Doctor's degree Medicine - Mercer University Main Campus - Macon GA

Doctor's degree Medicine from Mercer University Main Campus - Macon GA is a Campus Ph.D Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Organization The entire 4 year curriculum is taught at both of Mercer's campuses, Macon and Savannah. The curriculum has been organized and designed to support the mission of training physicians to meet the health care needs of rural and other underserved areas of Georgia by insuring a superior medical education, by developing independent, life-long learning skills and by continual practice in the application of medical knowledge to patient problems. The curriculum in the first two years is designed to facilitate the students' acquisition of fundamental knowledge and skills as well as to develop attitudes appropriate to the practice of community responsive medicine . All elements of the curriculum and testing are identical at both sites. Year I and II - Biomedical Problems Program In this program the basic medical sciences are learned through the study of clinical problems. This occurs in small group tutorial sessions. Groups of six to eight students meet three half-days per week with a tutor from the faculties of the basic or clinical sciences. The tutors are responsible for maintaining positive group dynamics and keeping the discussion relevant and at an appropriate depth. During the tutorials, the students define and discuss the basic and clinical science issues fundamental to the case under consideration. The first two years are divided into phases for which the basic theme is the molecular, cellular and organ bases for health and disease. First-year phases and their lengths in weeks are: cells & metabolism (6), genetics & development (6), host defense (6), hematology (6), neurology (7), and musculoskeletal (6). For the second year the phases are: brain & behavior (5), cardiology (6), pulmonology (6), gastrointestinal (6), renal (5), endocrinology & biology of reproduction (6). Year III The Year III Program covers a 48 week period in which students are involved in service-based clerkships at the Mercer Health Systems and affiliated community teaching hospitals ? Medical center of Central Georgia in Macon, and Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. The clerkships include a blend of ambulatory and hospital-based patient care to provide the students with a comprehensive clinical experience necessary for a general medical education. The clerkships include Internal Medicine (12 weeks), Surgery (8 weeks), Psychiatry (6 weeks), Pediatrics (8 weeks), Family Medicine (8 weeks), and Obstetrics and Gynecology (6 weeks). Concurrently, there are ongoing seminars in radiology and ethics. A limited number of students elect to complete their Family Medicine clerkship at our affiliated teaching facilities in Albany, Columbus, Morrow, and Rome, Georgia. A Clinical Skills experience is also provided in Year III to provide continuing refinement of patient encounter skills. Year IV The Year IV program includes three 4-week experiences each in Community Medicine , Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine and 22 weeks of elective experiences, at least 8 weeks of electives must be Mercer-sponsored electives. Unscheduled time is provided for residency interviews. The Year IV program is intended to allow students to round out their clinical training experience while exploring different specialties as career options. Only 8 weeks in one subspecialty will be credited towards the 22 weeks of elective time needed for graduation. A minimum of 12 weeks of elective courses must have significant patient contact/significant patient care responsibilities. View more details on Mercer University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medicine courses.