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Kelsey Baker, PhD

Kelsey Baker, PhD
Assistant Dean for Pre-clerkships
Kelsey.Baker@utrgv.edu

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Pre-clerkship Curriculum

Overview

The foundational 21-month first and second-year pre-clerkship curriculum allows students to spend the majority of their time developing critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Through problem-based and self-directed learning students learn to apply their knowledge to clinical case experiences. This will be accomplished through:

  • Problem-based learning in which students work in small groups (7-8 students with a faculty facilitator) to identify learning objectives, research the relevant topics, and discuss their findings with peers in order to resolve a clinical case.
  • Self-directed learning where students can use a variety of resources and activities to support their individualized learning, including quizzes, online materials with embedded assessment permitting them to identify their learning gaps and review and retrieve material as necessary.
  • Team-based learning with peers and students from other disciplines requires advanced preparation for discussion and interactions during class, at clinical sites, and in community activities.
  • Interactive learning with state-of-the-art plastinates, with high fidelity mannequins and standardized patients.

Because students complete their pre-clerkship course work in 21 months, they have the opportunity and time to pursue research, take electives, engage in community service learning and/or study for the USMLE STEP 1 exam before the start of their third year.

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Academic Cohorts

Class of 2027 and prior | Curriculum Schematic

Class of 2027 and prior | Course Catalog (Year 1)

Courses Weeks
Foundations of Medicine 4 Weeks
Molecules to Medicine 8 Weeks
Attack and Defense 9 Weeks
Cardiovascular and Respiratory 11 Weeks
Renal & Male Reproduction 6 Weeks
Health Systems Science Year 1 4 Weeks
Clinical Skills Year 1 Longitudinal
Language of Medicine Year 1 Longitudinal
Summer: Scholarly Activities/Preceptorship  
Scheduled Weeks of Instruction 42 Weeks


Class of 2027 and prior | Course Catalog (Year 2)

Courses Weeks
Musculoskeletal and Dermatology 7 Weeks
Mind, Brain, and Behavior 10 Weeks
Digestive Health & Nutrition 8 Weeks
Endocrine and Female Reproduction 7 Weeks
Clinical Skills Year 2 Longitudinal
Health Systems Science Year 2 Longitudinal
Language of Medicine Year 2 Longitudinal
Scheduled Weeks of Instruction 32 Weeks

Class of 2028 | Curriculum Schematic

Class of 2028 | Course Catalog (Year 1)

Courses Weeks
Foundations of Medicine 4 Weeks
Molecules to Medicine 9 Weeks
Attack and Defense 10 Weeks
Digestive Health & Nutrition 8 Weeks
Cardiovascular and Respiratory 12 Weeks
Clinical Skills Year 1 Longitudinal
Health Systems Science Year 1 Longitudinal
Introduction to Medical Research and Discovery Longitudinal
Scheduled Weeks of Instruction 43 Weeks


Class of 2028| Course Catalog (Year 2)

Courses Weeks
Renal 5 Weeks
Musculoskeletal and Dermatology 7 Weeks
Mind, Brain, and Behavior 10 Weeks
Endocrine & Reproduction 9 Weeks
Clinical Skills Year 2 Longitudinal
Health Systems Science Year 2 Longitudinal
Self-Directed Study USMLE Step 1
Scheduled Weeks of Instruction 31 Weeks

Class of 2029 | Curriculum Schematic

Class of 2029 | Course Catalog (Year 1)

Courses Weeks
Foundations of Medicine 12 Weeks
Hematology & Oncology 5 Weeks
Digestive Health & Nutrition 9 Weeks
Cardiovascular 6 Weeks
Respiratory 4 Weeks
Renal 5 Weeks
Clinical Skills Year 1 Longitudinal
Health Systems Science Year 1 Longitudinal
Introduction to Medical Research and Discovery Y1 Longitudinal
Scheduled Weeks of Instruction 41 Weeks


Class of 2029 | Course Catalog (Year 2)

Courses Weeks
Musculoskeletal and Dermatology 7 Weeks
Mind, Brain, and Behavior 10 Weeks
Endocrine & Reproduction 9 Weeks
Introduction to Medical Research and Discovery Y2 Longitudinal
Clinical Skills Year 2 Longitudinal
Health Systems Science Year 2 Longitudinal
Self-Directed Study USMLE Step1 12 Weeks
Scheduled Weeks of Instruction 38 Weeks

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