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General medicine includes 7 years of study General medicine students complete the following courses over seven years:
1. Basic Sciences
2. Pathophysiology
3. Clinical Internship
4. Clinical Clerkship
1. Basic Sciences
The first medical course is Basic Sciences, which comprises five academic courses completed over 5.2 years.
This course comprises 31 units (hours):
Biochemistry
Histology
Description (Theoretical and Practical)
Anatomy (theoretical and practical)
Physiology (theoretical and practical) and Immunology (theoretical)
Epidemiology
psychology
Embryology
nutrition
Genetics
Artistic Language
General Pathology
Parasitology
Microbiology
At the end of the Basic Sciences course, students take a comprehensive examination in the basic medical sciences. Students who achieve a score of at least 12 out of 20 are permitted to proceed to the next course, Pathophysiology.
2. Pathophysiology
After passing the comprehensive examination in the basic medical sciences, students begin the Pathophysiology course.
Students have approximately one year, comprising two academic courses, to complete this phase.
The Pathophysiology course lasts six months, during which students study four main sections:
biology
pharmacology
Specific Pathology
Physiology
Rheumatic Diseases
Some of the courses in this section are listed below. Each is taught through both theoretical and practical instruction over four courses.
Cardiovascular Diseases
Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
total
Hematology
lung
At the end of the Pathophysiology course, students take an examination.
At the end of this period, the White Coat Ceremony is held.
3. Clinical Internship (Clinical Training)
The internship, or clinical training period, lasts 20 months. Most instruction is practical and takes place in hospitals. Students have 27 months—that is, two years and three months—to complete this phase.
The courses offered during the training phase are as follows:
Neurological Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Internship
Surgical diseases
Bone diseases
Infectious Diseases
Surgical training
The history and ethics of folding
Pediatric
Forensic medicine and toxicology
Clinical pharmacology
Ophthalmology training in the pediatric department
Otolaryngology training
Orthopedic training
Obstetrics and gynecology
Radiology training
Psychiatric disorders
Psychiatry training
And more…
4. Clinical Clerkship
In this course, students are assigned to clinical duty and must spend at least 12 nights per month on service.
The course rotations are:
Surgical training
Ophthalmology training
Training in the Accident and Burns Department
Orthopedic training
Urology training
Pediatric training
Training in the health sector
Otolaryngology training
Internship
Obstetrics and gynecology training
Emergency department training
Nephrology training
Dermatology training
Psychiatry training
And more…
