Year 1 Curriculum schedule and master course themes.
Pre-clerkship Curriculum
Credit: Robert A. Lisak
The Integrated Basic & Clinical Science Curriculum includes eight Master Courses, four Longitudinal Courses, and nine Longitudinal Threads, as well as early clinical experiences, spread out over the first eighteen months of study for all medical students.
The Integrated Basic & Clinical Science Courses include:
Eight Master Courses
The master courses provide the foundational building blocks of medical and scientific knowledge. The courses range from two to 11 weeks.
Four Longitudinal Courses
Longitudinal Courses extend across and run concurrently with Master Courses. Content in Longitudinal Courses complements material in the Master Courses. Each Longitudinal Course lasts 4 to 8 months.
Nine Longitudinal Threads
Longitudinal Threads represent key scientific and social disciplines whose content is fundamental to the Master Courses. Content from Longitudinal Threads are woven into the curriculum of the Master Courses and Clerkships.
Pre-Clerkship Clinical Experiences
- Clinical SkillsThe Clinical Skills (CS) Course spans the first eighteen months of school for all medical students. Students begin to develop and refine their clinical skills, the essential elements of “doctoring” that physicians use during patient encounters.
- Early Clinical ExperiencesYale School of Medicine MD students have many opportunities for clinical experiences in the pre-clerkship curriculum, including the Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience (ILCE) and working with a Medical Clinical Experience (MCE) tutor.
Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Co-Directors
Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology); Chair, Breast Cancer Tumor Board, Yale Cancer Center; Curriculum Director, Office of Education; Thread Leader, Pharmacology, Office of Education; Master Course Co-Leader, Office of Education
Manager of Pre-Clerkship Course Curriculum
YSM Curriculum Program Manager, Pre-clerkship Curriculum & Coaching Program