I hate I submitted two weeks ago. I didnt realize it would take AMCAS a month to verify. What is the curriculum year like for 1st year students? To those who've already interviewed, any information you found to be shocking during your interview?
The 1st year starts with a summer component which consists of Biochemistry, Genetics and other classes. Therefore, the semester starts in July ( I believe 5-6 weeks before traditional medical schools). The entire first year curriculum extends over ten and one/half months. The summer component (decelerated program) in an essence is there to help students "find themselves" and strengthen them for the boards. Morehouse had a 100 % board passing rate last year with average scores I believe around the 220 mark which is pretty damn impressive. First year Courses to be exact are:- Human Morphology, Medical Biochemistry, Medical Physiology, Community health (The Community health course minimizes lectures and is the bread and butter of Morehouse, relying primarily on a format of assigning students to small interdisciplinary groups that pursue health promotion activities in inner city communities in Atlanta ).
Fundamentals of medicine 1 (This course is a unique Clinical Preceptorship : For most students, the Preceptorship Program is a student's first exposure to
patient care. This experience allows students to view the practice of medicine and the healthcare system through the eyes of both the physician and the patient.) Human Values, Biostatistics/Epidemiology and finally Human behavior ( This unique course covers the human life
cycle from birth to death, with a focus on normality
and adaptive behavior).
During my interview there wasn't much that was shocking other than the fact that the campus is pretty small. However, I think that could be a great thing because in the end it's less distraction and more focus on education. I was a little shocked about the friendliness of the students. You know usually you might hear at other schools that students are happy and supportive but Morehouse students take it to the other level. They were an extremely happy bunch that were begging the staff to meet the interviewees, they would bring in food, give advise for the interview and continue to say wonderful things about the school. I did not see a single person that was not happy, seriously not even one person!