Medical Schools in North Carolina

Teaching Hospitals
Primary teaching hospitals affiliated with this medical school where clinical teaching or training is carried out.
Teaching hospitals	Duke University Hospital.
Curriculum
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Four-year M.D. program curriculum	Duke University School of Medicine offers an educational program unlike any other in the country. The basic sciences are taught in one year. The core clerkships are completed in the second year. The third year is devoted to scholarly investigation through one-on-one mentored research or the pursuit of a Masters or PhD degree. Elective clinical rotations are fulfilled in the fourth year.

Teaching Hospitals
Primary teaching hospitals affiliated with this medical school where clinical teaching or training is carried out.
Teaching hospitals	Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Curriculum
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Four-year M.D. program curriculum	The curriculum provides a logical integration of basic science and clinical science knowledge over the four year span. Early experience in the patient care settings is achieved through preceptorships throughout the state and through contact with both standardized and clinical patients in the first two years. Innovative teaching methods are employed.

Teaching Hospitals
Primary teaching hospitals affiliated with this medical school where clinical teaching or training is carried out.
Teaching hospitals	Carolinas Medical Center, Heritage Hospital, Mission Memorial Hospital, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Nash Health Care Systems, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, UNC Hospitals, Wake Medical Center.
Curriculum
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Four-year M.D. program curriculum	UNC School of Medicine is committed to graduating a diverse body of physicians dedicated to public service and leadership in research and patient care. A new curriculum provides an integrated, self-directed approach to learning, with opportunities to explore areas of professional interest, community service, and research. 95% of our senior graduates were matched in 2008.

Teaching Hospitals
Primary teaching hospitals affiliated with this medical school where clinical teaching or training is carried out.
Teaching hospitals	Forsyth Medical Center, North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Curriculum
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school.)
Four-year M.D. program curriculum	The curriculum is organized to meet the seven goals of the undergraduate medical education program: the development of proficiency in self-directed and lifelong learning skills, the acquisition of appropriate core biomedical science knowledge, clinical, problem solving/clinical reasoning, interviewing & communication skills, information management skills, and professional attitudes and behavior.