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 USMLE Pathway is directed towards students who intend to practice in the United States. These students must pass the USMLE Step 1, heavily focused on the Basic Sciences, before beginning clinical rotations, and must pass USMLE Step 2 in order to graduate from medical school. This Pathway typically takes 4.5 to 5 years to complete.
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
(~1 Year)
This phase is intended to prepare students for a successful transition to clinical rotations, and includes:
- Clinical Transition Units
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 Prep Course
- National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Examination
- USMLE Step 1
- Clinical Skills Course (CSC)
The Transition Phase is up to 180 days longer for USMLE Pathway students, who must take the USMLE Prep Course, NBME Exam, and USMLE Step 1. After passing Step 1, students who wish to practice in the US will take the CSC and enter clinical rotations.
Clinical Phase
(~2 Years)
This phase includes the following requirements:
- Clinical Core Rotations (56 weeks)
- Elective Rotations (16 weeks — one elective is to be taken in Samoa)
- USMLE Step 2 Prep Course
- NBME Examination
- USMLE Step 2
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
- Research Methodology and Published Research Project
USMLE Prep Program
Students intending to practice medicine in the United States must pass the USMLE Step 1 exam in order to begin clinical rotations, and the USMLE Step 2 exam in order to graduate from medical school. To ensure exam readiness, OUM has developed an extensive program to prepare its students for both examinations. The Prep Program consists of the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Prep Courses. The cost for both courses is included in student tuition.
As of 29 May 2023, OUM students have had a 100% first-time pass rate for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 since the launch of the USMLE Prep Program.