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)
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)
- 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 clinical rotations.
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