Academia
PREMED CURRICULUM SUMMARY
Curriculum
Year 1
Semester 1 (14 weeks):
• Biology 1 – 5 credits
• Chemistry 1 – 5credits
• Physics 1 – 5 credits
• English 1 – 4 credits
• College Algebra – 4 credits
Total 23 credits
Semester 2 (14 weeks):
• Biology 2 – 5 credits
• Chemistry 2- 5 credits
• Physics 2- 5 credits
• English 2 4 credits
• Computer Science 4 credits
Total 23 credits
Year 2
Semester 1 (14 weeks):
∙ Organic Chemistry – 5 credits
∙ Psychology – 5 credits
∙ Culture of Tobago & community health – 4 credits
∙ Medical Terminology – 5 credits
∙ Anatomy & Physiology -5 credits
Total 24 credits
Semester 2 (14 weeks):
∙ Biochemistry/Biochemistry Lab– 5 credits
∙ Microbiology– 6 credits
∙ Biostatistics – 4 credits
∙ Genetics– 5 credits
∙ Research Methods and Design– 4 credits
Total 20 credits
MEDICAL DOCTORATE CURRICULUM SUMMARY
BASIC SCIENCES 2 YEARS
Term 1: 14 Weeks
Biochemistry 6 credits
Embryology and Histology 10 credits
Anatomy 8 credits
Term 2: 14 Weeks
Anatomy 8 credits
Neuroscience 8 credits
Physiology 8 credits
Term 3: 14 Weeks
Behavioral Science credits 6 credits
Immunology & Microbiology (Public Health) 10 credits
Molecular Genetics 8 credits
Term 4: 14 Weeks
Pathology 8 credits
Pharmacology 8 credits
Physical Diagnosis 8 credits
Term 5: 14 Weeks
Principles of Clinical Medicine 8 credits
Biostatistics 4 credits
Culture of Tobago 4 credits
Research and Statistics 4 credits
National Medical Board Examination Course – 4 credits
CLINICAL MEDICINE
24 Weeks of Elective -This includes rotations done in the core as well as;
Internal Medicine 12 Weeks
Surgery and Orthopedics 12 Weeks
Obstetrics & Gynaecology 6 Weeks
Paediatrics 6 Weeks
Psychiatry 6 Weeks
Family Medicine 6 Weeks
24 Weeks of Elective -This includes rotations done in the core as well as;
Emergency Medicine
Neurosurgery
Nephrology
Dermatology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Radiology
ENT
Emergency Medicine
Hematology
Intensive Care
Infectious Disease
Gastroenterology
Orthopedics
Pathology