Curriculum - Prospective Students
Selection into the program secures admission into the College of Medicine at the University of Florida, contingent upon satisfactory completion of the junior year (third year). Each student's progress is reviewed at the end of the junior year to assure that the student has complied with the prerequisites and maintained the high standards expected of a student participating in this accelerated honors program. The curriculum for the junior year (third year of undergraduate training) is as follows:
- Students take three seminars taught by College of Medicine faculty. These required seminars are in Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Translational Neuroscience.
- In addition to the above seminars, students continue to register for course work within the College of Liberal Arts and Science or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to meet course requirements for graduation.
- The program also requires that students perform honors thesis research during the JHMP year.
Other unique course offerings for the JHMP students include:
- An elective seminar in HealthCare Economics.
- An elective seminar in Humanities and Clinical Practice.
The junior year seminars provide extensive faculty contact and a solid background in biochemistry and other areas of preclinical science. Emphasis is placed on student participation in a relatively non-structured and informal format. Past JHMP participants have found this to be an educational experience of great value in the development of a critical and inquiring approach to learning.
During the senior year (fourth year of undergraduate training), students who have successfully completed the third year merge into the standard first year medical program. At the end of the first year of medical school (the fourth year of college), students in the Junior Honors Program receive a B.S. degree from the University of Florida. Based on evaluation of the research and thesis, graduation is either with honors, high honors or highest honors.
Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/students/jhmp/prospective_curriculum.shtml