Asheville Longitudinal Program MS1 Open House 11/20/15 Robyn Latessa, MD Director and Assistant Dean
#10 Well-established Innovative Longitudinal Program Started in 2009 with 4 students 20 students in 3 rd year class since th year – Expanding to 24 students Rural Scholars started in 2013 – January interviews – Automatically part of application phase in AVL
Example Weekly Schedule ( in addition to inpatient weeks ) SessionMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 7:00 - 8:00 AMRound on Inpatients / AM Conferences, Master Clinician, or Radiology 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Internal Medicine Testing or Self- Directed Learning Pediatrics Self -Directed Learning Family Medicine 1:30-5:30 PM Self -Directed Learning OB-Gyn* All students: Didactics, Case Conferences, Skills Lab (In Asheville) Neurology* or Cardiology** Psychiatry Other Emergency Room: Three (5 hr) shifts each month *OB-Gyn & Neurology : 1 half day every other week **Cardiology : 1 half day every 3 rd week
#9 Strong Outcomes High Shelf and Step 2 scores Residency matches top choices Wide variety of clinical exposure to patients Maintain empathy and patient centeredness (rather than “ethical erosion”)
#8 Unique Curricular Features Emergency Medicine Radiology Cardiology Weekly didactics Ethics and Humanism
#7 Flexibility 2-3 “unscheduled” half days Learner-centered Reflection Other clinical opportunities Follow patients in other settings Opportunity to explore specialty choice Study, read, learning issues Research
#6 Research Opportunities Same location for year and white space half days set up ideal setting Infrastructure for support expanded recently Population health research, educational research, commentaries MAHEC research day MAHEC on-line journal
#5 Continuity and Relationship of the 4Ps Preceptors Patients Place Peers
#4 Preceptors: Committed Faculty Who Love to Teach/Mentor Over 200 preceptors Most teaching by faculty One-on-one relationships over a year Genuine feedback Push to your fullest potential
#3 Patients: Autonomy with Patients Patients are “your” patients Business cards Follow them in other clinics/hospital
#2 Place: ASHEVILLE!
#1 Peers: Students Highly Satisfied; Happy!
Asheville Open House and Campus Visits Welcome dinner/drinks with faculty and current students – Sunday 1/10 6PM Open House in Asheville at MAHEC – Monday 1/11 8AM-2PM Individual visits – Schedule through Terri Ippolito
More information UNC SOM web site – Updates with student bios – New Asheville Campus SOM Video- YouTube%20File.zip?dl=0
More Information… 4th Year & Gap Year Students
More Information…3 rd Year Students
Contacts Robyn Latessa, MD - Director and Assistant Dean Sandy Whitlock, MD- Assistant Director Gaye Colvin, MLIS - Director of Student Affairs Jessica Poston - Director of Curriculum Terri Ippolito – Program and Fiscal Coordinator