Required Courses
Community Clinical Medicine I & II
Course Director: Ryan Harden, MD, MS
- Gain various clinical experiences in hospitals, nursing homes, the operating room, labor and delivery
- Work through several mini-rotations: OB, surgery, pediatrics, interprofessional and two medicine blocks
- Practice physical diagnosis skills and develop confidence in clinical skills
Rural Medical Scholars Program I
Course Directors: Emily Onello, MD
- Divided into three different sections, a week at a time in January, April and June
- Go to small communities to practice skills and learn what it's like to be a small-town physician
Justice, Law, and Medicine
Course Director: Michele Stats, PhD
- The coursework in the first year of the medical student experience covers a wide range of material ranging from culture and health and disparities in health care to individual personal and social development, population health and biostatistics, psychopathology, medical ethics and end-of-life issues.
Art of Science at the End of Life
Course Director: Amy Greminger, MD
- Introduce students to concepts common in the care of life patients.
Family Medicine Preceptorship
Course Directors: Emily Onello, MD
- Paired with local family medicine physicians.