Doctor of Medicine, M.D.

Program Requirements

GPA and grade requirements: Complete all courses with a grade of “Pass”

Foundations of Medicine (136.5 credits)

BLHD 710 Blood & Host Defense Credits: 13
CPR 710 Cardiopulmonary & Renal Credits: 9 to 18 (27 credits required)
DEVH 710 Developing Human Credits: 12
FUND 710 Fundamentals Credits: 9 (18 credits required)
HODI 710 Hormones & Digestion Credits: 7 to 11 (18 credits required)
IPE 701 Foundations of Patient Safety & Interprofessional Practice Credits: 0.25 to 0.5 (1 credit required)
NSF 710 Nervous System & Function Credits: 9 to 13 (22 credits required)
PREC 721 Preceptorship Credits: 1
PREC 722 Preceptorship Credits: 1
PREC 723 Preceptorship Credits: 1
PREC 724 Preceptorship Credits: 0.5 to 1 (1.5 credits required)
Preparation for USMLE Step 1 (5 cr.)
PREP 700 Preparation for Step 1 Independent Study Credits: 5
Alternatively, take one of the following by advisement:
- JCON 602B Basic Science Review B Credits: 5
- JCON 602C Basic Science Review C Credits: 11
SBM 710 Skin, Bones & Musculature Credits: 13
SCHI 701A Intro to Scholarly Project 1 Credits: 0.5
SCHI 701B Intro to Scholarly Project 2 Credits: 0.25
SCHI 701C Intro to Scholarly Project 3 Credits: 0.25
TRAN 702 Transition to Medical School Credits: 2

Clinical Experience (64 credits)

CPX 702 Clinical Performance Examination Credits: 1 (alt CPX 702R )
FAMP 730 Family Medicine Core Clinical Experience Credits: 6 (alt. FAMP 730R )
Alternatively, take one of the following
IMED 730 Internal Medicine Core Clinical Experience Credits: 6 (alt. IMED 730R )
Alternatively, take one of the following
- IMED 731A Internal Medicine Core Hospital Based Credits: 12 (alt. IMED 731RA )
- IMED 731B Internal Medicine Continuity Core Inpatient/Ambulatory Credits: 12 (alt. IMED 731RB )
INTS 770 Intersession - Assessment/Testing (7 cr.)
- INTS 770A Family Medicine Testing Intersession Credits: 1 (alt. INTS 770RA )
- INTS 770B Internal Medicine Testing Intersession Credits: 1 (alt. INTS 770RB )
- INTS 770C Neurology Testing Intersession Credits: 1 (alt. INTS 770RC )
- INTS 770D OBGYN Testing Intersession Credits: 1 (alt. INTS 770RD )
- INTS 770E Pediatrics Testing Intersession Credits: 1 (alt. INTS 770RE )
- INTS 770F Psychiatry Testing Intersession Credits: 1 (alt. INTS 770RF )
- INTS 770G Surgery Testing Intersession Credits: 1 (alt. INTS 770RG )
Select two of the following (4 cr.)
- INTS 771 Intersession: Cancer Credits: 2 (alt. INTS 771R )
- INTS 772 Intersession: Cognitive Impairment Credits: 2 (alt. INTS 772R )
- INTS 773 Intersession: Infection Credits: 2 (alt. INTS 773R )
- INTS 774 Intersession: Pain Credits: 2 (alt. INTS 774R )
- INTS 771CV Intersession: Covid Credits: 2 (alt. INTS 771CR )
- INTS 771DA Intersession: (Dis)ability Credits: 2 (alt. INTS 771DR )
NEUR 730 Neurology Core Clinical Experience Credits: 6 (alt. NEUR 730R )
OBGY 730 OBGYN Core Clinical Experience Credits: 6 (alt. OBGY 730R )
PEDI 730 Pediatrics Core Clinical Experience Credits: 6 (alt. PEDI 730R )
PSYC 730 Psychiatry Core Clinical Experience Credits: 6 (alt. PSYC 730R )
Select one of the following:
- SCHI 702 Scholarly Project Work Credits: 1 to 18 (alt. SCHI 702R OR SCHI 702Z ) (6 credits required)
- SCHI 704A , SCHI 701B and SCHI 704C Physician-Scientist Experience I-III (alt. SCHI 704AR , SCHI 704BR and SCHI 704CR ) (6 credits required)
- SCHI 704M MCR Scholarly Project Coursework Credits: 1 to 6 (alt. SCHI 704RM) (6 credits required)
SCHI 703 Scholarly Project: Capstone Credits: 1 (alt. SCHI 703R )
SURG 730 Surgery Core Clinical Experience Credits: 6 (alt. SURG 730R )
TRAN 703 Transition to Clinical Experience Credits: 2 (alt. TRAN 703R )
TRAN 704 Transition to Residency Credits: 1 (alt. TRAN 704R )

Elective Courses (34 credits)

Students must complete a minimum of 22 credits of Clinical Experience Electives. The remaining 12 credits may be selected from clinical and/or non-clinical courses.

