Tbilisi State Medical University - US MD Program - 6 Year Overview

Fall Semester Spring Semester

Semester 1 - Premedical Semester 2 - Premedical Summer 1
Sept. October November December January February March April May June July August September
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
15 Weeks of Classes 15 Weeks of Classes
Chemistry Chemistry
Sciences Physics H Physics
Sciences
Molecular Biology O Medical Genetics
YEAR 1 - Premedical Academic English (3 levels based on placement test) L Embryos, Tissues, Cells (ETC)
Languages
Georgian Language or Academic Georgian Final Exams, Fx exams, and Academic English (3 levels based on placement test) Final Exams and Fx
I Langages
Philosophy and Religion Winter Vacation Georgian Language or Academic Georgian Exams
History of Civilizations D Philosophy and Religion
Humanities
World Literature A History of Civilizations
Humanities
Art History Y World Literature
Integrated Becoming a Doctor Art History
Integrated Becoming a Doctor

Semester 3 - Healthy Human Semester 4 - Healthy Human Summer 2

Sept. October November December January February March April May June July August September
Healthy Human Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Modules include Human Endocrine
H
YEAR 2 integration of Basics of Medicine Module Neural Function Module (8 Development Exercise and Movement Nutrition and Metabolism Module (9 Function
Anatomy, (7 weeks) weeks) O and Aging and Module (7 weeks) weeks) Module (3
Healthy Physiology, L Dying (4 weeks) Fx Exams, weeks)
Fx
Human Biochemistry, I Epidemiology and and Winter
Histology and Microbiology (15 weeks) Biostatistics (4 Microbiology (15 weeks) Exams
D weeks) Vacation
Embryology
A
Becoming a
Becoming a Doctor (20 weeks) Y Doctor continued Becoming a Doctor (19 weeks)

Semester 5 - Human Disease Semester 6 - Human Disease Summer 3

Sept. October November December January February March April May June July August September
Human Disease Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Modules cover the
YEAR 3 basic science of Skin, Muscles, CV H
CV Elective Respiratory Renal and
human disease, Basics of Pathology Module (9 Bones, Joints Module O Gastrointestinal Endocrine Module
Human integrating weeks) Module (4 (4 L
Module
cont.
(2
weeks) Fx Exams,
Module (4
weeks)
Module (5 weeks)
Genitourinary
(5 weeks)
weeks) Module (5 weeks) Fx
Disease Pathology, weeks) I and Winter
Immunology, and Exams
D Becoming a Vacation
Pharmacology A
Becoming a Doctor (20 weeks) Doctor Becoming a Doctor (19 weeks)
Y continued

Semester 7 - Human Disease Semester 8 - Core Clinical Clerkships Summer 4

Sept. October November December January February March April May June July August August September
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5
Year 4 - Human Hematology Neuroscience USMLE Step H USMLE Step 1
Neuroscience O Internal Medicine Core Clerkship Surgery Core Clerkship (8 Pediatrics Core Clerkship (8
Disease and Core Module (3
weeks)
Module 1 (5 weeks)
Module 2 (4
weeks)
1
Preparation L
Preparation and
Exam
(8 weeks) weeks) weeks)
Winter
Clinical Clerkships I
Break
D
Becoming a Doctor (12 Weeks) A Becoming a Doctor (20 Weeks)
Y
Clerkship schedules will vary from student to student during this semester

Semester 9 - Core Clinical Clerkships Semester 10 - Discovery Phase Summer 5

Sept. October November December January February March April May June July August September
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Year 5 - Core Clinical Obstetrics and Primary H Primary
Subspecialty Clerkships
Psychiatry Core Care O (Radiology, Emergency
Clerkships and Gynecology Core Care
Medicine, and *Elective
Clerkship (6 weeks) Clerkship (5 L cont.
Clerkship (6 weeks) weeks) Subspecialty*) (6 weeks)
Discovery Phase I Discovery Phase (Research Project)
Becoming a
D
Becoming a Doctor (20 weeks) Doctor
A
continued
Y
Clerkship schedules will vary from student to student during this semester
*Elective Subspecialty: You may choose from ENT, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, or Orthopedics

Semester 11 - Senior Clinical Clerkships Semester 12 - Senior Clinical Clerkships

Sept. October November December January February March April May June
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
G
Pediatrics Surgery H Medicine Anesthesiology, Elective and
YEAR 6 - Senior Subinternship Subinternship
Urology (4 Oncology O Neurology (4 Psychiatry (4
Subinternship Toxicology (4 Capstone (4
R
A
weeks) (3 weeks) weeks) weeks)
Clinical Clerkships (4 weeks) (4 weeks) L
I
Exams and (4 weeks) weeks) weeks)
D
U
Refer to your semester schedules for
Winter A
D Becoming a Vacation T exact details and dates.
I
Becoming a Doctor (20 weeks) A Doctor Becoming a Doctor (16 weeks)
O
Y continued N
Updated September 8, 2016
Clerkship schedules will vary from student to student during this semester Clerkship schedules will vary from student to student during this semester