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Joint Medical Program | Curriculum | For More Information

Curriculum

Here is a sample of the three-year undergraduate program you may follow at Pitzer College:

The four-year medical school curriculum at Western University is a student-friendly block-curriculum divided into three phases. Interwoven in all phases are hands-on and didactic courses in Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Essentials of Family Medicine, Doctor Patient Communication, Physician and Society & Service Learning.

Phase 1
Introduction to basic sciences. Students learn the concepts of anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology.

Phase 2
Correlated system teaching, integrating basic and clinical sciences in the study of each of the body’s organ system. This extends for three semesters, until the end of the second year.

Phase 3
Clinical experiences. During the third and fourth years, students do clinical rotations at clinics and hospitals in Medicine, Family Practice, Osteopathic Medicine and Manipulation, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery and Emergency Medicine. Additional specialized electives are also available. Major rotations sites include:

• Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (CA)
• Riverside County Hospital (CA)
• Downey Regional Medical Center (CA)
• Pomona Valley Hospital (CA)
• Pacific Hospital of Long Beach (CA)
• Botsford General Hospital (MI)

Following graduation with the B.A. and D.O. degrees, students go on to medical internships and residency programs. Students graduating from COMP enter both primary care and specialized practices. COMP graduates obtain residency placement across the country at institutions including:

• UC San Francisco (CA)
• County/USC Medical Center (CA)
• UC San Diego Medical Center (CA
• Kettering Medical Center (OH)
• U Colorado SOM-Denver (CO)
• U of Buffalo-Buffalo General Hospital (NY)

Related Links

• Western University of Health Sciences
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
• External Studies in Costa Rica
• Joint Science Department
• Handbook - How to Get Into Medical School

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just south of the Gold Student Center.
Phone: 909-621-8129
Fax: 909-621-8770
email: admission@pitzer.edu

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