The following was approved at the Oct. 2010 CC meeting:. Full integration of material typically covered in the first and second year. Fundamentals covered in the fall of the first year followed by 9 organ-based modules, completing second year by mid-March. ID: 441930
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The New Curriculum
The following was approved at the Oct. 2010 CC meeting:
Full integration of material typically covered in the first and second year
Fundamentals covered in the fall of the first year followed by 9 organ-based modules, completing second year by mid-March
Third year clerkships to begin first week of June
Re-structure of Third and Fourth Year
Slide2New Module Structure
Weekly thematic content
Monday mornings begin with review of fundamentals, module integration and introduction of the case for the week
Friday mornings reserved for interactive small group case discussion, clinical reasoning/problem solving skills
Afternoons reserved for clinical evaluation skills with standardized and real patients
Slide3New Module Structure
Within the Module, progression of Knowledge:
Normal structure/function
→
pathogenesis/
pathophysiology
of disorders →
clinical manifestations of disorders →
pharmacotherapeutic
modalities →
clinical/translational research/EBM →
epidemiology/prevention →
interpretation of diagnostic tests
Slide4
Proposed Schedule
Fall 2012
Fundamentals – Medicine, Behavior and Society
(1 week)
Fundamentals – Molecules to Man (4 weeks)
Fundamentals – Cells to Tissue (5 weeks)
Fundamentals – Medicine, Behavior and Society (1 week)
Fundamentals – Attack and Defense I (5 weeks)
Thanksgiving Week – online content (1 week)
Fundamentals – Attack and Defense II (3 weeks)
Winter Break
Slide5Proposed Schedule
Spring 2013
Medicine, Behavior and Society 1 week
Respiratory Module 4 weeks
Cardiovascular Module 5 weeks
Spring Break
Hematology Module 3 weeks
Medicine, Behavior and Society 1 week
Renal Module 5 weeks
Summer Break 8 weeks
Slide6Proposed Schedule
Fall 2013
Medicine, Behavior and Society 1 week
Neuroscience Module 9 weeks
Medicine, Behavior and Society 1 week
Endocrine/Reproductive Module 7 weeks
Thanksgiving – on-line content 1 week
Dermatology and Special Topics 3 weeks
Winter Break
Slide7Proposed Schedule
Spring 2014
Musculoskeletal 4 weeks
Gastro-
enterology
6 weeks
Spring Break 1 week
Study and take Step 1 7 weeks
Begin Pre-clerkship course mid-May
Begin clerkships June 2, 2014
Slide8Administration of New Modules
Module Co-Director
Discipline Coordinator
Office of Education
– centralized oversight for schedules, contact hours, syllabi, exams, cases, etc.
Slide9Module Co-Directors
Responsibilities:
One basic science, one clinical science; shared responsibility to plan the detailed contents and pedagogy of the particular module, coordinate syllabus, cases and exam questions, final grades, meet with students. Reports to Office of Education with CC approval.
R
equirements:
Knowledge and experience in medical education; time management skills to meet deadlines; excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to work in a team environment and collaborate.
Slide10Module Co-Directors
Time commitment:
20% Planning module for 2012
25% Two weeks before module begins
80-100% While module is in session
25% Two weeks after module ends
15% Two months before first repeat of module
Slide11Discipline Coordinators
Responsibilities:
Determine overall appropriate topics of a particular discipline (ex., biochemistry) throughout all four years, assist in determining which topics to be covered in modules; follow content coverage in regards to: competencies/required diagnoses-disorders; USMLE Step 1and 2 topics; LCME required subjects; monitor student performance within the discipline. Reports to Office of Education with CC approval.
Requirements:
Knowledge and experience in medical education; time management skills to meet deadlines; excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to work in a team environment and collaborate.
Slide12
Discipline Coordinator
Time commitment:
Responsibilities are longitudinal
Overall, 20% time, will vary during the year
Slide13Discipline Coordinators
Adult Health men/women/geriAnatomyBehavioral ScienceBiochemistryChild HealthEBM/Informatics/TranslEpidemiology/Public HealthEthics
Genetics
Histology
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Pathology
Pharmacology
Preventive medicine
Physiology
Radiology
Slide14Curriculum Reform Timeline
March 2011 Steering Committee appointed
May 2011
Education Kick-Off Retreat
June 2011 Appointments of Module Co-Directors, Discipline Coordinators and Case Construction Committee
July 2011 Organizational meetings of Module Co-Directors, Discipline Coordinators and Case Construction Committee
Slide15Curriculum Reform Timeline
August 2011 Curriculum Committee appoints
ad hoc
subcommittee to begin planning for second two years of curriculum
August 2011 Module teams assembled
Nov. 2011 Module plans for year 1 are presented to Curriculum Committee
Feb. 2012
Module plans and schedule are final, handouts and exam questions are being produced
August 2012
New curriculum begins for
entering class
Slide16Steering Committee
Appointed March 2011
Members: Renee Brown Microbiology
Nan Clare* Office of Education
Deb Conway OB/
Gyn
Bob Esterl Surgery
Sean Garcia Medicine
Michael Johnson Medicine
Tom King C & SB
Deb Stark ACET
*Chair
Slide17Other Aspects
Video podcast of lectures
Exam question format
Uniformity of syllabus/handouts
Electronic syllabus
Computerized testing
Students required to have laptop computers
Slide18Unsolved Issues
Grades: letter vs. numerical vs. Pass/Fail
Assessment of student competencies other than exams
Student failures/remediation
The New Curriculum needs a NAME!!
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