Becker's Healthcare August 5, 2024
The 2024-25 school year is about to look different for some medical students.
At least two medical schools have recently overhauled their curriculum. In Aurora, Colo., students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine will concurrently train in multiple specialties instead of exclusive stints in each specialty. And at the New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, students will participate in a foundational module before taking classes about each organ system.
Both colleges said the new curricula are geared toward helping students connect dots in a patient’s health journey.
The University of Colorado’s medical school is the first in the nation to fully transition to the education model that has medical students learn...