{"id":474,"date":"2023-01-19T13:33:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/md\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2024-11-05T08:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:59:27","slug":"highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/md\/curriculum\/highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of the Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Equipping Medical Students to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Health Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow\u2019s physicians need the agility to succeed in a rapidly evolving health care environment where community needs, approaches to practice, and the latest technologies are continually changing. Washington State University\u2019s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine MD program curriculum anticipates these challenges and trains future physicians to meet them as leaders in patient care and advocates for their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Clinical Experience and Interprofessional Education Outside the Classroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Clinical experiences and interprofessional learning opportunities are integrated in the curriculum from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years 1-2 Clinical Campus Weeks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All students complete the first two years of the program at the Spokane campus, preparing for clinical experiences with simulated clinical scenarios and standardized patients, before transitioning to their regional medical campus for their clerkship years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure a smooth transition, first- and second-year students spend one week per term at their medical campus. During these weeks, they familiarize themselves with the community and its health care resources, build relationships with preceptors and staff, and gain early exposure to clinical settings. Starting in the second term of their first year, students also spend one half day per term in a community health care setting in Spokane, learning from other health care professionals and developing clinical skills with patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interprofessional Education to Improve Patient Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In addition to clinical experiences, students have an array of interprofessional education opportunities in which they become familiar with the responsibilities of other members of the health care team, such as medical assistants, nurses, pharmacists, nutrition and exercise physiologists, many types of therapists, laboratory technologists, and others. Interprofessional education is essential for preparing students to succeed in collaborative and teams-based health care systems. Such collaboration also effectively improves workflow and patient outcomes.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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Course Catalog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n