Curriculum for the U.S. DLP
The Distance Learning Program consists of educational and clinical experiences. The following constitutes the required course of study.
|
Course Title |
Semester Hours |
|
DLPA 799 |
20
|
|
DLPA 699A |
2
|
|
DLPA 699B |
2
|
|
DLPA 699C |
2
|
|
DLPA 699D |
4 |
- Select an area of specialization for your supervised clinical practice. This will be the medical specialty in which you are employed.
- Document 800 hours of clinical time under the supervision of your approved physician preceptor using the clerkship objectives provided as a guide.
- Read the textbooks on Medical Ethics, Health Policy, and Scientific Writing and complete the assignments for each book.
- Write and submit for approval a research paper on a topic of your choice.
Length of Program
Students will be given 12 months to complete all the components of the program. One year (12 months) is the usual and customary length of time necessary to complete the course work. Because there may be a valid need to interrupt educational activity due to extenuating circumstances (e.g., military deployment, serious illness, etc.), requests for extensions for completion of the program will be considered for an additional period up to 12 months.
Students failing to complete the Program within the period of two years will be automatically disenrolled. Requests for re-enrollment will be considered. If approved, additional fees will be assessed.
Advanced Supervised Clinical Practice
The area of advanced supervised clinical practice will be determined by your practice specialty. Educational goals and objectives have been established for the following specialities. The applicant should select the one that best matches his/her clinical practice.
| Adult Ambulatory Care |
Neurosurgery |
| Aerospace Medicine |
Obstetrics/Gynecology |
| Allergy/Immunology | Oncology/Bone Marrow |
| Anesthesiology | Oncology/Hematology |
| Bariatric Surgery | Ophthalmology |
| Burn Management | Orthopedic Medicine |
| Cardiology | Otolaryngology |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | Pediatric Cardiology |
| Cardiovascular Surgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| Correctional Medicine | Pediatric Orthopaedics |
| Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery | Pediatrics |
| Critical Care | Perioperative Medicine |
| Dermatology | Physical Medicine/Pain Management |
| Domestic Preparedness | Preventive Medicine/Health Promotion |
| Emergency Medicine | Psychiatry |
| Endocrinology | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Environmental Medicine | Radiology (Interventional) |
| Family Medicine | Rehabilitation |
| Gastroenterology/Hepatology | Rheumatology |
| Geriatric Medicine | Sleep Medicine |
| Industrial/Occupational Medicine | Spinal Surgery |
| Infectious Disease | Sports Medicine |
| Internal Medicine | Surgery |
| Kidney Transplantation | Surgical Oncology |
| Liver Transplantation | Thoracic Surgery |
| Neonatology | Trauma Surgery |
| Nephrology | Urgent Care |
| Neurology | Urology Oncology |
| Neurophysiology | Urology |
| Vascular Surgery |
The applicant whose specialty is not listed should contact the Distance Learning Program office.
