Welcome to UMass! Applicants for 2017

Our vision is bold The UMMS educational experience will inspire our future physicians to excel in patient care, innovation, discovery, leadership and service.

Clinical Problem-Solver Communicator Our Curriculum reinforces 6 core competencies for your learning and ultimately for your practice… Clinical Problem-Solver Communicator Professional Scientist Pt & Community Advocate Constantly changing and growing, currently in a 5 year review cycle to assess and improve Person

… applying a variety of student-centered principles Diverse approaches to learning Integration of clinical & basic sciences (day1) Simulation & technology to support training Formative and summative assessment Credit/No credit grading (foundational yrs) Encouraging curiosity through coursework

Students engage and learn together

UMMS Learner-Centered Integrated Curriculum Framework Foundational Studies Core Clinical Experiences Advanced Studies Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Principles of Human Genetics Building Working Cells & Tissues Cancer Concepts Principles of Pharmacology Development Structure & Function Doctoring & Clinical Skills Host Defense & Blood Infections Cardiovascular Organ Integrated Case Exercises T R A N S I O L Determinants of Health Organ System Diseases Brain: Nervous System & Behavior Doctoring & Clinical Skills Integrated Case Exercises Patients BOARD P RE & VACAT I O N T R A N S I O L T R A N S I O L Required Clinical Experiences Thematic Sections: Care of Adults Perioperative and Maternal Care Care of Families Flexible Clinical Experiences Interstitial Curriculum Sub-Internships Advanced Biomedical & Translational Sciences Emergency Clinical Problem Solver Capstone Scholarship and Discovery (completion) Electives Capstone Experience Longitudinal Themes Learning Communities

School of Medicine Curriculum at a Glance 7/28/2016

The typical week includes 22.5 hours of scheduled time Credit/No Credit in foundational years curricula

Students are an important part of our community Curriculum Feedback Institution Worcester & the Commonwealth

Opportunities to explore and excel Optional enrichment electives Pathways Research Curriculum development Global Health Community engagement Interest groups MD PhD PURCH

OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS: COMMUNIVERSITY Class of 2019 - Student Orientation 8-5-15 MPP OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS: COMMUNIVERSITY Our new regional campus UMMS-Baystate Springfield Our clinical partner UMMHC UMMMC: three campuses University, Memorial, Hahnemann UMMHC member hospitals Health Alliance, Marlboro, Clinton First LPP experience Sites within 60 minutes drive time from the campus UMMHC Largest health care system in Central and Western Mass, caring for over a million people. UMMMC is the advanced tertiary care referral center for our system, located on three campuses here in Worcester with a total of 761 BEDS. This University hospital shares our campus. Memorial Hospital, up the road on Belmont street And the Hahnemann campus nearby on Lincoln street. Other member hospitals in the UMMHC system include: 8/3/2016

OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS:COMMUNIVERSITY Class of 2019 - Student Orientation 8-5-15 MPP OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS:COMMUNIVERSITY Four Major Educational Affiliates: StVincent Milford RMC Berkshire MC Cape Cod HC Plus 8 CHC, 200 practices Williamstown to Nantucket and others 8 community health centers and over 200 practices and clinics from Williamstown to Nantucket BEYOND THE LPP: YOU WILL HAVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN DIVERSE SETTINGS ACROSS THE STATE In greater worcester county : StV’s Milford RMC Harrington MC To the West : Baystate Medical Center Berkshire Medical Center Holyoke Medical Center In greater Boston to the east 1. Lahey medical Center And to the south 1. Cape cod health care : our newest full service regional medical center, where students will be placed in clerkships commencing in Jan 2016. • 8/3/2016

Students agree to abide by a UMMS honor code, collaboratively written with faculty In embarking on my career in medicine, I will safeguard the reputation and uphold the standards of the profession by promoting honesty in academic and professional activities.   This honor code embodies the level of integrity we expect of ourselves and our peers. The code binds us together by common principles that transcend personal interest and prepares us to shoulder our future responsibilities.

The Capstone scholarship & discovery course represents the key principles of LInC brought to life four year longitudinal students design and complete a scholarly project in an area of personal passion that builds on any of our six competencies

Sample student projects cover a broad range of topics Implementing an end-of-life decision-making day on campus Engaging with a student-initiated non-profit healthy food campaign at Worcester restaurants Assessing depression in community-based HIV treatment Micro-RNA investigation Integrative medicine course development Impact of music on inpatient medical floors Case report of a patient with unexplained hypercoagulability

Learning Communities establish a new context for medical education by providing structured Curriculum, Mentoring, and Student Community. Blackstone Burncoat Kelley Quinsigamond Tatnuck (still to come)

QUESTIONS: KAREN.LAWTON@UMASSMED.EDU Melissa.Fischer@umassmed.edu

MD/PHD STUDENTS Learning Communities: Admissions Class of 2015 MD/PHD STUDENTS February 21, 2019 Learning Communities: - Minimum of two MD/PhD students in each house - Active members during PhD training - Mentors throughout your MD/PhD training Clinical Years - Flexibility: possibility of doing one 16 week clinical rotation prior to entry into PhD program Capstone - MD/PhD opportunities are under development Tricia Droney, MPH