Models of clinical integration into basic science education for first-year medical students

Abstract

While medical education continues to evolve away from a two-stage model of preclinical basic science education followed by clinical rotations, medical schools have struggled with how best to integrate basic science education with clinical application in the early educational curriculum. As Course Directors for the entire first year of medical student education at a new medical school, we review three models for the clinical application of basic science education that we utilized in the first year, including clinical retrofitting, parallel session development, and session co-creation.

Keywords:

• Clinical integration
• basic science medical education

Author contributors

Brian F. Roehmholdt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor and Small Group Facilitator, Department of Clinical Science; Assistant Director, MD/PhD Program, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

Chileshe N. Price, MD, Assistant Professor and Small Group Facilitator, Department of Clinical Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

Gabriel E. López, MD, Instructor and Small Group Facilitator, Department of Clinical Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

Scott Rasgon, MD, Associate Professor and Small Group Facilitator, Department of Clinical Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

Jose M. Barral, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

Michael H. Kanter, MD, CPPS, Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

All above individuals contributed to the development and implementation of clinical integration methods at the School of Medicine.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Brett White

Brett White, MD, FAAFP, Associate Professor and Small Group Facilitator, Department of Clinical Science; Course Director, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

Ali Ghobadi

Ali Ghobadi, MD, CPPS, Assistant Professor and Small Group Facilitator, Department of Clinical Science; Course Director, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.