The Faculty The College of Human Medicine has more than 200 full-time faculty in its clinical and basic science departments and community campuses. Faculty are actively involved with teaching as well as clinical practice and research. These faculty provide students and residents with training in all the specialties of health care through traditional teaching, hospital rounds, and clinical participation. Students Approximately 106 students, almost equally men and women, comprise each entering class. CHM is committed to a racially and ethnically diverse medical school, with 18 percent of its recent graduates belonging to an underrepresented minority group.
Many students are married and have families.
The curriculum of the College reflects its patient-centered philosophy. In addition to taking the basic science courses that comprise medical training throughout the nation, students at CHM begin developing the skills necessary to become excellent clinicians in their first year of study. Through exposure to actual patients and such timely issues as cost containment, medical ethics, and the teaching of preventive health care, students learn the art and science of medicine. A mentorship program helps students integrate their learning in meaningful, practical ways. By analyzing specific medical cases, students learn to integrate their basic science knowledge in typical medical situations.