Washington University School of Medicine

Schematics of current andproposed curriculum tracks

GatewayCURRICULUM

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

July August September October November December January February March April May June

Current Curriculum

Clerkship (third year)

Preclinical (�rst year)

Electives (fourth year)

WUMP

Preclinical (second year)

Summer Exploration

Selectives Pediatrics

Pathology

Int Med Int Med Surgery SurgerySurgery OB/GYN Pediatrics Neurology Psychiatry Selective

Int Med

Int Med

OB/GYN

Step 1 Preparation

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6

Summer Exploration

Summer Exploration

WUMP

Elective Capstone ElectiveElect. ElectiveElective

Elect.

Step 2 InterviewsElectiveElective

WUMP

Graduation Week

Fourth Year: Elective Rotations

Step Prep

Summer Exploration

First & Second Year: Basic Sciences

Key

Third Year: Clinical Rotations

Practice of Medicine

1 horizontal block = 1 week

Step Prep

IDEA

QuIPS Geriatrics

Primary Care

Interviews

Break

Greener Pastures

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

July August September October November December January February March April May June

Internal Medicine Surgery OB/GYN OB/GYN Pediatrics Neuro/Psych

Brain, Behavior, & Movement

Foundations Blocks Include:- Invaders and Defenders

- Transport of Blood & Oxygen- Homeostasis and Metabolism

- Brain, Behavior, and Movement

Focus Phase Includes:- Advanced Clinical Rotations (ACR)

- Keystone Integrated Science Courses (FISC)- Scholarly Project

- Step 1 Study Time- Flexible Tim for additional ACRor KSC blocks,

residency interviews, and elective

*Focus phase is graded

Clerkship Blocks Include (in any order):

- Medicine- Surgery- OB/GYN

- Pediatrics- Neuro/Psych

Flexible: USMLE 1

Flexible: USMLE 2

Coaching/Mentoring

Educational Community Community Advocacy

Healthcare Systems and Delivery

Finding Your Passion

Subinternship ACR ACR

Flexible Flexible Flexible:Interviews

Flexible:Interviews Flexible

KISC KISC KISC Scholarship

Flexible

Scholarship:Continue & Priorit-

ization of SIDS

Capstone FlexibleScholarship

Invaders & Defenders

Transport of Blood & Oxygen

Homeostasis & Metabolism

Sample Four-Year Plan

Step Prep(can be taken at any time during focus)

Prelude Phase Includes:- Experiential learning process

- Establishment of medical language- Introduction to Foundations Threads

- Ample self-assessment

Prelude

Orientation: Prelude

Graduation Week

Focus Phase

Focus Phase: Step Prep

Clerkship: Clinical Rotations

Foundations: Assessment, Re�ection, Coaching,and Communities

Foundations: Basic Sciences and Early Clinical Experiences

Key

Break

ACR, Advanced Clinical Rotation; KISC,Keystone Integrated Science Course

Clerkship: Assessment, Return to Foundations, Coaching

1 horizontal block = 1 week

KISC

Sample Four-Year PlanJuly August September October November December January February March April May June

Practice CreationPreparation Phase:

Provides students with the content necessary tobegin clinical immersion in each module

Practice Initiation

Practice Personalization- Subinternships- Away Rotations

- Electives- Dedicated in-depth inquiry project

- Capstone

Blue Skies

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Practice Initiation CV-Internal Med #1

CV-Internal Med #3

CV-Internal Med #3

GI-Surgery #1

GI-Surgery #2

GI-Surgery #3

Pulmonary-Peds #1

Pulm-Peds #2

Renal/Endo-IM #1

Renal/Endo-IM #2 Repro-OB/GYN #1

Immuno/ID-IM #1

Immuno/ID-IM #2 Gen & Mol - Peds #2

Gen & Mol - Peds #1

Neurology #1

Neuro #2 Pulm-Peds #3

Psychiatry #1

Step Preparation Inquiry InquiryHealth Sys. Elective

Inquiry IM Sub-I

Psych #2 Repro-OB/GYN #2IM Sub-I

Renal Elective

ICUElective

IDElective

AdvocacyElective

CardiologyElective Capstone

Practice Personalization

Practice Creation Clinical Immersion Phase

Step Prep

Practice Creation Preparation Phase

Practice Initiation: Introduction to the Curriculum

Key

Graduation Week

Coaching/Mentoring

Social Sciences

Healthcare Systems

Community Advocacy

Inquiry

Step Prep

Break

1 horizontal block = 1 week

Practice CreationClinical Immersion Phase:

Allows students to continue their learningthrough clinical application by joining patient care teams

Practice CreationConsolidation Phase:

Provides the opportunity to revisit concepts of the module,answer questions that arose during the clinical

immersion, and ensure knowledge gaps are �lled

Practice Creation Consolidation Phase

Soc. Sci.Elec.

Sample Four-Year PlanJuly August September October November December January February March April May June

Ministretch

Golden Horizons

Warm-Up Blocks Include:- Cardiovascular, Renal, Pulmonary

- Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Genetics- Endocrinology, Nervous System, MSK

Clerkship Blocks Include (in any order):- Medicine

- Surgery- OB/GYN

- Pediatrics- Neuro- Psych

Flex Blocks Include (in any order):- Advanced Clinical Rotations

- Step 1 Study Time

Stretch Blocks Include (in any order):- Sub-Internships- Away Rotations

- Electives- Research

- Community Inclusion- Teaching

- Capstone

Orientation Includes: - Social determinants of health primer

- Healthcare systems primer- Intro to scienti�c terminology

- Introduction to dissection- Patient interviewing

- Radiology basics

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Educational Community

Coaching/Mentoring

Healthcare Systems

Community Advocacy

Internal Medicine Surgery

PsychiatryNeurologyPediatricsOB/GYN

Subinternship

Elective Elective CapstoneElectiveInterviewsElective

ID, Immunology,& Genetics

Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, & Renal

Endocrinology, DNS, & Musculoskeletal

Ministretch

Int. Med.ACR

Step 1 Preparation OB/GYN ACR Surgical ACR Elective ACR

Int. MedACR

Orientation

Orientation: Foundational Sciences

Orientation: Wildcard Week

Stretch: Clinical Rotations

Flex: Step Prep

Flex: Wildcard Week

Flex: Advanced Clinical Rotations

Flex: Advanced Foundational Sciences

Ministretch

Core: Wildcard Week

Core: Clinical Rotations

Core: Foundational Sciences

Warm-Up: Wildcard Week

Warm-Up: Foundational Sciences

Key

Stretch: Wildcard Week

Graduation Week

Break

1 horizontal block = 1 week

Elective

ACR, Advanced Clinical Rotation

Peds ACR