Spartan Health Sciences University School of Medicine, offers a four-year (36 calendar month) academic program leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.), and is taught on a trimester (four months) schedule.
The curriculum of the University's Doctor of Medicine degree program encompasses a comprehensive course of Basic Sciences (BS), Pre-clinical and Clinical Sciences (CS) that is for four (4) academic years. The trimester period commences in January, May, and September of each year. A student may elect to enter in any one of the three (3) trimesters.
To provide the best possible medical education to the students, the curriculum is under continuous review by the Deans of Basic and Clinical Sciences in conjunction with the faculty.
The initial four trimesters of the program represent an integrated course presentation of the Basic Medical Sciences (BS) which include Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology and Behavioral Sciences. Pre-clinicals include General Introduction to Medicine and Physical Diagnosis. Didactic lectures in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Surgery are also offered. Clinical correlated conferences are conducted for related basic sciences to clinical medicine. The final five (5) trimesters are committed to broad clinical exposure in the major clinical disciplines of Internal Medicine, Surgery and its Sub-specialties, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Family Medicine and Psychiatry as well as clinical electives.
All students are required to demonstrate competency in the basic medical sciences before being permitted to begin clinical rotations. Competency is assessed from the University administered and required Comprehensive Exit Examination at the end of Basic Sciences program and passing of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1.
