Curriculum
Guided by Jesuit values, the Stritch curriculum emphasizes holistic care, health equity, and the human dimensions of medicine. Through Patient-Centered Medicine (PCM) courses, faculty prepare students to navigate some of medicine's most challenging realities, including end-of-life care and physician burnout, while developing clinical skills and adaptability from day one.
Year 1 Curriculum
- Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics (MCBG)
- Behavioral Medicine & Development (BD)
- Patient Centered Medicine 1 (PCM-1)
- Structure of the Human Body (SHB)
- Health Systems Science (HSS)
- Function of the Human Body (FHB)
- Host Defense (HD)
- Host Pathogens (HP)
Year 2 Curriculum
- Mechanisms of Human Disease I, II & III
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics I & II
- Patient Centered Medicine 2 (PCM-2)
Year 3 Curriculum
Class
- Patient Centered Medicine 3 (PCM-3)
Clerkship Rotations
M3 physicians-in-training complete seven clinical clerkship rotations in each of the core specialties listed below, plus one month of clinical elective.
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
Year 4 Curriculum
Clerkship Rotations and Electives
M4 physicians-in-training complete the following clinical clerkship rotations and electives.
- Discretionary time
- Electives
- Emergency Medicine
- Patient-Centered Medicine 4 (PCM 4)
- SubInternship ICU
- SubInternship Wards