Core 2

Core 2 Principles

January, Year 2 — December, Year 3

Sub-divided into four 12-week blocks
- Block A: Obstetrics and Gynecology (6 weeks), Pediatrics (6 weeks)
- Block B: Family Medicine (4 weeks), Internal Medicine (8 weeks)
- Block C: Surgery (8 weeks), Specialty Services: Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology (4 weeks)
- Block D: Neurology (4 weeks), Psychiatry (4 weeks), Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)

Monthly series that utilizes near peer mentoring, narrative medicine exercises, and longitudinal faculty preceptor relationships to process personal and professional experiences over the clerkship year

A longitudinal, 7 session curriculum that emphasizes core health systems sciences topics and clinical skills that students can directly apply to the care of their patients throughout their clinical rotations
Clerkships emphasize management of acute and chronic illnesses across all age groups in both inpatient and ambulatory settings; clinical therapeutics, advanced communication skills, patient safety, structural and social determinants of health, and interprofessional team-based practices are incorporated into all clerkships
Computerized simulation mannequins and standardized and virtual patients used in addition to patients for clinical skills, procedures, and physical exams
Five major teaching hospitals within walking distance of the school
Weekly didactics reinforce evidence-based concepts underlying clinical disease in each clerkship
- Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail Grading