During this course students will recognize and analyze the interrelationships between socio-cultural environments and the occurrence, prevention and treatment of disease. Students will also identify and nurture values that characterize a professional and humanistic practice of medicine and an ethic of service.

FCM-1 aims to develop history taking, doctor-patient relationship building, physical examination, differential diagnosis, and diagnostic reasoning skills through case-based exercises. The goal of FCM 1 is to assist students in applying classroom learning in clinical care by presenting patient cases that challenge students to review and integrate key foundational material.

As part of the Patient Student Partnership program in the Pre-Clerkship phase, students establish a doctor-patient relationship with their assigned patient. Students will get to know their patient on both a personal and medical level through narrative interviews; focus on developing their role as a patient advocate; learn how to navigate the EMR and conduct effective communication with their patient's providers in the EMR and through email.

The Musculoskeletal & Integument System course introduces learners to the development, structure, function, & pathology of the musculoskeletal system, peripheral nervous system, & integument. The GI system introduces students to the principles of gastrointestinal & hepatic disease. Mind, Brain, & Behavior outlines the complex interplay of the biological, psychological, & social factors in the genesis & maintenance of neuro & psychological health.

Students will maintain a longitudinal relationship with their patient while balancing other clinical responsibilities; integrate topics learned across multiple clerkships and apply them to their patient; independently research a topic of their choosing and write a report on how they would apply what they learned to their patient's unique situation.

In this course, students enhance clinical learning through activities designed to revisit basic science, incorporate curricular threads, and practice clinical skills such as physical exam, diagnostic reasoning, quality improvement, communication, and other clerkship-specific procedures and skills.

This 6-week clerkship provides exposure to a spectrum of common acute & chronic medical conditions encountered in the inpatient Internal Medicine setting. Learners work closely with patients, practicing skills ranging from history taking & physical diagnosis to ordering diagnostic studies & developing treatment plans. Students practice evidence-based medicine & coordination of care across disciplines with a wide range of health professionals.

During this 1-week rotation, students experience ambulatory, inpatient and operating room setting of anesthesiology services. High fidelity simulation opportunities reinforce concepts learned in the clinic, providing additional hands-on training.

This is 5 weeks of the 13-week perioperative block in which students rotate through ambulatory, inpatient and operating room settings of the women's health services. This includes time on the labor and delivery unit learning about childbirth and management of women's health issues. High fidelity simulation opportunities reinforce concepts learned in the clinic, providing additional hands-on training.

The Pediatrics clerkship is a 6-week experience designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of caring for children from birth and infancy to adolescence and into young adulthood. The clerkship is divided into a three-week inpatient experience and a three-week ambulatory experience. Learners have the opportunity to participate in both general pediatric and specialty care.