The University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine

The topics is covers are: principles of medicine, immunologic system, hematologic system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, urinary system, gastrointestinal system, neurologic system, Behavioral science, endocrine system, reproductive systems, musculo-skeletal system, integumentary system, multi-organ synthesis. Topics such as anatomy, nutrition and behavioral sciences are integrated throughout the blocks. At the end of 16 months, students are given 2 months for preparation for the USMLE step 1 exam. They are then given a transition course that prepares them for the second phase, the application phase. This is an 11 month phase that integrates clerkships around populations, services and location. It emphasizes on the needs of patients in specific settings at different instances and factors, opposed to students being organized into departments and specialties. It is divided into three aspects: The first is Community based longitudinal care, which integrates longitudinal care clinical care experiences. The second is care of specific populations, where students are set in scenarios with patients with neurologic and mental illnesses, and women and children. The third is hospital interventional, and surgical care, where the students now treat/interact with hospitalized adults, and surgical patients. The final phase in the TEC curriculum is the individualization phase. This is a 14-month phase that allows students to