Curriculum

California Northstate University College of Medicine is committed to delivering an educational experience to ensure the student’s goal of becoming a confident and skillful physician. The curriculum at the College of Medicine is based on Clinical Presentations (CPs); symptoms or conditions that cause patients to seek the help of a physician. Examples include “sore throat”, “headache” or “chest pain”.

At the College of Medicine, basic science, clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning, ethics training, hands-on learning of medical skills, and participation in patient care at our Sacramento affiliate hospitals and clinics will help our students become patient-centered, confident leaders in medicine.

Educational Program Objectives

  • Patient Care
  • Medical and Scientific Knowledge
  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  • Professionalism
  • Health Care Systems
  • Reflective Practice and Personal Development
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Phase A & B

Phase A (Years 1 – 2)
  • Systems-Based Courses
  • Medical Skills
  • Masters Colloquium
  • Self-Directed Student Scholarly Project Course
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Phase B – Clinical Clerkships
Clerkship
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Extended Clinical Experience
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Electives and Selectives
  • Allergy & Immunology
  • Anesthesia
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology & Oncology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Pulmonary
  • Renal
  • Rheumatology
  • Sports Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Ophthamology
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Otolaryncology
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Pediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Radiology
  • Surgery
  • Urology
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Health System Affiliations

The clinics and hospitals of our health system affiliations provide clinical clerkships and training in multiple medical specialties to our students. By having access to these community healthcare facilities, medical students are exposed to diverse patient populations with differing severities of illness and all under the supervision of faculty physicians.

Adventist Health
  • Lodi Memorial
  • Rideout
AHMC Healthcare
  • Greater El Monte Community Hospital
  • San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
Dignity Health
  • Mercy Hospital of Folsom
  • Mercy General Hospital
  • Mercy San Juan Medical Center
  • Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
  • Woodland Memorial Hospital
Kaiser Permanente
  • Kaiser Permanente Central Valley
  • Kaiser Permanente Diablo Service Area
  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland
  • Kaiser Permanente Roseville
  • Kaiser Permanente Sacramento
  • Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento
  • Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco
Sutter Health
  • Sutter Amador Hospital
  • Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
  • Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
  • Sutter Roseville Medical Center
Other Hospital Affiliations
  • Alhambra Hospital Medical Center
  • Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
  • Enloe Medical Center
  • Good Samaritan Hospital (Bakersfield)
  • Highland Hospital (Alameda Health System)
  • Marshall Medical Center
  • NorthBay Health
  • Orchard Hospital
  • Oroville Hospital
  • Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare
  • Saint Agnes Medical Center
  • San Joaquin General Hospital
  • Sierra Vista Psychiatric Hospital
  • St. Mary's Hospital (UCSF Health)