Longitudinal Curricular Themes
Some aspects of the curriculum exist outside the boundaries of courses and are not taught in classrooms or formal clerkships. These portions of the curriculum, termed Longitudinal Curricular Themes, have defined educational goals, objectives, educational activities and expectations woven through various courses during the four years of Medical Education at Wayne State University. The Longitudinal Curricular Themes presently include:
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Clinical Prevention and Population Health
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Cultural Competence and Diversity
- End-of-Life Issues
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Geriatrics and gerontology
- Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan
- Managing Care
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Terrorism, Disaster & Public Health Emergency *
Assessment of student’s knowledge in these areas is measured through OSCE performance, course examinations and completion of web-based assignments. Longitudinal Curricular Themes may appear explicitly—in lectures, directed readings, or course objectives—or their appearance may be subtle and indirect, woven into day-to-day patient care activities. However they appear, the topics covered by these Longitudinal Curricular Themes are vital to the professional growth and development of a student physician. Their location outside a traditional course or clerkship, and their organization into themes which cut across clerkships, are just as important as any other content in the School of Medicine and represent the inclusion of relevant cutting edge topics into the traditional curriculum.
* Year 1 and 2 Funding provided by HRSA-Award # 1T01HPo6416-01-00
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