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Medical school

A medical school was a specialized institute of higher learning that offered education and training for graduates to earn a doctor of medicine (M.D.) degree and serve as a physician. The course work was often hosted at a college, university, or teaching hospital.

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It was ordinarily a four-year program. (Last Unicorn RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Players' Guide) Some (counting internships and residency) were considered eight-year programs. (TNG - SA novel: Worf's First Adventure)

Classes focused on topics such as genetics, toxicology, and surgical procedures. (Decipher RPG module: Player's Guide)

One required course at Starfleet Medical School was emergency field surgery, though it was not often chosen as a specialization. (SCE eBook: Wildfire)

Coursework included conducting autopsies. Julian Bashir learned from his first medical school autopsy to have olfacan on hand to reduce his olfactory sensitivity. (DS9 - Day of Honor novel: Armageddon Sky)

History[]

Teresa Ramirez attended medical school for six years. (PIC episode: "Watcher")

The Vulcan Science Academy had a medical school. (Last Unicorn RPG module: The Way of Kolinahr: The Vulcans)

Prior to 2154, Terra Prime member Susan Khouri graduated from Stanford University's medical school. (ENT episode: "Demons")

Joseph Two Rivers graduated from medical school prior to joining Starfleet. (Last Unicorn RPG module: TOS Core Game Book)

Joseph M'Benga earned two medical degrees, one at Starfleet Medical School, the other at the University of Vulcan Medical School. (ST video game: Starship Creator)

In the 2250s, Leonard McCoy attended medical school at Emory University. (TOS novel: A Choice of Catastrophes) He took his medical school internship at the Luna Special Laboratory, an annex of Johns Hopkins University's medical school. (TOS reference: Star Trek II Biographies) McCoy's medical school classmates included Anton Zauber (TOS comic: "The Real McCoy") and Karen Patterson (TOS - S31 novel: Cloak).

Kelly Davis graduated from medical school on Ponca II when she was 19 years old. (TOS novel: Perry's Planet)

In 2343, Katherine Pulaski earned her M.D. at Stony Brook University Medical School. (ST video game: Starship Creator)

In 2350, Beverly Crusher graduated medical school. (Last Unicorn RPG module: The Price of Freedom)

Wyatt Miller enjoyed learning about viral analyses at medical school. (TNG episode: "Haven")

While in medical school, one of Yee Pran's requirements had been to to synthesize a drug in a laboratory during a visit to Kefor VI. (ST novel: A Singular Destiny)

Miriam Laffer's aunt and uncle gave her a set of antique scalpels as a medical school graduation gift. (DS9 novel: Saratoga)

Commander Clarissa Glenn observed that during Ensign Harry Kim's seven years in the Delta Quadrant aboard USS Voyager, she completed medical school and command training. (VOY novel: To Lose the Earth)

By 2371, Starfleet Medical School had been refurbished. In 2371, Professor Ranf Cavic taught advanced classes in virology and immunology there. (Last Unicorn RPG - SA module: Starfleet Academy Handbook)

By the 2370s, Starfleet Medical Academy was considered to be the finest medical school in the Federation. (Adventures RPG module: Beta Quadrant Sourcebook)

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