USU
F. EDWARD HÉBERT
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
OVERVIEW OF
NEW CURRICULUM
1/17/2012
Overview of USU Molecules to Military Medicine Curriculum
(Class of 2015)
MS-I
August 2011
January 2012
Pre Clerkship Instruction (MS-I)
MS-II
August 2012
MS-III
August 2013
(cont)
(MS-1)
Basic Core
Clerkship Block
Location 1
Core Clerkship
Block
Location 2
January 2014
Core Clerkship
Block Location 3
August 2014
MS-IV
Pre Clerkship Instruction
January 2013
Pre Clerkship Instruction (MS-II)
Core Clerkship
Block Location 2
July 2012
AdvancSTEP 2 EXAM*
ed
Advanced
Clinical Rotations
Clinical
Opportunity for Capstone Project
Rotatio
Vacation
ns
October 2014
Pre-Clerkship Lead-Up Training
Post-Clerkship Assessments
MCM**
Step I
Prep &
Exam
(4 wks)
STEP 2 EXAM*
Bench to
Bedside &
Beyond
(8 wks)+
Advanced Clinical Rotations
Opportunity for Capstone Project
May 2015
Advanced Clinical Rotations
Opportunity for Capstone Project
+ Advanced Didactics--a.k.a. Bench to Bedside & Beyond or B3
• Step II CK Taken Between April and 15 September – Prior to Capstone.
Step II CS Taken NLT Nov of MS-IV Year.
** MCM: Military Contingency Medicine/Bushmaster Field Exercise
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August
2011
September October
November December
January
2012
Case
Clinical
February
Based
Skills &
March
April
May
June
July
August
Reproduction &
Endocrinology
September October
Multi-System
Diseases
November
December
Learning
(correlating with System/Disease Units)
Experiences
(correlating with System/Disease Units)
Fundamentals of Medical Practice
Military Field Exercise
Orientation Week
Case-Based Learning
Anatomic Laboratory
Clinical Skills & Experiences
System/Disease Based Units
Vacation (Exact Dates TBD)
Military Medicine (Continuum)
3
Leave
Neuro
science
GI, Hepatobiliary,
Nutrition &
Metabolism
Leave
Leave
Cardio Pulmonary
Renal
NeuroAnatomy
Lab
Leave
Musculoskeletal
Integument
(Gross Anatomy)
Field Exercise (FTX) 201
(Gross Anatomy)
Military Medical Practice
Leave
Service Specific
Experiences
Fundamentals of
Leave
Field Exercise (FTX) 101
Fundamentals
Orientation
Overview of Pre-Clerkship Period (First 18 months)
Overview of Core Clerkships – 52 weeks
Starts 2nd Half, MS-II Year & Extends to 1st Half, MS-III Year
Jan 2013
May 2013
Formative Core Clerkship Block 1, Location 1
Dec 2013
Aug 2013
Location 2 (Cont)
Formative Core Clerkship
Block 2, Location 2
Formative Core Clerkship Block 3, Location 3
Plan for 60 students in each 16-week block; 20 students in each 5-week rotation,
likely spread over 5 core sites; 4 students/rotation at each site
Pre-Clerkship Lead-Up Training (1 week)
Common Assessment Weeks (1 week each)
Vacation (1 week in Spring; 2 weeks in Winter)
Clinical Rotations (16 Week Segments Comprising Core Rotations--5 weeks each--plus 1 Week of Combined Testing)
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Pairing of Core Clerkships (16 Week Blocks)*
Vertical (Science Based) Emphasis: Microbiology, Immunology, Embryology
Family Medicine
(5 weeks)
Selective/EM/
Neurology (4 wks)
Pediatrics
(5 weeks)
Horizontal emphasis: Palliative care,
Substance
abuse,Preventive
geriatrics,
Horizontal (Clinical) Emphasis:
Health Maintenance,
Medicine, Domestic Violence
Vertical (Science Based) Emphasis: Pharmacology, Biochemistry, NeuroAnatomy
IP/OP Medicine
Psychiatry
(10 weeks)
(5 weeks)
Horizontal (Clinical) Emphasis: Palliative Care, Substance Abuse, Geriatrics
Vertical (Science Based) Emphasis: Gross Anatomy, Pathology, Physiology
Surgery
OB/GYN
(10 weeks)
(Gen Surgery and Core Subs: Ortho/Urology/Vascular/CT/Burn)
(5 weeks)
Horizontal (Clinical) Emphasis: Surgical Skills, Informed Consent, Breaking Bad News, Team Trng
Common Assessment Weeks (shelf/written exams, OSCE, basic sciences, travel)
Week of Combined, FM-Peds Training (at Sim Center & USU)
*Note:
Goal is to provide at least 1 block (16 wks) of
geographic continuity per student in Class of 2015.
Ultimate Goal is 2 continuity blocks (max) for Class of
2017. Location (& occasionally content) of continuity
blocks may vary from student to student.
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Overview of Post-Clerkship Period
Step Exams / Bench-to-Bedside & Beyond (B3) / Advanced Clinical Rotations
Military Contingency Medicine / Capstone Opportunity
Jan 2014
Feb-Mar
Step I
Prep &
Exam
Bench to
Bedside &
Beyond
(B3)
Apr ‘14
Sept ‘14
<---STEP 2 EXAM2 --->
Advanced Clinical Rotations1
( 4 Week Blocks )
Opportunity for a Capstone Project 4
Oct ‘14
May ’15
Advanced Clinical Rotations1
MCM3
( 4 Week Blocks )
Opportunity for a Capstone Project 4
General Notes:
-- Flexible scheduling allows for potential remediation with Office of Student Affairs (OSA) guidance
-- Advanced Clinical Rotations includes traditional Sub-Internships, clinical electives, operational/humanitarian rotations,
and/or specialized research (to include work on a Capstone Project).
Specific Notes:
1. Advanced Clinical Rotations—includes a Neuroscience Rotation (Neurology, Neurosurgery or Pediatric Neurology) for students
not previously completing neurology. Also includes 2 Sub-Internships (one medical, one surgical) for all students and an Emergency
Medicine rotation (if not already done).
2. Step II CK to be completed between April & Sept of MS-IV year; Step II CS to be completed NLT Nov of MS-IV year.
3. Military Contingency Medicine –Includes Operation Bushmaster
4. Capstone Projects are expected to require a minimum of 3 months to complete, however different projects/tracks may have
unique requirements. Depending on student interests and/or the type of Capstone Project, work may start earlier (i.e. as early as the
MS-I/II year) and proceed in a contiguous or non-contiguous (i.e. asynchronous) time frame. Regardless of the Capstone Project, all
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students will average at least 8 hrs of patient care activities/wk.