CURRICULUM

The BYU School of Medicine curriculum is designed to shape both exceptional physicians and compassionate disciples of Jesus Christ. Students learn from faculty who are deeply committed to teaching while gaining early exposure to clinical environments that bring classroom learning to life.

The curriculum provides early exposure to two longitudinal courses designed to inspire your commitment to serving others around the world:

1. Global Clinical Medicine
2. Global Health and Research

The Medical Education Program Objectives serve as the foundation for course design and evaluation throughout the curriculum. Students will be assessed on these objectives across the MD program, supporting progressive learning and development from orientation through graduation.

• The 14-month pre-clinical phase begins with a two-week introduction called “Becoming a Christ-Centered Physician.”
• After this, students continue their education through a series of courses structured around the organ systems of the human body. These courses—each lasting 6–9 weeks—are:
  
  • Blood, Microbes, and Immunity; Skin and Musculoskeletal; Circulation and Ventilation; Nutrition, Digestion, Elimination, and Renal; Reproduction, Development, and Endocrine; and Brain, Behavior, and Movement
    
• As students move sequentially through the six organ systems courses, students are also enrolled in two longitudinal courses, in which they learn clinical skills, professional proficiency, medical ethics, global health foundations, and research design and execution. These longitudinal courses span the entire pre-clerkship phase.
• At the end of the first phase, there is a four-week course that brings everything together and helps students get ready for their USMLE Step 1 exam.
• The program also includes short breaks for reflection and rest.

• During this 12-month clinical phase, students transition from the classroom to direct patient care.
• The phase begins with a one-week introduction that helps students get ready for clinical settings.
• Students rotate through various medical fields, including Internal Medicine, Surgery, OB-GYN, Psychiatry, Neurology, and Pediatrics.
• Students also take part in a longitudinal family medicine clerkship.
• The phase wraps up with time to review everything students have learned and prepare for the USMLE Step 2CK.
• Student schedules in this phase are highly variable and may differ from the example shown.

• During this 18-month immersion phase, students will take part in a sub-internship where they will learn more about emergency medicine, critical care, and explore areas of interest through advanced specialty rotations.
• A key component of this phase is an 8–12 week global health and research experience, offering students opportunities to participate in global health courses, humanitarian service, and research.
• Domestic rural options will be available for interested students.
• Students also get several breaks along the way to rest, prepare for interviews, and transition into their future careers.
• Student schedules in this phase are highly variable and may differ from the example shown.

Intermountain Health will serve as the BYU School of Medicine's primary clinical affiliate. The school will rely primarily, though not exclusively, on clinical experiences and training sites provided by Intermountain in Utah and Salt Lake Counties.