Students seeking the PhD in Clinical Anatomy should have completed an undergraduate or terminal master's degree in anatomy, anatomical sciences, biomedical sciences, biology, or a related field. The PhD degree is a minimum 60-credit hour degree. A minimum of 12 hours is devoted to dissertation work. Preliminary/qualifying examinations will be taken during the summer between the second and third years of the program.
PRE-REQUISITE COURSES:
Required:
Recommended:
ADVANCED ANATOMICAL DISSECTION (if the anatomy course was lacking a dissection component)
Applicants who have not taken these courses will need to enroll in them at LMU-DCOM during the first year of coursework. A suggested curricular plan is presented below.
YEAR 1 [19.5 HOURS]
FALL (10.5 HOURS)
Medical Physiology 7.5 hours
BioStatistics 3 hours
SPRING (9 HOURS)
Embryology 3 hours
Cross-sectional Anatomy 3 hours
Teaching Anatomy (or elective) 3 hours
YEAR 2 [20.5 HOURS]
FALL (11.5 HOURS)
Anatomy Teaching Practicum (MGA) 7 hours
Anatomy Teaching Practicum (Undergraduate Anatomy) 4.5 hours
SPRING [9 HOURS]
Neuroanatomy Teaching Practicum 3 hours
Histology Teaching Practicum 3 hours
Anatomy Dissection Teaching Practicum 3 hours
YEAR 3 [20 HOURS]
FALL (10 HOURS)
Clinical Experience I 2 hours
Clinical Experience II 2 hours
Dissertation 6 hours
SPRING (10 HOURS)
Clinical Experience III 2 hours
Clinical Experience IV 2 hours
Dissertation 2 hours
