Pre-Clerkship One
MODULE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICINE
MODULE CODE: INMD-2011
NOMINAL DURATION: 20 WEEKS
Methods of assessment
Progressive End module
Written progress /quiz/ - 25% Written - 30%
Clinical skill lab - 5% OSCE/OSPE - 20%
Basic science lab - 15%
Hospital visit - 5%
Week 1 (SCHOOL OF Medicine AND Anatomy, PH) – (Sept 22-26, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 am Introduction History of Introduction SPH I Primary Health
to the medicine to Anatomy Care/
curriculum Community Visit
10 am- Introduction History of Introduction Clinical skills
12 pm to the medicine to Anatomy lab/hospital visit
curriculum
1:30- Individual IND Basic IND STUDY Whole Group
5:30 pm Study STUDY science lab Session
WEEK 2 (Physiology, Biochemistry, PH) (Sept 29-Oct 3, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Introduction Cell physiology Introduction Hospital visit
am to and to SPH I (OPD)
Physiology Body fluid Biochemistry Primary health
compartment and care or
composition community
10 am- Introduction Plasma membrane Introduction IND STUDY visit
12 pm to and membrane to
Physiology transport Biochemistry
mechanism
1:30- Basic Basic science lab Basic science Clinical skills lab Whole Group
5:30 pm science lab Physiology lab Session
/ANATOMY Biochemistry
WEEK 3 ANATOMY AND PH (Oct 6 -Oct 10, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Introduction Anatomy of Overview of the Hospital visit
am to Histology the anatomy, histology SPH I (OPD)
integumentary
and embryology of Primary
system the skeletal system health care or
10 am- Introduction IntroductionOverview of the Ind Study community
12 pm to Histology to medical anatomy and visit
ethics histology of the
muscular system
1:30- Basic Basic science Basic science lab Clinical skills Whole Group
5:30 science lab lab / Physiology lab Session
pm /ANATOMY Histology
WEEK4 (Anatomy physiology & PH) (Oct 13 -Oct 17, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Introduction, Introduction Introduction to Hospital visit
am structure and to reproductive system SPH I (OPD)
Functions of the respiratory Primary health
circulatory system care or
system community
10 am- Structure of Introduction Introduction to Ind Study visit
12 pm Blood Vessels to renal digestive system
system
1:30- Basic science Basic science Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab lab / Physiology skills lab Session
pm /ANATOMY Histology
WEEK 5 (Anatomy physiology & PH) (Oct 20 -Oct 24, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Overview of the Introduction Introduction to Hospital visit
am anatomy and to Physiology Endocrine system SPH I (OPD)
histology of the of nervous Primary health
Nervous system system care or
10 am- Overview of the Introduction Ind study Ind Study community
12 pm anatomy and to Physiology visit
histology of the of nervous
Nervous system system
1:30- Basic science Basic science Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab lab / Physiology skills lab Session
pm /ANATOMY Histology
WEEK 6 (Biochemistry, physiology, Anatomy, SM & PH) (Oct 27 -Oct 31, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Cell signaling Muscle General Embryology Test 1
am physiology SPH I Anatomy and
10 am- Principal Muscle General Embryology Ind Study Physiology
12 pm features of physiology
medical ethics
1:30- Basic science Basic science Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab lab / Physiology skills lab Session
pm /ANATOMY Histology
WEEK 7 (Anatomy, SM & PH) (Nov 3 –Nov 7,2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 General General Physicians and Hospital visit
am Embryology Embryology patients/ethics SPH I (OPD)
10 am- General General Ind study Ind study Primary health
12 pm Embryology Embryology care or
community
visit
1:30- Basic science Basic science Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab lab / Physiology skills lab Session
pm /ANATOMY Anatomy
WEEK 8 (Biochemistry & PH) (Nov 10 –Nov 14, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Chemical Chemical Basic Enzymology Hospital visit
am composition in composition SPH I (OPD)
the cell in the cell Primary health
10 am- Chemical Chemical Basic Enzymology Ind study care or
12 pm composition in composition community
the cell in the cell visit
1:30- Basic science Basic science Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab lab /Biochemistry skills lab Session
pm /Biochemistry /Biochemistry
WEEK 9 (Pathology & PH) (Nov 17 –Nov 21,2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Introduction to Acute and Tissue repair Hospital visit
am pathology chronic SPH I (OPD)
inflammation Primary health
10 am- Cellular injury, Acute and Tissue repair Ind study care or
12 pm death and chronic community
adaptation inflammation visit
1:30- Basic science Basic science Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab /Pathology lab /Pathology /Pathology skills lab Session
pm
WEEK 10 (Pathology and Biochem,SM, PH) (Nov 24 –Nov 28,2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Hemodynamic Introduction Cell cycle and its Hospital visit
