Curriculum Management
The curriculum is managed using a hybrid system to ensure that the curriculum topics are delivered accordingly. The various management methods include, CurrMIT, curricular maps, organization and review through the Basic Science and Clinical Science Course/Clerkship Directors Committees, with final approval of the Curriculum Committee and Vice Dean for Medical Education. The Curriculum Committee monitors the content of required courses and clerkships, identifying gaps and redundancies, through the work and subsequent reporting of the Course Director and Clerkship Director Committees. In addition, the assistant deans for undergraduate medical education annually review the course and clerkship content with the Vice Dean of Medical Education to further identify gaps and redundancies. Medical students attend monthly curriculum meetings and provide feedback on the curriculum.
The Curriculum Committee members also address potential new areas for curriculum development if there is an apparent gap and instruct the chair of the Curriculum Committee to further explore and recommend the next steps regarding the proposed content area. Individual faculty members may have a unique interest in a content area and may respond to a request for proposals from a funding agency. Any request for curriculum change are first reviewed with the Vice Dean for Medical Education and then require approval by the Curriculum Committee. When changes occur, a "planned incremental change" strategy is used, which focuses on the gradual implementation of curricula. This type of strategy allows for careful implementation, monitoring and assessment of curricular components, and decreases the impact on administration and students associated with immediate large-scale curricular changes.
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