M.D. Course
The curriculum comprises six academic years designated M1 (first)
to M6 (sixth year). This allows less artificial segregation between
phases of premedical, preclinical and clinical parts of the curriculum
than in traditional schools. In the first few years (M1 & M2),
students are provided more opportunities to view medicine from the
outside through various elective courses in humanities and social
sciences while at the same time augmenting their knowledge for subsequent
medical study through required courses in basic natural sciences
and computer science. Studies on basic medical sciences begin in
the second year (M2). Basic principles and theories are presented
through Basic Life Sciences courses which are horizontally integrated,
covering basic elementary topics that appear in the traditional
curriculum of preclinical basic sciences. Through these courses,
students are required to expand their vocabulary skills for the
subsequent PBL program in M3 and M4 while have the opportunity to
get a perspective view of medicine through a course called Introduction
to Medicine. In M3 and M4, students are provided with the PBL program
which is central to the medical curriculum. This is a vertically
integrated curriculum so basic sciences, preclinical sciences, clinical
sciences and clinical skills are organized into a cohesive program
to emphasize the direct relevance of the outcome of basic science
learning to clinical problems. The Patient and Doctor course is
organized in relation to the results of the PBL problem cases and
helps students acquire clinical skills through practice on simulated
patients. During M5, students are required to take clinical clerkship
rotations in major specialties of Samsung Seoul Hospital. M6 students
can select more flexible elective rotations in minor specialties
while have the opportunity to develop their careers in extramural
settings.
Therefore, the curriculum of SKKUSOM is a highly ordered sequence
of medical education with emphasis on the general professional education
of physicians.
<Course Scheme>
- First Year(M1): Preliminary Courses
- Second Year(M2): Comprehensive Basic Medical
Science
- Third(M3) and Fourth(M4) Year: Problem-Based
Learning Program
- Fifth Year(M5): Core Clerkships
- Sixth Year(M6): Elective Clerkships
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