Curriculum for MBBS (MD) Program– First Year
Davao Medical School Foundation is well-known for its reputation for providing high-quality education for its MBBS (MD) program. If you are curious about the curriculum of the MBBS (MD) program at DMSF, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will go over the first-year curriculum in detail so that you have an in-depth overview of the course.
First Year
The course contents in first year at DMSF are designed to provide students with better understanding of the art and science of medicine, starting with the study of the normal structure and function of the different organ systems of the human body – from molecular to cellular mechanisms that are important in maintaining homeostasis. Also included is the understanding of the important non-biological determinants of poor health and the economic, psychological, social, and cultural factors that contribute to the development and/or continuation of illnesses.
Clinical scenarios are provided to enable students apply the learned principles and concepts to the underlying causes of illnesses, and to enable students develop communication and clinical reasoning skills. The appropriate ethical approach to patient care as well as the use of evidence-based medicine is likewise offered as early as first year.
| Subjects | Original MD Program (Curriculum Hours) |
Expanded MD Program (Curriculum Hours) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Practical | Lecture | Practical | ||
| Gross Anatomy | 144 | 180 | 144 | 180 | -same- |
| Histology | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | -same- |
| Physiology | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | -same- |
| Biochemistry | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | -same- |
| Art & Science of Med 1 | 36 | - | 36 | - | -same- |
| Primary Health Care | 36 | 8 | 36 | 8 | -same- |
| Research 1 | 36 | - | 36 | - | -same- |
| Neuro-anatomy | 36 | 18 | 36 | 18 | -same- |
| Sub-Total | 648 | 566 | 648 | 566 | -same- |