5 - YEAR MD PROGRAM
Pre-Med timeline
Typical pre-med students will structure their coursework in their first year ( 3 semesters) at UCU to accommodate the required courses.
Pre-Med – 5 Year MD program For High School Graduates
3 Semesters (90 Credit Hours) of PREMED courses taught in St. Kitts over one year and students will be directly admitted to 1st Year MD-4 program.
Pre-Med Courses : Required minimums credits -60
SEMESTER 1
CHEMISTRY
BIOLOGY
PHYSICS
MATHEMATICS
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
SEMESTER 2
INTRO TO ANATOMY 1
INTRO TO PHYSIOLOGY 1
INTRO TO HISTOLOGY
INTRO TO EMBRYOLOGY
INTRO TO CELL BIOLOGY
SEMESTER 3
INTRO TO ANATOMY II
INTRO TO PHYSIOLOGY II
MEDICAL ETHICS
INTRO TO BIOCHEMISTRY/GENETICS
INTRO TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
After finishing 3 Semesters (90 Credit Hours) of PREMED courses students will be directly admitted to 1st Year MD-4 program.
Take a quick look at our 4 year courses below:
MD 1
ANATOMY I/ EMBRYOLOGY 1
HISTOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY 1
CELL BIOLOGY/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
MEDICAL ETHICS
EVIDENCE BASED LEARNING
MEDICAL RESEARCH/ JOURNAL CLUB
MD 2
ANATOMY II/ EMBRYOLOGY II
PHYSIOLOGY II
BIOCHEMISTRY
NEUROSCIENCES
GENETICS
JOURNAL CLUB
MD 3
PATHOLOGY I
PHARMACOLOGY I
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
MICROBIOLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY I
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE
JOURNAL CLUB
MD 4
PATHOLOGY II
PHARMACOLOGY II
MICROBIOLOGY II
BIO-STATISTICS/ EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE
JOURNAL CLUB
MD 5
ANATOMY REVIEW
BIOCHEMISTRY REVIEW
MICROBIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY REVIEW
PHYSIOLOGY REVIEW
PATHOLOGY REVIEW
PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW
MD 6-9
INTERNAL MEDICINE
SURGERY
FAMILY MEDICINE
PSYCHIATRY
PEDIATRICS
Ob/Gyn
MD 10 is 6 months of electives with minimum 4 weeks each elective is mandatory