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CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS

MEDICAL DOCTORS
YEAR ONE( Premedical training )
During this year Basic and Social Sciences courses are given.

YEAR ONE Semester one (15 credit hours) Semester two (15 credit hours)

Premedical training

 b_dot.gif (194 bytes)  Introduction to biology (3),
b_dot.gif (194 bytes) General chemistry (3),
b_dot.gif (194 bytes)  College English (3),
b_dot.gif (194 bytes)  Preliminary mathematics (3), 
b_dot.gif (194 bytes)  Mechanics (3), and
b_dot.gif (194 bytes) Physical education.
 b_dot.gif (194 bytes) Introduction to biology II (3),
b_dot.gif (194 bytes) General chemistry II (3),
b_dot.gif (194 bytes) College English (3),
b_dot.gif (194 bytes) Freshman mathematics (3),
b_dot.gif (194 bytes) Electricity and magnetism (3), and 
b_dot.gif (194 bytes) Physical education.

*These courses are given in the form of lectures in classrooms and practical training is given in laboratories, where applicable.

YEAR TWO (Preclinical I)
*During this and the subsequent year, the basic biomedical sciences and community health courses
are given.

YEAR TWO Courses given Total Credits

Preclinical I

F   Human anatomy (10),
F  Embryology (5),
F  Histology (5),
F  Biochemistry (10),
F  Physiology (10),
F  Sophomore English (3),
F  Introduction to organic chemistry(3),
F  General psychology (3), and
F   Practical organic chemistry (1).

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YEAR THREE (Preclinical II)

YEAR THREE Courses given Total Credits
Preclinical II F  Pharmacology (8),
F  General pathology (6),
F  Systemic Pathology (6),
F  Microbiology (5),
F  Epidemiology (3),
F  Parasitology (3),
F  Ethiopian geography (3),
F  Ethiopian history (3),
F  Nutrition (2),
F  Public health administration (2)
F   Biostatistics (2),
F  Ecology (1),
F  Environmental health (1),
F  Health education (1).		     46

YEAR FOUR: (Clinical I)

Students during clinical years (clinical I & II) are for the first time subjected to teaching based on actual patients. During these years they are expected to learn the basic skills of patient diagnosis
and management. The clinical training is given in two years.

YEAR FOUR

Courses given

Total Credits
           Clinical I ² Internal medicine (11).
² Surgery (11),
² Obstetrics and gynaecology (10),
² Paediatrics (10),
² Physical diagnosis (4) and
² Clinical laboratory methods (2)		                   48

YEAR FIVE: (Clinical II)

YEAR FIVE

Courses given

Total Credits
           Clinical II F  Rural community health practice (8),
F  Surgery (8),
F  Internal medicine (6),
F  Pediatrics (6),
F  Obstetrics and gynaecology (6),
F  Neuro-psychiatry (4),
F  Ophthalmology (3),
F  E.N.T. (2),
F  Dermatology (2),
F  Radiology (1), and
F  Dentistry (1)		                   47

YEAR SIX: (ROTATING INTERNSHIP)

    During this year, the candidates are expected to practice medicine under the supervision of
    their senior instructors in all four major clinical departments, i.e., internal medicine, Surgery,
    Obstetrics-Gynaecology, and Paediatrics. In each department students stay for a total of 3
    months.

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