It also sponsors the burgeoning International Medical Education Program in which students may do clinical and non-clinical rotations abroad for credit. Most importantly, the OME is a center for student academic life where students can meet with faculty or peers, plan activities, discuss courses or learn about the latest developments in medical education.
Educational specialists provide academic counseling and enrichment.
Electronic curriculum and distance learning The OME is managing a major effort to help faculty use technology to enhance their teaching. An electronic curriculum consisting of class notes, biological images, diagrams, glossaries, clinical cases, virtual patients and self-study exercises is under development and will be delivered via the Web. The curriculum database helps users locate information in the electronic curriculum. Searchable and available via the Web, it contains all classroom events in the first and second years of the School of Medicine s curriculum. All UMMS students have access to e-mail on campus, from home computers and on the Web.