Office of Curriculum
The Curriculum Office is responsible for developing, implementing, managing, evaluating, and continuously improving the quality of the courses and clerkships that comprise the curriculum for medical students. Ongoing changes in the curriculum are actively managed by the School of Medicine curriculum governance committees.
The curriculum includes an 18-month pre-clinical Foundations Phase, and 2 clinical phases (a 12-month Patient Care Phase, and a 15-month Explore and Focus Phase).
Curriculum Visuals by Entering Cohort
- Curriculum Visual for 2025 Entering Students
- Curriculum Visual for 2024 Entering Students
- Curriculum Visual for 2023 Entering Students
- Curriculum Visual for 2022 Entering Students
For curriculum visuals from previous entering years, please email foundmed@uw.edu.
Curricular Requirements
The awarding of the Doctor of Medicine degree is contingent upon satisfactory completion of all curricular, academic, and professional conduct requirements.
Recommended Pages For Additional Information:
GRADE REVIEW, PETITION, AND APPEAL
Information about the process to review an assigned grade, petition for reconsideration, and/or appeal the result of a petition
Grade Review, Petition, and AppealPRE-CLINICAL FOUNDATIONS PHASE
Courses and content in the pre-clinical basic science phase of the MD curriculum, also known as the Foundations Phase
Pre-Clinical Foundations PhaseCLINICAL PHASE
Clerkships and other requirements in the clinical phase of the MD curriculum
Clinical PhaseGOVERNANCE COMMITTEES
The committees that regularly review and approve curriculum improvements for the MD program
Governance CommitteesMEET THE TEAM
Faculty and staff who work in the UWSOM Curriculum Office - COMING SOON
CURRICULUM FACULTY & STAFF RESOURCES
Internal resources for faculty and staff working on the MD curriculum
Curriculum Faculty and Staff Resources