The new curriculum will be designed to enhance the understanding and clinical relevance of the basic sciences and to improve students problem-solving and independent study skills. The curriculum will be based upon the use of cases and will increasingly incorporate small group learning, directed self-study and newer instructional technologies. The new curriculum integrates the study of basic and clinical sciences. The current plan calls for no more than four hours of classroom instruction per day and the remainder of the day utilized for directed independent study. High-quality faculty and clinical facilities will not change.
Students meet in groups of six, and see patients regularly.
This program will undergo minor reorganization to enhance integration. This curriculum is anticipated to be particularly attractive to students who would like to promote and develop their independent thinking and problem-solving skills.