Family Medicine Accelerated Track (FMAT)
For those students interested in pursuing a career in Family Medicine, TTUHSC School of Medicine offers an innovative curriculum that allows for completion of the M.D. degree in 3 years. The FMAT Program is 6 years total with the students proceeding directly into one of TTUHSC’s Family Medicine Residency Programs after completion of the 3 year M.D. curriculum. The F-MAT program will offer students a seamless transition between their pre-doctoral and residency training settings and curricula as they spend two years in Lubbock, followed by at least 4 years on the campus (Amarillo, Lubbock, or Permian Basin) where they will complete both the final year of medical school and three years of family medicine residency training. Students will be chosen from each TTUHSC School of Medicine first year class and will be notified of their selection early in the second semester of first year. Preference will be given to students with demonstrated interest in Primary Care/Family Medicine, academic performance (including grades from fall semester of year 1 placing the student in the top 50% of the class), as well as interviews with members of the FMAT faculty.
Web: https://www.ttuhsc.edu/medicine/admissions/fmat.aspx
FMAT Program for TTUHSC School of Medicine
TTUHSC School of Medicine received approval in Spring 2010 for the establishment of a new accelerated educational program named the Family Medicine Accelerated Track (FMAT). This accelerated educational program was developed in recognition of the need to train more physicians who will practice in the major primary care field of Family Medicine. Up to 10 students per year will participate in this program. The major modifications in this program include additional coursework in the summer during Phase 1, a longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship in their second year and an advanced Family Medicine experience at the end of Phase 2 that covers material normally presented in the advanced clinical training component (Phase 3) of the standard curriculum.
Blocks and Clerkships
| Credit Hours
| Weeks
|
Phase 1
| 10
| 10
|
Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology (Fall)
| 8
| 8
|
General Principles (Fall)
| 10
| 10
|
Organ Systems 1 (Spring)
| 9
| 9
|
Organ Systems 2 (Spring)
| 6
| 3
|
FMAT 1 (Summer)
| 8
| 8
|
Organ Systems 3 (Fall)
| 7
| 7
|
Organ Systems 4 (Fall)
| 12
| 12
|
Organ Systems 5 (Spring)
| 8
| 8
|
Step 1 Enhancement
| 3
| 4
|
P3/DOCS (Fall & Spring)
| 5
| 1
|
Basic Medical Spanish
| 0
|
|
Family Medicine Clerkship/FMAT 2 (Fall & Spring)
| 12
| (12)
|
Phase 2 (Required Clerkships)
|
|
|
Internal Medicine
| 8
| 8
|
Surgery
| 8
| 8
|
Obstetrics & Gynecology
| 8
| 8
|
Pediatrics
| 8
| 8
|
Psychiatry
| 8
| 8
|
FMAT 3
| 16
| 16
|
Integration Seminar - Student Grand Rounds
| 0
|
|
|
|
|
Total for MD
| 154
| 136
|
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FMAT
6201
Family Medicine Accelerated Track 1 (The Science of Family Medicine)
This 8-week concentrated course will be taken during the summer between Year 1 and Year 2 under the supervision of Family Medicine faculty. This course will prepare students to begin the Longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship during Year 2. Students in the regular curriculum take four integrated blocks in Year 2 that cover areas of neurobiology and pathophysiology of human disease. The FMAT 1 course will cover topics from these courses that are particularly important for students during the Family Medicine Clerkship.
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FMAT
6202
Family Medicine Accelerated Track 2 (Longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship)
This will be a longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship that introduces students to the care of the undifferentiated ambulatory patient. Emphasis will be on clinical problem-solving, management of common problems, and prevention and health promotion. Learning objectives from DOCS-2 and the Geriatrics rotation will also be incorporated.
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FMAT
7201
Family Medicine Accelerated Track 3 (Family Medicine Inpatient and Critical Care Experience)
This 8-Week course takes place during May and June of the MS3 year. Experiences include ICU and critical care and Family Medicine inpatient service, with time available to take the Step2 CK exam. Students will participate in graduation activities in May but will not complete the course until the end of June, when they will participate in orientation for their residency program.
