A New Course Pre-ProposalA presentation to the Medical Education Committee

Brenda Sirovich, MD, MSOn behalf of The New Course Steering Committee

including Jon Huntington, Greg Ogrinc, Cathy Pipas, Judy Rees, Jen Schiffman, and Craig Westling

Context & Motivation

Why? Concurrent Continual Curricular Redesign What students will need in the ‘real world’ * LCME Geisel competencies *

Overarching Objective

To prepare students to understand, evaluate, and improve the practice of medicine and the health of populations, and the relationship between the two.

Course: The New Course

Domain:

CriticalThinking

Professional Development  

Content Area:

Biostatistics &

Epidemiology

Medicine in

Context

Systems Improveme

nt

Leadership &

Professionalism

Total course hours

Year 1 28 h 8 h 14 h 10 h 60 h

Year 2 0 h 10 h 12 h 8 h 30 h

Total (1+2) 28 h 18 h 26 h 18 h 90 h

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

All Geisel MD Students

Each course is ~27h / phase

(~80h over 4 yrs)

Measurement, Analysis, and Critical Appraisal

Leadership

Medicine in Context

Systems: Design and Improvement

Content of the Course

Course Learning Objectives

At the completion of The New Course, Geisel students will be able* to:

1. Apply statistical and epidemiological methods to clinical practice and critical appraisal of the literature pertaining to health and healthcare.

2. Analyze the forces that influence individual and population health and the practice of medicine.

3. Demonstrate the structure and function of health care and apply principles and practices toward improvement.

4. Demonstrate capability to effectively lead oneself and others with understanding, respect, and professionalism.

5. Communicate effectively with both professional and laypersons across these domains.

6. Synthesize a clear plan to address a specific challenge in health or medicine.

Epi/Bio

MIC

S & I

L & P

Draft Conceptual Framework(Very approximate)

Nuts & BoltsDraft Year 1 Course Schedule

• Year 1: Thank you to Virginia Lyons

• Upcoming work: Year 2, David Nierenberg

• Learning philosophy informs schedule

• Temporal modules

Integration

We see the course as a golden opportunity for integration: Within course Core Biomedical On Doctoring Interprofessional Education ‘Theme’ Extra-Geisel

We’d value your input

Course Development Timeline

Questions, Suggestions?

Thank you