What Makes Our Approach Different?
Virtual Classrooms, Hands-On Experience
Two Curriculum Pathways
Twenty years ago, OUM emerged as a trendsetter, blending distance learning and traditional hands-on clinical training to bring medical education to students around the globe.
What Makes Our Approach Different?
Virtual Classrooms, Hands-On Experience
Twenty years ago, OUM emerged as a trendsetter, blending distance learning and traditional hands-on clinical training to bring medical education to students around the globe.
The Standard Pathway curriculum is typically completed in 4 to 4.5 years. It is recommended for students who do not intend to practice in the US.
Pre-Clinical Phase
(2 years)
This phase, presented through live, interactive, instructor-led, virtual classrooms includes:
- General Principles Course
- 8 Organ Systems
- Pre-Clinical Exam (PCE)
- Approved Research Proposal*
*Students must have their research prospectus approved by the Director of Research and presented at the Research Club before they may begin the Transition Phase.
Transition Phase
(6 Months)
This phase is intended to prepare students for a successful transition to clinical rotations and includes:
- Clinical Transition Units
- Clinical Skills Course (CSC)
Clinical Phase
(~1.5 Years)
This phase includes:
- Clinical Core Rotations (56 weeks)
- Elective Rotations (16 weeks — one elective to be taken in Samoa)
- Final Clinical Exam (FCE)
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
- Research Methodology and Published Research Project