You will have several meetings with one of the program directors to help you choose rotations. It is important to have these rotations set up before spring break of your first year. Third, you will want to get into the swing of medical school and enjoy your first year. The standard first semester course schedule includes gross anatomy, histology, biomolecular chemistry, and an introductory class on the doctor-patient relationship. Gross anatomy meets daily from 8-12 and involves a full dissection of a human cadaver, embryology, and development.
Histology meets several times a week for lecture and two afternoons a week for lab.
Histology introduces the normal morphology of human tissues and the major topics within each organ system. Students will also shadow a physician one afternoon every other week and become familiar with being in a clinic. The second semester classes include neuroscience, genetics, physiology, pathology and more clinical experiences. Neuroscience covers everything from electrophysiology to neuroanatomy and psychiatry. Genetics covers many of the hereditary genetic illnesses and the evaluation of genetic disorders.