Year 2
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Grounded in science
Research opportunities Medical research today is much like physics, focusing on things both galactically enormous and so small we can only infer their existence. On the macro side, medical researchers believe population health is the key to subduing modern-day scourges like high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as the growing problems of addiction and suicide. Yet even as medicine zooms out to consider the health of entire populations, it is also going micro, with the advent of precision medicine through genomics. At Geisinger Commonwealth, researchers are on the cutting edge of these disciplines and everything in between.
Year 2 curriculum The second year of medical school lays the foundation for the clinical experiences of the third and fourth year. The educational theme shifts to the study of illness, with a focus on the body’s 12 organ systems and processes. Courses continue to address the interface of patient, physician and society and introduce clinical thinking and decisionmaking in today’s socio-economic and cultural environment.
Year 2
Gastrointestinal
The Art & Practice of Medicine
Case-based Learning 2
January Systems II
Renal
Cardiopulmonary
Hematology
The Art & Practice of Medicine
Case-based Learning 2
The Art & Practice of Medicine
CBL 2
February
March
Reproductive
Endocrine
PCM
CBL 2
PCM
CBL 2
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A Experiential Learning in Community Settings
Dermatomusculoskelatal
December
Spring Break
Systems I
November
Experiential Learning in Community Settings
October
Winter Break
September
Experiential Learning in Community Settings
August