Post-Bacc Pre-Medical Program at Valhalla Westchester College of Medicine
- Our Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med program is for students who have already completed an undergraduate degree, and are interested in a medical career. They need either to finish pre-requisite courses of New Tokyo Medical College and/or need to improve their academic standing for a more competitive medical school application.
Guideline for Valhalla Westchester College of Medicine Premedical Program
- The NTMC Post-Baccalaureate (PB) Premedical Program prepares recent non-science major graduates for admission to our Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. The program is offered through our partner universities in the United States and it is specially designed for those who have never applied to medical schools or taken MCAT.
- This option is as “full-time” status only with at least one academic year to complete.
Pre-Med
- Duration: 1 (one) academic year or can be finished decelerated + 1 (one semester)
Program of Study
- Minimum requirements (total 44 credits)
| Course | Credit Hour(s) |
| General Biology I with Lab | 4 |
| General Biology II with Lab | 4 |
| General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| General Chemistry II with Lab | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry II with Lab | 4 |
| College Physics I with Lab | 4 |
| College Physics II with Lab | 4 |
| College Calculus | 3 |
| Statistics | 3 |
| College English | 3 |
| English Composition | 3 |
AT Valhalla Westchester College of Medicine (4 Years)
1st Year
| Grade | Session | Subject | Credits |
| EMB 210 Embryology I | 2 | ||
| HIS 211 Histology I | 2 | ||
| BIO 212 Biochemistry I | 3 | ||
| ANA 213 Gross Anatomy I | 3 | ||
| DIS 214 Gross Anatomy Dissection | 1 | ||
| PHY 215 Medical Physiology I | 3 | ||
| ICM 216 Introduction to Clinical Medicine I | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | ||
| EMB 221 Embryology II | 2 | ||
| HIS 222 Histology II | 2 | ||
| BIO 223 Biochemistry II | 3 | ||
| ANA 224 Gross Anatomy II | 3 | ||
| PHY 225 Medical Physiology II | 3 | ||
| NEU 226 Neuroscience | 3 | ||
| ICM 227 Introduction to Clinical Medicine II | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 |
(Family Medicine Pain Management Enhanced)
2nd Year
| Grade | Session | Subject | Credits |
| MIC 231 Medical Microbiology I | 3 | ||
| PHA 232 Medical Pharmacology I | 3 | ||
| PAT 233 Pathology I | 4 | ||
| BEH 234 Behavioral Sciences | 5 | ||
| ICM 235 Introduction to Clinical Medicine III | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | ||
| MIC 241 Medical Microbiology II | 3 | ||
| PHA 242 Medical Pharmacology II | 3 | ||
| PAT 243 Pathology II | 4 | ||
| AIC 244 Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine I | 6 | ||
| Total | 16 |
MINI-SEMESTER
| Grade | Session | Subject | Credits |
| AIC 245 Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine II | 8 | ||
| Total | 8 | ||
(Duration 8 weeks)
THIRD YEAR & PARTIAL FOURTH YEAR (Will be taught at our teaching hospitals in the U.S. or other countries)
| Year | Subject | Credit | Weeks |
| THIRD YEAR & PARTIAL FOURTH YEAR | FAM 701 Family Practice | 8 | 6 |
| MED 702 Medicine | 16 | 12 | |
| OBS 703 Obstetrics and Gynecology | 8 | 6 | |
| PED 704 Pediatrics | 8 | 6 | |
| PSY 705 Psychiatry | 8 | 6 | |
| SUR 706 Surgery | 16 | 12 | |
| Total | 64 | 48 | |
ELECTIVES
- Electives: (Minimum 3 weeks; Maximum 6 weeks) Total: 30 weeks
- Electives must include 8 additional weeks of medicine(or subspecialties), and 4 additional weeks of surgery.
| Specialties | Subject |
| MEDICINE | CAR 800 Cardiology |
| EME 802 Emergency Medicine | |
| END 803 Endocrinology | |
| GAS 804 Gastroenterology | |
| HEM 805 Hematology | |
| INF 806 Infectious Disease | |
| ALL 807 Allergy and Immunology | |
| NEP 808 Nephrology | |
| ONC 809 Oncology | |
| PUL 810 Pulmonary Disease | |
| RHE 811 Rheumatology | |
| REH 812 Medicine | |
| GER 813 Geriatrics | |
| SPO 814 Sports Medicine | |
| TRO 815 Tropical Medicine | |
| MED 816 Medicine Sub-internship | |
| OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | OBS 820 Obstetrics/Gynecology |
| OBS 821 Obstetrics/Gynecology Sub-internship | |
| PEDIATRICS | PED 830 Pediatrics Sub-internship |
| PSYCHIATRY | PSY 840 Psychiatry Sub-internship |
| SURGERY | COL 850 Colon and Rectal Surgery |
| NEU 851 Neurological Surgery | |
| ORT 862 Orthopedic Surgery | |
| PLA 863 Plastic Surgery | |
| URO 864 Urology | |
| VAS 865 Vascular Surgery | |
| OTO 866 Otolaryngology | |
| OPT 867 Ophthalmology | |
| SUR 868 Surgical Sub-internship | |
| PED 869 Pediatric Surgery | |
| CAR 870 Cardiothoracic Surgery | |
| FAMILY MEDICINE | FAM 880 Family Medicine |
| RESEARCH ELECTIVES | MED 890 Medical Research Elective |