MEDPAMD - Accelerated Medicine
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Program Type
Doctor of Medicine
College
College of Medicine - Phoenix
Career
Medicine
Program Description
The 3-year MD curriculum will allow students interested in practicing primary care in Arizona to complete medical school, enter residency and begin practice one year earlier than the traditional model. This accelerated model consists of a pre-clerkship phase that mirrors the pre-clerkship phase of the regular 4-year curriculum. Students in the 3-year program will participate in the Clinical Community Experience (CCE) during their first and second years. The students in the 3-year program will be assigned to teaching faculty from the primary care residency program they are interested in joining after medical school. This adaptation of the CCE course aims to provide students with an early immersion experience helping them to solidify their decision of pursuing a primary care specialty and program, while allowing the residency program and faculty to interact directly with the student, assessing their progress and readiness to join their residency program after three years. Students enrolled in the 3-year program will have the curriculum shortened by 44 credits (weeks). After successful completion of the 3-year MD program, students will begin their residency in July, one year earlier than their entering class.
Students will meet all requirements and be competent in all skills necessary for residency and beyond as they begin their careers as Arizona physicians.
Students will meet all requirements and be competent in all skills necessary for residency and beyond as they begin their careers as Arizona physicians.
Learning Outcomes
Patient Care (PC)
Graduates obtain accurate histories and perform skillful, comprehensive and focused patient examinations. They develop appropriate differential diagnoses and patient care management plans while learning to care for diverse patients. They recognize and understand the principles for managing life-threatening situations. They select, perform and accurately interpret the results of laboratory tests and clinical procedures in making patient care decisions, and use appropriate diagnostic and treatment technologies in providing patient care.
Medical Knowledge (MK)
Graduates apply problem solving and analytical thinking skills to problems in basic science and clinical medicine. They demonstrate knowledge about the (1) established and evolving core of basic medical sciences, (2) application of basic medical sciences to patient care, and (3) investigatory and critical thinking approaches.
Critical Appraisal and Quality Improvement (CAQI)
Graduates are prepared to practice medicine within the context of society and its expectations. They use evidence-based approaches, demonstrating proficiency with information retrieval and critical appraisal of the medical literature to interpret and evaluate experimental and patient care information. They understand the limits of their own personal knowledge, remediate inadequacies to remain current, and integrate increased self-knowledge into their daily activities.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills (ICS)
Graduates demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange, cooperation, and collaboration with patients, patients' families, and professional associates. They promote health behaviors through counseling of individual patients and their families, and through public education and action.
Professionalism (P)
Graduates exemplify a professional character that is committed to carrying out professional responsibilities, adhering to ethical principles, and demonstrating sensitivity to diverse patient populations. They are altruistic and compassionate in caring for patients and at all times act with integrity, honesty, and respect for patients' privacy and for the dignity of patients as persons. Graduates are advocates for improving access to care for everyone. They are committed to working collaboratively with the health care team, and acknowledge and respect the roles of other health professionals.
Societal Awareness and Responsiveness (SAR)
Graduates demonstrate awareness of and responsiveness to the large context and system of health care. They are able to effectively call on system resources to provide optimal care. Graduates are able to work with patients both as individuals and as members of communities and take this into account when performing risk assessments, diagnosing illnesses, making treatment plans and considering the public health implications of their work.
Graduates obtain accurate histories and perform skillful, comprehensive and focused patient examinations. They develop appropriate differential diagnoses and patient care management plans while learning to care for diverse patients. They recognize and understand the principles for managing life-threatening situations. They select, perform and accurately interpret the results of laboratory tests and clinical procedures in making patient care decisions, and use appropriate diagnostic and treatment technologies in providing patient care.
Medical Knowledge (MK)
Graduates apply problem solving and analytical thinking skills to problems in basic science and clinical medicine. They demonstrate knowledge about the (1) established and evolving core of basic medical sciences, (2) application of basic medical sciences to patient care, and (3) investigatory and critical thinking approaches.
Critical Appraisal and Quality Improvement (CAQI)
Graduates are prepared to practice medicine within the context of society and its expectations. They use evidence-based approaches, demonstrating proficiency with information retrieval and critical appraisal of the medical literature to interpret and evaluate experimental and patient care information. They understand the limits of their own personal knowledge, remediate inadequacies to remain current, and integrate increased self-knowledge into their daily activities.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills (ICS)
Graduates demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange, cooperation, and collaboration with patients, patients' families, and professional associates. They promote health behaviors through counseling of individual patients and their families, and through public education and action.
Professionalism (P)
Graduates exemplify a professional character that is committed to carrying out professional responsibilities, adhering to ethical principles, and demonstrating sensitivity to diverse patient populations. They are altruistic and compassionate in caring for patients and at all times act with integrity, honesty, and respect for patients' privacy and for the dignity of patients as persons. Graduates are advocates for improving access to care for everyone. They are committed to working collaboratively with the health care team, and acknowledge and respect the roles of other health professionals.
Societal Awareness and Responsiveness (SAR)
Graduates demonstrate awareness of and responsiveness to the large context and system of health care. They are able to effectively call on system resources to provide optimal care. Graduates are able to work with patients both as individuals and as members of communities and take this into account when performing risk assessments, diagnosing illnesses, making treatment plans and considering the public health implications of their work.