Class of 2017 Preclinical Studies

 

Blocks of Basic Science- First Year of Study

 

The first year of the pre-clinical curriculum is based on the building blocks of the basic sciences.  Each Block is composed of inter-related disciplines. The curriculum focuses on normal structure and function, and it is primarily lecture- and  laboratory-based with courses incorporating small-group interactive learning in the form of Case-Based Learning or “CBL.”

 

The Medicine, Person, Society and Doctoring (“MPSD”) course runs continuously through first and second years, and continues into the third Clerkship year.  This course addresses the  fundamentals of the doctor-patient relationship and includes instruction in Medical Interviewing.  Important topics covered include Professionalism and Medical Ethics.

 

First Year: Building Blocks of Medical Science 2016-7 # of Weeks
Block 1: "Molecules to Cells": Biochemistry, Genetics, Early Embryology 8
Block 2: "Cells to Tissues": Head & Neck Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Cell Biology & Cell Physiology 8
Block 3: "Human Structure & Function": Gross Anatomy, Systems Embryology, Histology & Physiology 11
Block 4: "Invasion & Defense I": Immunology and General Pathology 7
Block 5: "Invasion & Defense II": Medical Microbiology and Fundamentals of Pharmacology 10

 

                                        Horizontal Curriculum Threads

 MPSD: Medicine, Person, Society & Doctoring

Case Based Learning Peer Tutoring Program

 

 

Human Systems- Second Year of Study

The second-year curriculum is based on human systems and concentrates on abnormal structure and function.  The curriculum changes from a primarily lecture-based one to a curriculum that emphasizes independent study and problem-solving.  Most lectures are available  online on Moodle, our virtual curriculum platform.  The curriculum includes on-line exercises, as well as small-group interactive exercises that are held in class.

 

Curricular threads run through the entire year.

 

Second Year: Human Systems 2016-7 # of Weeks Introduction to Phsyical Examination (Clinical Days)
Neurological 4
Respiratory 3
Cardiovascular 3 MPSD
NBME Exam Week 1 Case Based Learning
Renal 3
Hematological 3 Pharmacology
Gastrointestinal 3 USMLE Step 1 Prep Course
NBME Exam Week 1
Endocrine 4 Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Reproductive
Musculoskeletal/Derm 2
Psychiatry 1 Peer Tutoring Program
NBME Exam Week 1
NBME Comprehensive Exam & USMLE Step 1 Study Period 6.5 Nutrition Elective

 

Medicine, Person, Society & Doctoring (MPSD) includes Psychiatry in the second year.

 

 

Clinical Hospital Days

 

During the second year of study, students begin their training in the clinical setting. Students are divided into small groups that spend one day a week in a hospital outpatient setting.  The mornings are spent with an assigned tutor.  History-taking and physical examination skills are taught and students practice seeing patients under the guidance of their tutor.  Afternoons  are spent viewing clinical procedures and investigations appropriate to the body system being studied.

 

 

Assessment

 

The Program uses the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Customized Exam Service for all final examinations throughout the first and second year of studies.  We strongly believe in both formative and summative assessment ; therefore, students will be assessed with graded quizzes  and exercises during each Block and System, prior to the Final Examination.  At the end of the second year of study students complete the NBME Comprehensive Exam, followed by the USMLE Step 1 Exam.  Students must achieve a passing grade on  both these examinations to progress to the third year of study.

 

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