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MD Medicine at University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Columbia, United States

Programme overview

The MD has two patient-based learning phases: Years 1-2 combine case-based small-group learning with lectures and labs, and Year 3 consists of core clerkships. Students must pass a Patient-Centered Care OSCE to graduate and may take up to three clerkships at community sites through the MU Rural Track Clerkship Program.

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  Duration: Years 1-4 structure (two preclinical years, core clerkships in Year 3, electives and selectives in Year 4)  |  Location: Columbia, MO, United States

What you will study

Years 1-2 cover Structure and Function of the Human Body, Pathophysiology, Interviewing, Physical Examination and Clinical Epidemiology. Year 3 has seven core clerkships (child health, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, OB/GYN, psychiatry, surgery); Year 4 has advanced clinical and biomedical selectives and electives.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application for admission, which requires a qualifying bachelor degree and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework; School of Law, School of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Occupational Therapy Doctorate have their own application processes.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.missouri.edu/admissions/

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