MD Curriculum

M.D. Curriculum @Stanford

Office of Student ServicesStanford University School of Medicine2010 - 2011

Success Factors

Curriculum of Opportunity

Objectives of Curriculum

Curriculum: Core Aspects

Curriculum: Learning Modules

• Each area of learning “Blocks” span one or more quarters

• Begins with Foundations of Medicine then progresses outward

Instructional Components

Year 1

Curriculum Over Time

Year 3, 4,(5) optional

Year 2

Scholarly Concentrations

• Cells to Tissue• Molecular Foundation

of Medicine

• Genetics• Development &

Disease Mechanisms

• Nervous System• Immunology• Gr. Anatomy of Head & Neck• Intro. To Organ Systems

• Pulmonary• Cardiovascular

Human Health & Disease I

AutumnFoundations of Medicine I

Gross Anatomy Practice of Medicine

Foundations of Medicine II

Winter Spring

Practice of Medicine III

Practice of Medicine VIHuman Health & Disease IIHuman Health & Disease II• Renal/Genitourinary• Gastrointestinal/Liver• Skin/Endocrine/Reproductive• Systems – Women’s Health

• Brain and Behavior• Hematology• Systemic Infections

April: One month intensive prep. for clerkships

Practice of Medicine V

May: • USMLE prep.• Begin clerkships

Practice of Medicine IV Transition to Clinical Clerkships

Scholarly Concentrations

Autumn Winter Spring

Clinical Clerkships

8 Weeks• Internal Medicine• Pediatrics• Surgery

6 Weeks

Obstetrics and Gynecology

4 Weeks• Family Medicine• Psychiatry• Neurology• Critical Care

Selectives• Ambulatory Practice

(8 weeks)• Subinternship

Electives

Scholarly Concentrations

Practice of Medicine II

Reflections, Research and Advances in Patient Care (RRAP)

What is POM?

POM Philosophy

Human Health & Disease

Required Clinical Clerkships

8-week Clerkships4-week Clerkships

Selectives and Electives

Translating Discoveries

Goals

Sessions:

•6 per year

•Integrate Scholarly Concentrations into Clerkships

Educators for CARE

Educators for CARE

Questions?

Contact us at:

• http://med.stanford.edu/md/• 1-650-723-6861• [email protected]