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DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE - SOUTH GEORGIA


Course Sequence 
Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) Medicine

The courses and sequence listed below are subject to change. Please consult the course catalog for additional information.

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FIRST YEAR

Term 1 - (Fall)

DO 121 Cellular and Molecular Basis of Medicine 14 Credits
DO 139A Osteopathic Principles and Practice I 2 Credits
DO 140A Primary Care Skills I 1 Credit
DO 144 Clinical Reasoning in Basic Sciences I 1 Credit
TOTAL CREDITS
 18

Term 2 - (Winter)

DO 111 Structural Principles of Osteopathic Medicine 14 Credits
DO 139B
 Osteopathic Principles and Practice II 2 Credits
DO 140B
 Primary Care Skills II 1 Credit
DO 144 Clinical Reasoning in Basic Sciences I 0 Credits
TOTAL CREDITS
 16

Term 3 - (Spring)

DO 133 Emergency Medicine I 1 Credit
DO 134 Cardiovascular, Renal and Pulmonary Medicine 12 Credits
DO 139C
 Osteopathic Principles and Practice III 2 Credits
DO 140C
 Primary Care Skills III 1 Credit
DO 144 Clinical Reasoning in Basic Sciences I 0 Credits
TOTAL CREDITS
 16
TOTAL CREDITS First Year
 50 

All first-year courses must be completed prior to beginning the second-year courses.

SECOND YEAR

Term 1 - (Fall)

DO 145 Clinical Reasoning in Basic Sciences II 1 Credit
DO 146 Comprehensive Basic Science Review and Synthesis 1 Credit
DO 212 Gastroenterological Sciences 4 Credits
DO 213 Reproductive Genitourinary and Obstetrics, Gynecologic Medicine 7 Credits
DO 231 General Surgery and EENT 2 Credits
DO 238A Preventive and Community-Based Medicine I 1 Credit
DO 239A Osteopathic Principles and Practice IV 2 Credits
DO 240A Primary Care Skills IV  1 Credit 
TOTAL CREDITS
 19

Term 2 - (Winter)

DO 145 Clinical Reasoning in Basic Sciences II 0 Credits
DO 146 Comprehensive Basic Science Review and Synthesis 1 Credit
DO 221 Clinical Endocrinology 2.5 Credits
DO 222
 Clinical and Basic Neuroscience 11 Credits
DO 224
 Musculoskeletal Skin II 2.5 Credits
DO 238B
 Preventive and Community-Based Medicine II 2 Credit
DO 239B
 Osteopathic Principles and Practice V 2 Credits
DO 240B
 Primary Care Skills V 1 Credit
TOTAL CREDITS
 22

Term 3 - (Spring)

DO 145 Clinical Reasoning in Basic Sciences II 0 Credits
DO 146
 Comprehensive Basic Science Review and Synthesis 1 Credit
DO 233
 Life Stages: Clinical Geriatrics and Pediatrics 4 Credits
DO 235
 Emergency Medicine II 1 Credit
DO 239C
 Osteopathic Principles and Practice VI 2 Credits
DO 240C
 Primary Care Skills VI 1 Credit
TOTAL CREDITS
 9
TOTAL CREDITS Second Year
 50 

 

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP - THIRD YEAR

Rotation
Advanced Clinical Skills* 8.5 Credits
Introduction to Clerkships 17 Credits
Family Medicine 17 Credits
General Internal Medicine 17 Credits
General Surgery 17 Credits
Internal Medicine/Cardiology 17 Credits
Internal Medicine Selective 17 Credits
Obstetrics and Gynecology 17 Credits
OMM/Family Medicine 8.5 Credits
Pediatrics 17 Credits
Psychiatry 17 Credits
Surgery  17 Credits
Elective 17 Credits
   

Total credits third year: 204

Each 17 credit rotation requires 240 contact hours.

*Includes non-credit American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course completion, required for graduation.

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP - FOURTH YEAR

Rotation
Electives (8) 136 Credits
Emergency Medicine  17 Credits
Underserved/Rural Family Medicine (2) 34 Credits
   

Total credits fourth year: 187

Each 17 credit rotation requires 240 contact hours.

Other than in electives, fourth-year rotations contain a component of osteopathic manipulative medicine.

Fourth-year students will receive one, four-week vacation.
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