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

For curriculum visuals from previous entering years, please email foundmed@uw.edu.

ASSESSMENT

Forms and processes of assessment throughout all phases of the MD curriculum

Assessment
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 Appeal
PRE-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 Phase
CLINICAL PHASE

Clerkships and other requirements in the clinical phase of the MD curriculum

Clinical Phase
PATHWAYS & PROGRAMS

Interest-based pathways and programs available to students

Pathways & Programs
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

UWSOM's medical education program objectives (MEPOs)

Program Objectives
CURRICULUM GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES

The committees that regularly review and approve curriculum improvements for the MD program

Governance Committees
MEET THE TEAM

Faculty and staff who work in the UWSOM Curriculum Office

Meet the Team
CURRICULUM FACULTY & STAFF RESOURCES

Internal resources for faculty and staff working on the MD curriculum

Curriculum Faculty and Staff Resources

Curricular Requirements

The awarding of the Doctor of Medicine degree is contingent upon satisfactory completion of all curricular, academic, and professional conduct requirements.