Incoming medical students receive their white coats at the annual White Coat Ceremony.
Student evaluations of the new Doctoring program and the Chief Concern course, in particular, far exceeded expectations during the first year.
Among the new curricular elements launched in 2015 were the M-Home learning communities, a rich network of peers and faculty bonded together through service learning, educational enrichment and wellness that spans all four years. Doctoring, a course where small groups of 12 students and two faculty members learn clinical skills and professional competencies essential to patient-centered care, was also launched.
Read more about the ongoing curriculum transformation.