am disorders, to Genetic and regulation SPH I (OPD)
thrombosis and pediatrics Primary health
shock diseases care or
10 am- Hemodynamic Physicians Free radicals and their Ind Study community
12 pm disorders, and society roles in diseases visit
thrombosis and
shock
1:30- Basic science Ind study Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab /Biochemistry skills lab Session
pm /Pathology
WEEK 11 (Biochem, SM, Pathology and, PH) (Dec 1–Dec 5, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Introduction to Neoplasia/pathology Neoplasia/pathology Hospital visit
am Basic Molecular SPH I (OPD)
Genetics/biochem Primary
10 Introduction to Neoplasia/pathology Neoplasia/pathology Ind Study health care
am- Basic Molecular or
12 Genetics/biochem community
pm visit
1:30- Physicians and Basic science lab Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 colleagues /Biochemistry /Pathology skills lab Session
pm
WEEK 12 (Pathology, Lab and PH) (Dec 8–Dec 12, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Neoplasia (4hr) Introduction Introduction to microbial Hospital visit
am continued to genetics SPH I (OPD)
microbiology Primary
10 am- Neoplasia (4hr) The microbial
Classification of bacteria Ind. study health care or
12 pm continued cell structure & community
The growth, survival and visit
death of microorganisms
1:30- Basic science Basic science Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab lab /Microbiology skills lab Session
pm /Pathology /Microbiology
WEEK 13 ( Lab and PH) (Dec 15–Dec 19,2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Cultivation of Overview of Overview mycology Test 2
am microorganism virology SPH I Biochemistry
Normal Pathology
microbial flora
10 am- Medical Overview of Overview mycology Ind. study
12 pm research/PH virology
1:30- Basic science Ind study Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab /Microbiology skills lab Session
pm /Microbiology
WEEK 14 (Lab and PH) (Dec 22–Dec 26,2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Principles of Overview of Overview of Immune Hospital visit
am infection Parasitology system SPH I (OPD)
prevention Primary
10 am- Principle of Overview of Overview of Immune Ind. study health care or
12 pm disinfection and Parasitology system community
Sterilization visit
1:30- Basic science Ind study Basic science lab Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab /Microbiology skills lab Session
pm /Microbiology
W 15 Lab, Pathology, pharm ,PH (Dec 29–Jan 2,2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Overview of Diseases of the immune Principles of Hospital visit
am Immune system diagnostic SPH I (OPD)
system (cont...) medical Primary
microbiology health care or
10 am- Overview of Diseases of the immune Introduction to Ind. study community
12 pm Immune system pharmacology visit
system
(cont.…)
1:30- Basic science Basic science lab Ind study Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab /Pharmacology skills lab Session
pm /Pharmacology
WEEK 16 Pharmacology, PH (Jan 5–Jan 9, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Introduction to EXAM of
am autonomic nervous Ind. study SPH I
system in pharmacology
10 Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Introduction to Ind. study
am-12 autonomic nervous
pm system in pharmacology
1:30- Basic science lab Ind study Basic science lab Ind. study
5:30 /Microbiology /Microbiology
pm
W 17, pharm Pathology, (Jan 12–Jan 16,2025
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 General Common Ethiopian Cancer Ind study Hospital visit
am principle of Traditional medicine biomarkers (OPD)
drug toxicity medical practices Primary
and poisoning health care or
10 am- General Common Ethiopian Pharmacology of Ind study community
12 pm principle of Traditional medicine antineoplastic visit
drug toxicity medical practices agents
and poisoning
1:30- Basic science Ind study Basic science Clinical Whole Group
5:30 lab lab skills lab Session
pm /Pharmacology /Pharmacology
WEEK 18 Pharmacology, SOM (Jan 19–Jan 23, 2025
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Definition of General MOA First aid Ind study Test 3
am Antimicrobial of Micro &Pharm
agents Antimicrobial
agents
10 am- General General MOA First aid Ind study
12 pm classification of
Antimicrobial Antimicrobial
agents agents
1:30- Basic science Ind study Skill lab /First aid Ind. study Whole Group
5:30 lab Session
pm /Pharmacology
W 19, pharm, (Jan 26–Jan 30, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 General Drug interaction Ind study Ind study Ind study
am mechanism of
resistance of Adverse drug reaction
Antimicrobial
agents and
number system
10 am- General Drug discovery and Ind study Ind study
12 pm mechanism of development
resistance of
Antimicrobial
agents and
number system
1:30- Basic science Ind study Ind study Ind study
5:30 lab
pm /Pharmacology
WEEK 20 Final Exam Week (Feb 2 –Feb 6, 2025)
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8 -10 Introduction to
am Introduction to medicine
10 am- medicine (Written (OSPE/OSCE)
12 pm Study break exam)
1:30-
5:30
pm