Anatomy
1–2Anatomy trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
A medicine curriculum is a sequence, not a shopping list. Early courses build shared vocabulary; middle years introduce methods; the final stretch demands a project that can fail in public.
Elective freedom varies: some systems lock professional accreditation hours; others allow wide minors. The courses below are the common spine, not every university's catalogue.
Core courses
Physiology
1–2Physiology trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Pathology
1–2Pathology trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Pharmacology
2–3Pharmacology trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Internal medicine
2–3Internal medicine trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Surgery clerkship
2–3Surgery clerkship trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Pediatrics
3–4Pediatrics trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Ethics & law
3–4Ethics & law trains the habits medicine depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Common tracks
Internal medicine
A internal medicine emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside medicine.
Surgery
A surgery emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside medicine.
Primary care
A primary care emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside medicine.
Research/MD-PhD
A research/md-phd emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside medicine.
Skill map
Clinical reasoning96
Physical exam90
Communication92
Procedural calm84
Evidence reading86
Team leadership80
Clinical reasoning
Clinical reasoning is practised weekly in medicine programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Physical exam
Physical exam is practised weekly in medicine programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Communication
Communication is practised weekly in medicine programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Procedural calm
Procedural calm is practised weekly in medicine programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Evidence reading
Evidence reading is practised weekly in medicine programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Team leadership
Team leadership is practised weekly in medicine programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
How you learn
Lectures & readings
Large-group framing plus primary texts or problem sets that define the week's vocabulary.
Labs / studios / clinics
Supervised practice where mistakes are expected and feedback is specific.
Seminars
Small-group argument; silence is expensive because the group notices.
Capstone / thesis
A public synthesis — defence, exhibition, clinic portfolio or engineered prototype.
Treat the catalogue as a map of practised skills, not a brand promise. The department that grades hard and returns work fast usually teaches more than the one that advertises prestige alone.
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