University of California San Francisco (School of Medicine)

THE ESSENTIAL CORE The Essential Core constitutes the first 18 months of medical school and consists of 9 interdisciplinary block courses organized around central themes or systems. Foundations of Patient Care (FPC), a longitudinal clinical and interviewing skills course, runs for both years. Each of the other block courses tackles a major biological theme; the basic and clinical sciences relevant to this theme are intertwined with other aspects of the practice of medicine, including public health, epidemiology, and the social and behavioral sciences. The Essential Core provides many opportunities for active and collaborative learning. The curriculum also fosters each student's professional stake in learning. Students are responsible for small group preparation and attendance. Evaluations of courses and faculty are also part of students' professional commitment. FIRST YEAR BLOCKS : * Prologue: an introduction to essential anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, epidemiology, social and behavioral science, and pharmacology. * Major Organ Systems: an integrated approach to investigating the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal systems. * Metabolism & Nutrition (M & N): an investigation of the gastrointestinal system, endocrinology, and metabolic issues, with additional emphasis on prevention of disorders in these areas and on counseling for nutritional health. * Brain, Mind & Behavior (BMB): a comprehensive overview of general principles in neuroscience, neurology, and psychiatry. SECOND YEAR BLOCKS * Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (I-3) : the first block of the second-year, covering microbiology, immunology, and infectious disease as well as public and international health issues. * Cancer: Bench to Bedside (CBB): an in-depth and innovative look at the pathology and therapy of major human cancers, and a broad exploration of relevant disciplines, including epidemiology, genetics, hematology, culture, behavioral sciences, ethics, and complementary and alternative medicine. * Life Cycle: a study of the human developmental sequence, considering special topics in childhood and adolescent medicine, men's and women's health, and aging. * Integration & Consolidation (I & C) : the final step of the Essential Core, enabling students to review and integrate concepts through case-based study. This block also reinforces differential diagnosis skills and provides a structure to prepare and review for the Board exam. FIRST - AND SECOND - YEAR BLOCK * Foundations of Patient Care (FPC): a block that spans the entire Essential Core, covering clinical skills, professional development, and clinical reasoning. * Clinical Interlude: a three-day immersion in the hospital setting that provides students their first in-patient experience. This is part of Foundations of Patient Care Year I and takes place the three days before winter break. CLINICAL STUDIES The third and fourth years offer significant in-patient and ambulatory clinical experiences. Required third-year core clerkships are divided into integrated blocks of eight weeks each: Family and Community Medicine and Surgical Subspecialties, Medicine, Neurology and Psychiatry, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Surgery. Clerkships are available at a variety of different sites and regions in San Francisco and beyond. In addition to the clerkships, students gain clinical experience through volunteer work at any number of UCSF-affiliated projects. There are four week-long breaks between some of the clerkship blocks. During these �intersessions,� third-year students return to the classroom to engage in discussions of ethics, evidence-based medicine, and health policy. Students also re-visit basic science topics during these periods to refresh their knowledge. During the fourth year, as students begin to focus on the specialties that most capture their interest, they choose from a variety of electives, which may include research or international work in addition to advanced clinical rotations.

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School name: University of California San Francisco (School of Medicine)
Address: 513 Parnassus Avenue
Zip & city: CA 94143-0410 San Francisco
Phone: 415-502-1919
Web: http://medschool.ucsf.edu

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