ca/regoff/graduation. Information regarding Convocation, including the dates of the ceremony, is available at www.mun.ca/convocation.
Course Descriptions
In this section
12.1 Phase 1
12.2 Phase 2
12.3 Phase 3
12.4 Phase 4
12.5 Advanced Career Planning
12.6 Courses Offered By the Faculty of Medicine for Non-Medical Students
The courses in all Phases form a continuum. Each Phase provides blended and clinical learning experiences in the medical school, teaching hospitals and community sites. In Phase 4, the students become members of the patient care team and have graded and supervised responsibility. In any given course, multiple teaching and learning methods such as lectures, small group discussion, labs and self-directed learning will be used.
MED 5710 Patient I
introduces students to themes integrating physician competencies and clinical skills with basic and clinical sciences as they relate to common clinical encounters and patient symptoms. Students will begin to examine their future roles as professionals in our health care system.
CH: 19

MED 5720 Clinical Skills I
introduces students to the main elements of the medical interview and techniques of interviewing. Students will develop skills in examining healthy individuals within all age ranges. Communication and collaboration skills will be developed in the context of patient-centered care and working with other health care providers.
AR: attendance is required

MED 5730 Physician Competencies I
introduces students to concepts that encompass the non-medical expert physician roles of scholar, communicator, collaborator, advocate, leader and professional in the context of the patient, family and physician within health care systems.

MED 5740 Community Engagement I
places students in early clinical experiences with a family physician. Through a variety of sessions, students will also explore concepts of health and its determinants.
AR: attendance is required
Phase 2
MED 6750 Patient II