Clinical Experience Electives (22 credits minimum)

Any MD course numbered 709, 710, 713, or 741, except those listed as a requirement or a non-clinical elective

Additional Electives (12 credits)

Any MD course numbered 709, 710, 713, or 741, except those listed as a requirement or a non-clinical elective
Any course from non-clinical electives list below
Any course from the pre-clinical electives list below (maximum of 4 credits)

Non-clinical Electives

Any MD course numbered 701, 704, 705, 711, 745, or 799
Any MD course numbered 702 (scholarly project work) beyond the 6 required credits
ANAT 710A Anatomy Teaching Elective Credits: 1
ETOX 709A Medical Toxicology Credits: 4
ETOX 710A Medical Toxicology Credits: 2
FAMP 710AI Principles of American Indian & Alaska Native Health: Intro to History, Culture, and Health Systems Credits: 2
Any INTS course numbered 771, 772, 773, 774 beyond the 4 required credits
IS 709A OHSU Global SE Asia Chang Rai Credits: 4
MINF 709A Introduction to Biomedical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Credits: 2
RADT 710RE Radiation Oncology-Remote Credits: 2

Pre-clinical Electives

FAMP 705NA Introduction to Native Health Credits: 0.5
FAMP 705H Labor & Delivery Skills Credits: 1
FAMP 705IH Immigration Health Credits: 1
GMED 705AM Introduction to Addiction Medicine Credits: 1
GMED 705L Living with a Life-Threatening Illness Credits: 2
GMED 705MA Introduction to Street Medicine Credits: 1
GSTR 705Q Introduction to Community Health Credits: 1
JCON 705DA Disability Awareness and Skills Development for Medical Students Credits: 1
JCON 705RC Structural Competency Foundations Leadership-2 Credits: 1
JCON 705SP Latino Medical Student Association- Introduction to Medical Spanish Credits: 1
JCON 705ST Latino Medical Student Association- Spanish Elective Teaching Assistant Credits: 1
MULT 709C Multidisciplinary Care of the Underserved - Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic Credits: 0.25
OBGY 705SE Taking a Better Sexual History Credits: 1
ORTH 705A Musculoskeletal: Skeletal Anatomy Credits: 1
ORTH 705C Developing Clinical Clerkship Skills Credits: 1
UNI 702 Conversations in Global Health Credits: 1

Rural Requirement

Rural Requirement: At least one clinical experience (required or elective) must be taken at a designated rural site. The following course numbers always meet the rural requirement. Other courses may also meet the rural requirement depending on the placement.

EMED 709CB Rural Emergency Medicine - Coos Bay Credits: 4
EMED 709CM Rural Emergency Medicine Columbia Memorial, Astoria Credits: 4
EMED 709SC Rural Emergency Medicine-St Charles Credits: 4
EMED 709SS Rural Emergency Medicine Providence Seaside Credits: 4
FAMP 709L Rural Sub-I Family Medicine - Campus for Rural Health - Klamath Falls Credits: 6
FAMP 709MA Family Medicine Sub-I-OHSU/St. Charles Health System- Madras Rural Track Program Credits: 6
FAMP 709RB Roseburg Family Medicine Sub-I Credits: 6
FAMP 709TR Rural Focused Clinical Elective Credits: 4
FAMP 731B Family Medicine Continuity Core - Rural - Immersive Credits: 18 (alt. FAMP 731RB )
FAMP 731C Family Medicine Continuity Core - Rural Credits: 12 (alt. FAMP 731RC )
FAMP 741R Rural Family Medicine Continuity Credits: 8
FAMP 741TH Tribal Health Immersion Continuity Credits: 8
GMED 709CB Rural Internal Medicine - South Coast Credits: 4
GMED 709RC Rural Outpatient Internal Medicine Elective Credits: 4
GMED 741CB Rural Internal Medicine Continuity - South Coast Credits: 8
MULT 705A Quality Improvement in Rural Healthcare - Campus for Rural Health - South Coast Credits: 4
MULT 705C Quality Improvement in Rural Healthcare - Campus for Rural Health - Klamath Falls Credits: 4
MULT 709B Rural Multidisciplinary Hospital Medicine - Campus for Rural Health - South Coast Credits: 4
OFKF 741F Oregon First Klamath Falls 2 Credits: 15
OFKF 741S Oregon First Klamath Falls 4 Credits: 6 to 10
OFKF 741U Oregon First Klamath Falls 1 Credits: 5
OFKF 741W Oregon First Klamath Falls 3 Credits: 12
ORTH 709CB Rural Orthopaedics - South Coast Credits: 4
ORTH 741LG Rural Continuity Orthopedics-Sports Medicine Credits: 8
PEDI 709CB Rural Pediatrics - South Coast Credits: 4
PEDI 709KF Rural Pediatrics - Campus for Rural Health Klamath Falls Credits: 4
PEDI 709LG Rural Pediatrics - Eastern OR Credits: 4
PMR 709GB Rural Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Gold Beach/Brookings Credits: 4
RSP 741 Oregon AHEC Scholars Program Credits: 10
SURG 709LG General Surgery - La Grande Credits: 6
SURG 709M Rural General Surg- Gold Beach Credits: 6
SURG 741LG General Surgery Continuity-La Grande Credits: 12

Continuity Requirement

Continuity Clinical Experience: A minimum of 8 credits of required or elective courses must be numbered 731 or 741. Other clinical courses may be used to fulfill the continuity requirement with program approval.

Non-course Requirements

USMLE Step 1: Passing Score
USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK): Passing Score
Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs): Complete a minimum of 100 assessments of which 51 must be completed by attending physicians. A minimum of 2 WBAs must be completed in each Entrustable Professional Activity.
Attainment of all OHSU SoM Undergraduate Medical Education Competencies