Eastern Virginia Medical School


Eastern Virginia Medical School FIRST YEAR

The first year at EVMS is designed to introduce students early to the art of medicine by including the patient and the community as organizing themes. Students participate in the practices of community generalist physicians approximately two half-days each month during 18 months of the first two years.
The learning plan for this experience is integrated with the Introduction to the Patient course, and includes:
* medical interviewing and communication skills
* physical diagnosis
* health behaviors
* personal and professional development

On Becoming a Doctor further introduces students to the profession, with a curriculum of biomedical ethics and professionalism. Promotion of health and well-being is a longitudinal theme. The development of clinical skills is nurtured and documented through small groups and the use of standardized patients and physical teaching associates.

Medical molecular biology introduces students to a common language of basic sciences, while anatomy, biochemistry, histology, physiology, and human development provide students with a firm foundation in the normal structure and function of the human. Students are encouraged to participate in research projects, assist in providing medical care in free clinics or rural and underserved areas, or participate in other education programs during the summer recess between the first and second years.

COURSES :

* Gross Anatomy / Embryology
* Histology
* Introduction to the Patient I
* Medical Molecular and Cell Biology
* Physiology
* Biochemistry
* Human Development
* Longitudinal Generalist Mentorship I
* Neuroscience

SECOND YEAR

The second year introduces students to human structural and functional abnormalities and the various therapeutic interventions used in the treatment of these disorders.

COURSES :

* Epidemiology / Biostatistics
* Introduction to the Patient II
* Longitudinal Generalist Mentorship II
* Microbiology / Immunology
* Pathology
* Pathophysiology
* Pharmacology
* Psychopathology

THIRD YEAR

After an interdisciplinary orientation, third year students begin their core clerkships with a solid background in clinical experience. The students participate in a combined core series of didactic experience and are involved in patient care in a variety of settings reflecting a realistic balance between inpatient and ambulatory care.Students must complete an advanced cardiac life support course by the end of their third year.

COURSES :

* Family Medicine Clerkship.
* Internal Medicine Clerkship.
* Obstetrics / Gynecology Clerkship
* Pediatrics Clerkship
* Psychiatry Clerkship
* Surgery Clerkship

FOURTH YEAR

In their final year, medical students further develop their clinical skills through rotations in surgical subspecialties, in an acting internship, in substance abuse, in geriatrics, and in electives in both clinical and basic sciences. The longitudinal continuum of community medicine is available by selecting from among a variety of month-long or longitudinal ambulatory rotations with special populations, along with the opportunity to elect a primary care project.
The elective program at EVMS is designed to provides students with an opportunity to plan a significant part of their educational experience. Electives are chosen by the student with the assistance and approval of a faculty advisor. Students may choose electives to strengthen their knowledge in areas in which they feel deficient, to explore areas of particular interest, or to add new dimensions to their base of knowledge and experience.

COURSES :

* Geriatrics
* Surgical Specialties
* Ambulatory Care Selective
* Acting Internship Selective
* Basic Science Selective
* Substance Abuse
* Electives

MEDICAL SCHOOL PHOTOS

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MEDICAL SCHOOL INFORMATION


School name: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Address: 700 W. Olney Road
Zip & city: VA 23501-1980 Norfolk
Phone: 757-446-5600
Web: http://www.evms.edu


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