Program: Doctor of Medicine Curriculum - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans

May 06, 2025

Catalog/Bulletin 2017-2018

First Year

Total Hours First Year: 686

Second Year

Fall Semester

MCLIN 201 - CLINICAL SKILLS INTEGRATION 1 (PASS/FAIL) [33 Hours]
MCLIN 230 - FOUNDATIONS OF DISEASE AND THERAPY [72 Hours]
MCLIN 231 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE HEMATOLOGIC SYSTEM [38 Hours]
MCLIN 232 - NEUROSCIENCE AND DISEASES OF THE NEUROLOGICAL-PSYCHIATRIC SYSTEMS [144 Hours]
MCLIN 233 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL AND DERMATOLOGIC SYSTEMS [34 Hours]
MCLIN 234 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM [54 Hours]

Spring Semester

MCLIN 202 - CLINICAL SKILLS INTEGRATION 2 [33 Hours]
MCLIN 235 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE PULMONARY SYSTEM [54 Hours]
MCLIN 236 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE RENAL SYSTEM [60 Hours]
MCLIN 237 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM [60 Hours]
MCLIN 238 - DISEASE AND THERAPY OF THE REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS [60 Hours]
MCLIN 239 - SYNTHESIS OF MULTISYSTEM DISEASE AND THERAPY [30 Hours]

Elective

FMMD 210 - NUTRITION AND HEALTH [40 Hours] Fall Elective
FMMD 220 - INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT [40 Hours]
MCLIN 220 - END OF LIFE CARE (PASS/FAIL) [25 Hours]
MCLIN 221 - HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE - SOPHOMORE ELECTIVE [25 Hours]
OTOR 220 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD & NECK CANCER ELECTIVE [25 Hours]

Total Hours for Second Year: 672

Third Year

Fall Semester

MCLIN 310 - CLERKSHIP PREPARATION [24 Hours]

Required Clerkships

MED 300 - MEDICINE [380 Hours]
NEURO 300 - NEUROLOGY [114 Hours]
SURG 300 - SURGERY [342 Hours]
MCLIN 300 - CLINICAL CARE PLANNING ELECTIVE (PASS/FAIL) [76 Hours]
PEDI 300 - PEDIATRICS [304 Hours]
OBGYN 300 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY [228 Hours]
FMMD 300 - FAMILY MEDICINE [152 Hours]
PSYC 300 - PSYCHIATRY [228 Hours]

Total Hours Third Year: 1848

Elective

FMMD 310 - GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDICINE 300 (PASS/FAIL) [76 Hours]

Fourth Year

Required Clerkships

MCLIN 400 - CRITICAL CONCEPTS [152 Hours]
SPTP 400 - SPECIAL TOPICS (PASS/FAIL) [152 Hours]

Primary Acting Internship

(One of the following)

FMMD 419 - FAMILY MEDICINE ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
MED 419 - MEDICINE ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
OBGYN 419 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
PEDI 419 - PEDIATRICS PRIMARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
SURG 419 - SURGERY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]

Secondary Acting Internship

(One of the following)

(A second rotation on one of the above departments or anesthesiology, neurology, neurosurgery, opththalmology,orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, psychiatry, and urology.)

ANES 418 - ANESTHESIOLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
FMMD 418 - FAMILY MEDICINE SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
MED 418 - MEDICINE SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
NEURO 418 - NEUROLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
NSURG 418 - NEUROSURGERY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
OBGYN 418 - OBGYN SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
OPHTH 418 - OPHTHALMOLOGY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
ORTH 418 - ORTHOPAEDICS SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
OTOR 418 - ORTORHINOLARGYNGOLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
PEDI 418 - PEDIATRICS SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
PSYC 418 - PSYCHIATRY SEC ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
SURG 418 - SURGERY SEC ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
UROL 418 - UROLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]

Ambulatory Care Selective

(One of the following)

OBGYN 415 - OBGYN AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
PEDI 415 - PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
FMMD 415 - FAMILY MEDICINE AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
MED 415 - AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
MEDPED 415 - MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS AMB CARE [152 Hours]

Electives

(Four of the following)

FMMD 410 - GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDICINE 400 [152 Hours]
ANAT 420 - ANATOMY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
ANES 420 - ANESTHESIOLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
DERM 420 - DERMATOLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
FMMD 420 - FAMILY MEDICINE CLINICAL [152 Hours]
MED 420 - MEDICINE CLINICAL [152 Hours]
MEDPED 420 - MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS CLINICAL [152 Hours]
NEURO 420 - NEUROLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
OBGYN 420 - OBGYN CLINICAL [152 Hours]
OPHTH 420 - OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
ORTH 420 - ORTHOPAEDICS CLINICAL [152 Hours]
OTOR 420 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
PATH 420 - PATHOLOGY CLINICAL & ANATOMICAL [152 Hours]
PEDI 420 - PEDIATRICS CLINICAL [152 Hours]
PSYC 420 - PSYCHIATRY ELECTIVE [152 Hours]
RADI 420 - RADIOLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
SURG 420 - SURGERY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
UROL 420 - UROLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
MCLIN 420 - HUMANITIES IN MEDICINE - SENIOR ELECTIVE [152 Hours]
OBGYN 415 - OBGYN AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
PEDI 415 - PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
FMMD 415 - FAMILY MEDICINE AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
MED 415 - AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
MEDPED 415 - MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS AMB CARE [152 Hours]

Total Hours Fourth Year: 1102

Consults

MED 400 - MEDICINE [152 Hours]

Research

MCLIN 498 - SENIOR RESEARCH ELECTIVE [152 Hours]
NEURO 498 - NEUROLOGY RESEARCH [152 Hours]
PATH 498 - PATHOLOGY RESEARCH [152 Hours]
MED 498 - MEDICINE RESEARCH [152 Hours]
RADI 498 - RADIOLOGY RESEARCH [152 Hours]

Out of State

ANES 499 - ANESTHESIOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
DERM 499 - DERMATOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
FMMD 499 - FAMILY MEDICINE OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
MED 499 - INTERNAL MEDICINE OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
MEDPED 499 - MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
NEURO 499 - NEUROLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
NSURG 499 - NEUROSURGERY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
OBGYN 499 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
OPHTH 499 - OPTHALMOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
ORTH 499 - ORTHOPAEDIC OUT - STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
OTOR 499 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
PATH 499 - PATHOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
PEDI 499 - PEDIATRICS OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
PSYC 499 - PSYCHIATRY-OUT OF STATE [152 Hours]
RADI 499 - RADIOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
SURG 499 - SURGERY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
UROL 499 - UROLOGY OUT OF STATE ELEC [152 Hours]