MSTP
Fellows are strongly encouraged to arrive at Stony Brook the
summer before medical school matriculation so that they can
pursue a research laboratory rotation during this period as
well. While not required, we feel that this can assist the
student by allowing him or her to have a final lab chosen by
the time they enter graduate school in year 3. The first
year curriculum consists of basic science courses and introductory
courses related to patient care. The basic science courses
are Molecules, Genes and Cells; The Body (anatomical sciences
and embryology); Neurosciences; Medical Physiology; and Pathology.
The other required course is Foundations of Medical Practice,
a recent integration of five previously separate courses: Medicine
in Contemporary Society (social sciences & humanities in
medicine); Introduction to Preventive Medicine; Introduction
to Human Behavior; Introduction to Clinical Medicine; and the
first segments of Nutrition. The first year Introduction to
Clinical Medicine occurs through the year and teaches basic
skills in taking a patient history and doing a physical examination.
The
Second Year of Medical School
After a course in Microbiology, the second year emphasizes the study of pathophysiology
in organ systems. The Systems Approach to Medicine consists of integrated elements
of basic and clinical science related to the neuroscience, blood, cardiovascular,
endocrine, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, psychiatry, renal, reproductive,
and respiratory systems. Pharmacology is synchronized with the system segments.
Medicine in Contemporary Society and Introduction to Clinical Medicine continue
in the second year. The latter focuses on the patient interview, examination
and correlative skills as the student acquires additional knowledge in physiology,
pathology, and the natural history of diseases in the systems course. Students
take Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) at the
end of the second year. Passage of USMLE, Step I, is a requirement for advancement
into the clinical years of study.
Graduate school (3-4 years)
- Coursework, teaching, seminars
- Independent research project
- Optional clinical research experience (CRETE)
Re-entry to Medical School
Students can enter back into medical school at almost any time of
the year. Approximately 14 months of clinical training are required to graduate;
however, most students undertake more than than the minimum to help them decide
what career path to follow and / or to increase their compeititveness for highly
desirable residency positions. The medical school academic office provides
special assistance to the MSTP students to help them set up their clinical
schedule and to adjust it if their thesis defense occurs later than initially
anticipated.
The
Third Year of Medical School
The third year curriculum is patient focused and consists of a twelve week
inpatient/outpatient clerkship in medicine, eight week clerkships in surgery
and pediatrics; six week clerkships in obstetrics-gynecology and primary care;
a four week clerkship in psychiatry and two-week rotations in emergency medicine
and radiology or elective month. Medicine in Contemporary Society is part of
each of the major clerkships.
The
Forth Year of Medical School
During the fourth year, the medical student assumes greater patient care responsibilities
and continues to acquire clinical and laboratory skills. The curriculum includes:
a one-month subinternship (medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, or general
surgery), a one-month didactic course (emergency medicine, laboratory medicine,
clinical therapeutics, or surgical anatomy), a one-month neurology clerkship,
a one-month experience in the surgical subspecialties, a two week block in
primary care psychiatry, and additional elective time to complete a total of
8 1/2 months. There is also a requirement that each student complete either
coursework or a project in Medicine in Contemporary Society.
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