Curriculum

The curriculum consists of 180 credits which may begin any time of the year. The curriculum may take from 3 1/3 to 5 calendar years to complete and is divided into five (5) semesters totaling 90 credits (equivalent to 90 weeks of instruction) of basic sciences and five (5) semesters (90 weeks / credits) of clinical rotations. Students may select either an independent study or traditional track. Students selecting the independent study track spend most of the Basic Science courses studying at home in familiar surroundings guided by the Delphi University faculty using computer aided learning, video and tele-conferencing, pod casts, and the internet. Independent study students submit required homework for each course and take final examinations given at the Delphi University Campus at the completion of every semester. Additionally, independent study students make two (2) one (1) week long trips to the University campus during laboratory courses to attend laboratories. The course grades for independent study students are determined as follows: 1/2 from the required homework and 1/2 from the final examination. Approximately 40% of the total credits are spent off campus by the independent study students. Students selecting the traditional track will attend daily lectures and laboratories which given by Delphi University Faculty at the Delphi University Campus. Independent study students are expected to take courses in the same sequence as the traditional students and must be enrolled in at least 2 courses and no more than 6 courses simultaneously. Students who wish to take their clinical rotations in the United States must take and pass Part One of the USMLE or have an overall G.P.A. of 3.5 or better prior to beginning the rotations. Students are graded on a 4.0 system as follows: A - 4.0, B - 3.0, C - 2.0, D - 1.0, F - 0, and must maintain a 2.0 average to advance. All courses in which an F (fail) is obtained must be repeated and passed. One hundred eighty (180) credits with an overall average of 2.0 is required to graduate. Students graduating with an overall average of 3.7 or greater will graduate Summa Cum Laude and those with an overall average of 3.5 or greater will graduate Cum Laude.

BASIC SCIENCES

Semester 1
MBC 5101 Biochemistry - 4 credits
MPS 5201 Physiology - 6 credits
MBS 5801 Biostatistics - 3 credits
MGN 5301 Genetics - 3 credits
Total - 16 Credits

Semester 2
MAN 5401 Anatomy - 6 credits
MAN 5403 Gross Anatomy Laboratory - 3 credits
MNA 5501 Neuroanatomy - 3 credits
MHS 5601 Histology - 3 credits
MEB 5701 Embryology - 3 credits
Total - 18 Credits

Semester 3
MPT 6101 Pathology - 6 credits
MMB 6201 Microbiology - 4 credits
MIN 6301 Immunology - 3 credits
MCH 6401 Community Health and Preventative Medicine - 3 credits
MPM 6421 Tropical and Travel Medicine - 2 credits
Total - 18 Credits

Semester 4
MPP 6601 Pathophysiology - 5 credits
MPH 6701 Pharmacology - 5 credits
MPY 6801 Behavioral Sciences - 3 credits
MCS 6901 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I - 3 credits
MHP 6920 Introduction to Homeopathy and Alternative Medicine I - 3 credits
Total - 19 Credits

Semester 5
MCS 6903 Introduction to Clinical Medicine II - 5 credits
MPE 6121 Introduction to Physical Examination - 5 credits
MME 6131 Medical Ethics - 3 credits or 90 hours
MBM 6141 Introduction to Business and Management - 3 credits
MHP 6922 Introduction to Homeopathy and Alternative Medicine II - 3 credits
Total - 19 Credits

BASIC SCIENCES TOTAL - 90 Credits

CLINICAL CLERKSHIPS AND ELECTIVES

The choice of locations of clinical rotations will be based on class standing in the Basic Sciences. Students wishing to do clerkships in the United States must take and pass Part One of the USMLE or score in the top 25% of the class.

Required Third Year Clerkships:
MIM 7101 Medicine - 12 Weeks / Credits or 480 hours
MSU 7201 Surgery - 12 Weeks / Credits or 480 hours (General Surgery - 8 Weeks, Surgical Subspecialties - 4 Weeks)
MOB 7401 Obstetrics / Gynecology - 8 Weeks / Credits or 320 hours
MPD 7301 Pediatrics - 8 Weeks / Credits or 320 hours
MPY 7901 Psychiatry - 6 Weeks / Credits or 240 hours
Third Year Totals = 46 Weeks/ Credits or 1,840 hours

Required Fourth Year Clerkships:
MFP 8101 Primary Care - 4 Weeks / Credits or 160 hours
MEM 8201 Emergency Medicine - 4 Weeks / Credits or 160 hours
MRD 8301 Radiology - 2 Weeks / Credits or 80 hours
MOR 8401 Orthopedic Surgery - 2 weeks / Credits or 80 hours
MAS 8601 Anesthesiology - 2 weeks / Credits or 80 hours
MOL 8501 Otolaryngology - 2 weeks / Credits or 80 hours
MOP 8601 Ophthalmology - 2 Weeks / Credits or 80 hours
Required Fourth Year Total = 18 Weeks / Credits or 720 hours

Fourth Year Electives:
MSE 8700 - 8999 - 26 Weeks / Credits or 1,040 hours
Fourth Year Totals = 44 Weeks / Credits or 1,760 hours
CLINICAL SCIENCES TOTAL - 90 Weeks / Credits or 3,600 hours

TOTAL CREDITS FOR GRADUATION - 180

 

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