Foundations Phase

The Foundations Phase curriculum is fifteen months in length and consists of seven integrated, interdisciplinary block courses which bring together basic, clinical and social sciences into a single course, along with a longitudinal clinical curriculum called Foundations of Clinical Medicine (FCM). Pathology, Histology, Pharmacology, and Human Form and Function threads (anatomy, ultrasound, and imaging) are integrated across all blocks.

Foundations Phase Curriculum Resources

Curriculum-Related Links

• Advice to Incoming Students
• Assessment:
  • Exams Overview
  • Foundations Grading & Assessment
  • Foundations Phase Instructions for Remote Proctored Exams
    • Zoom set-up for remote proctored exams
  • OSCE’s
• Independent Investigative Inquiry
  • Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program (R/UOP)
  • Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP)
  • Scholarship of Discovery (SoD)
  • Scholarship of Integration (SoI)

Preparing for the Patient Care Phase

• Clerkship Director & Administrator Panel: How to be successful on your Patient Care Phase Clerkship:
  • Part One
  • Part Two
• Clerkship Tips
• Additional information about starting your Patient Care Phase (including links to the Intro to Patient Care webinar and Q&A Session) can be found on the Clinical Curriculum website.

Electives and Enrichment

• Non-Clinical Electives
• Preceptorships and Shadowing

Other Resources

• Incoming Students: Clinical Immersion & Orientation
• Second-Year Students