DO Curriculum

The osteopathic medicine curriculum is structured to provide you with a strong foundation in both science and clinical knowledge, so you can succeed in providing comprehensive healthcare to your patients. You will integrate your didactic learning in your first year through experiences with patient-actors and simulation technology, as well as in the gross anatomy lab, primary care lab, and osteopathic manipulative medicine lab. 

Year One - Begin Your Journey

Your curriculum starts with a focus on the multiple systems of the human body. Your first year teaches by integrating and applying diverse clinical concepts through lectures, laboratory sessions, and an introduction to osteopathic principles and practices.

Chart displaying the breakdown of the first-year curriculum by week

Chart displaying the breakdown of the first-year curriculum by week.

Year Two - Evolving Your Skills

Your second-year curriculum ranges from behavioral medicine to clinical reasoning. Multiple classes advance the teachings of year one and enhance your understanding of the human body through osteopathic clinical practices.

Chart displaying the breakdown of the second-year curriculum by week.

Chart displaying the breakdown of the second-year curriculum by week.

Year Three - Taking Theory Into Practice

You will start clinicals during your third year. Over the next 22 months, you will do 20 one-month clerkships to provide you with clinical experience and training.

The third-year curriculum includes:

Year Four - Completing Your Discipline

You will have significant input in your fourth-year schedule in order to maximize your internship and residency options. 

The fourth-year curriculum includes: