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Commission to Build a Healthier America June Meeting Agenda
This is the agenda for the June 19, 2013 RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America public meeting.
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Curriculum Change at Nebraska Emphasized Clinical Experience in Rural Settings
Preparing Physicians for the Future: A Program in Medical Education
The University of Nebraska College of Medicine drafted and approved a new, integrated curriculum for medical students that the school implemented in the fall of 1992.
The project was part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) national program Preparing Physicians for the Future: A Program in Medical Education.
Key Results: The college reported the following results to RWJF:
- The new curriculum emphasized early clinical experiences in rural, ambulatory settings.
- Faculty embraced innovative teaching methods and increased student contact with generalists and primary care physicians.
- The college recast traditional basic science courses into 12 interdepartmental, core concentration areas, and introduced a four-year course covering bio-psychosocial aspects of medicine.
- Project staff developed a clinical training experience for students in their junior and senior years within 86 small communities.
- In collaboration with the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the College of Medicine instituted a program to recruit minority students from Omaha-area secondary schools.
Preparing Physicians for the Future Project Results
Individual project results from the RWJF national program, Preparing Physicians for the Future: A Program in Medical Education
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