HEALS Curriculum

Key Features of the HEALS Medical School Curriculum

• A competency-based curriculum that brings together medical educators from all years of the program, fostering collaboration and ensuring a cohesive and comprehensive learning experience.
• Deliberate developmental sequencing of important content areas or “threads” across the curriculum
• Longitudinal coaching by some of our very best teaching faculty (Educators for Excellence) to assist students in their professional skill development.
• Integrating basic science instruction with hands-on clinical practice, creating a dynamic and immersive learning experience that bridges theory and real-world application.
• Research-based Discovery opportunities that emphasize lifelong learning and scholarship in both clinical and community settings.
• Earlier entry into clinical clerkships and advanced clinical electives to enhance career exploration and increase competitiveness for residency selection, complemented by early clinical experiences in the first phase of medical school.
• Interprofessional Education fostering essential partnerships among educators, students, and professionals from various fields to simulate the collaborative-care environments students will experience in their medical careers.

The Doctor of Medicine (MD) curriculum focuses on team-based collaborative learning, with a strong emphasis on applying knowledge through hands-on experiences in clinical and community settings.