Curriculum Overview: The First 100 Weeks First 100 Weeks: Year 1 & 2
Curriculum Themes and Drivers*, Initial Clinical Experience
ICE-Medicine, OB/GYN
ICE-Medicine, OB/GYN, Surgery
ICE-Medicine, OB/GYN
ICE- Pediatrics
Nervous System; Brain and Behavior
ICE- Medicine, Psychiatry
Preparation for USMLE Step 1
Immunology; Microbiome; Infectious Disease; Musculoskeletal System
The Human Condition (HC)
Reflection, Integration, & Assessment
ICE-EMT Certification
Cardiac, Pulmonary, Renal Systems
Interacting with the Environment (IE)
Reflection, Integration, & Assessment
Patient, Physician, and Society
Metabolism; Gastrointestinal System
Reflection, Integration, & Assessment Summer Vacation Experiences
Structure Anatomy, Pathology,
Embryology, Imaging,
Physical Diagnosis
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology; Genetics; Reproductive and Endocrine Systems; Cells of Hematologic System
Reflection, Integration, & Assessment
Physiology,
Pathophysiology,
Pharmacology, Therapeutics
Form & Function in Health and Disease; Introduction to Organ Systems; Principles of Pharmacology; Core Clinical Skills
Continuity and Continuity and Change: Fueling the Change: Homeostasis (HOM) Body (FTB)
The Biologic Imperative (BI)
Reflection, Integration, & Assessment
Mechanisms of Health, Disease, and Intervention
Reflection, Integration, & Assessment
Curricular Components
From the Person to the Professional: Challenges, Privileges, and Responsibilities (CPR)
Research & Scholarship *Communi ca ti on Ski l l s , Profes s i ona l i s m, Conti nuum of Ca re, Soci a l Context/ Res pons i bi l i ty, Qua l i ty a nd Effecti venes s , Sci enti fi c Di s covery, Deci s i on Ma ki ng a nd Uncerta i nty
THE FIRST 100 WEEKS is an integrated curriculum with six courses inclusive of both scientific and clinical content. The courses are comprised of three components: (1) Mechanisms of Health, Disease, and Intervention; (2) Structure; and (3) Patient, Physician, and Society. Mechanisms of Health, Disease, and Intervention include normal and abnormal molecular, cellular, and organ physiology, as well as pharmacology and therapeutics. Structure integrates normal and abnormal anatomy, embryology, histology, pathology, imaging, physical diagnosis and ultrasound. Patient, Physician, and Society has two components: (1) a longitudinal, community practice-based clinical experience, known as the Initial Clinical Experience (ICE); and (2) classroom sessions focusing on non-biological sciences and core clinical skills. The First 100 Weeks ends with a period in which the students prepare for the USMLE Step 1. In addition, there is ample time in the First 100 Weeks for personalized experiences, including opportunities during the first summer for in-depth pursuit of individual interests, such as research, community service work, or international health.