The Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. curriculum is a four-year integrated journey. We move from foundational biomedical sciences to immersive clinical rotations, ensuring you graduate as a highly skilled, compassionate physician.
The Dean's Curriculum Tracks are the D.O. program's most distinctive feature. We offer eight different pathways that students can follow to shape education around their interests and future goals — keeping them connected to the reason they chose a medical career. Each track offers specific focus and experience:
Focus: Service & Justice
Explore: Underserved care, community health, and your specific vocation as a healer.
Focus: Leadership Development
Explore: Healthcare systems, organizational management, and physician leadership roles.
Focus: Teaching & Education
Explore: The art of medical education, mentorship, and curriculum design.
Focus: Scholarship
Explore: Clinical and bench research through the lens of evidence-based medicine.
Focus: Healthcare Operations
Explore: Healthcare finance, national policy, and the logistics of practice management.
Focus: Systems & Advocacy
Explore: Public health initiatives, legislative policy, and expanding healthcare access.
Focus: Technology & Skills
Explore: Advanced simulation techniques and emerging clinical technologies.
Focus: Ethics & Wholeness
Explore: Bioethics, the physician-patient relationship, and moral reasoning in practice.
Four Year Curriculum
Year 1 Fall Block 1 Curriculum
OMED501: Foundational Biomedical Sciences 1
OMED521 Practice of Medicine 1
OMED511: Gross Anatomy 1
OMED531 Osteopathic Medical Manipulation 1 (OMM1)
Year 1 Fall Block 2 Curriculum
OMED502: Foundational Biomedical Sciences 2
OMED522 Practice of Medicine 2
OMED512: Gross Anatomy 2
OMED532: Osteopathic Medical Manipulation 2 (OMM2)
Year 1 Spring Block 1 Curriculum
OMED503: GI/Metabolic/Endocrine/Hematology
OMED523: Practice of Medicine 3
OMED541: OMM, Anatomy, Radiology and Ultrasound (OMMARUS) 1
Year 1 Spring Bock 2 Curriculum
OMED504: Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology/Dermatology
OMED524: Practice of Medicine 4
OMED542 OMM, Anatomy, Radiology and Ultrasound (OMMARUS) 2
Year 2 Fall Block 1 Curriculum
OMED601: Cardiology/Pulmonology/Renal 1
OMED621: Practice of Medicine 5
OMED642: OMM, Anatomy, Radiology and Ultrasound (OMMARUS) 4
Year 2 Fall Block 2 Curriculum
OMED602: Cardiology/Pulmonology/Renal 2
OMED622: Practice of Medicine 6
OMED641: OMM, Anatomy, Radiology and Ultrasound (OMMARUS) 3
Year 2 Spring Block 1 Curriculum
OMED603: Neurology/Reproduction/Endocrinology
OMED623: Practice of Medicine 7
OMED643: OMM, Anatomy, Radiology and Ultrasound (OMMARUS) 5
Year 2 Spring Bock 2 Curriculum
OMED604: Differential Diagnosis
OMED624: Practice of Medicine 8
OMED644 OMM, Anatomy, Radiology and Ultrasound (OMMARUS) 6
