The new curriculum is designed to embrace the proud traditions of the School of Medicine, including the “Yale System” of medical education, while keeping an eye towards the future. Among its features are the integration of basic and clinical science content (which will be organized across sequential theme-based courses), a longitudinal clinical experience in which students will be directly involved in patient care from the beginning of medical school, and a redesigned clerkship year that features four 12-week integrated blocks, which combine disciplines and provide opportunities for greater continuity with patients, teams, and mentors. The new curriculum begins in the Fall of 2015 so you are likely to be hearing more about it over the coming months.
For more information on the new curriculum, please visit the Curriculum Rebuild Website: https://medicine.yale.edu/education/rebuild/index.aspx