Curriculum Overview The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine curriculum provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of the basic sciences and clinical medicine with an emphasis on evidence-based patient care. Discussions of the social and behavioral factors that influence patient care are an integral part of the curriculum. During the first two years, the curriculum is organized around integrated organ system blocks, providing students with a 360-degree view of each organ system through the lenses of three courses—Foundations of Medicine, Clinical Arts and Sciences, and Scholarly Reflection and Concentration Capstone.
EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCIES The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine curriculum provides students with the knowledge and experiences to meet all of the following competencies. • Care of Individual Patients • Professionalism • Knowledge and Scholarship • Interpersonal and Communication Skills • Practice-based Learning and Improvement • Systems-based Practice
• Interprofessional Collaboration • Citizenship and Service • Medical Practice Management • Concentrated and Independent Learning • Integration—Entrustable Professional Activities
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