News & Announcements
Curriculum Reform News Bulletin
Our new bulletin is designed to give you a condensed update of the most current activity in the curriculum reform effort. We anticipate this to be an approximately bi-weekly update to keep the USU community informed of the progress being made.
- News Bulletin #11- 8/29/2011
- News Bulletin #10- 8/12/2011
- News Bulletin #9- 7/29/2011
- News Bulletin #8- 7/15/2011
- News Bulletin #7- 7/01/2011
- News Bulletin #6- 6/15/2011
- News Bulletin #5- 5/27/2011
- News Bulletin #4- 5/13/2011
- News Bulletin #3- 4/29/2011
- News Bulletin #2- 4/14/2011
- News Bulletin #1- 3/30/2011
Curriculum Reform Timeline
Updated: 01/12/2012 - The timeline developed to chart the progress of the components of the curriculum reform effort has been updated. We will continue to do so as milestones are achieved so there will be an easy way to see where USUHS is in the curriculum reform process: (Curriculum Reform Timeline)
USU Curriculum Overview
Updated: 01/17/2012 - The most up-to-date version of the proposed outline developed by the curriculum reform committees for the new curriculum is available. Here is this work in progress: (Overview of New Curricular Design) (as of 17 Jan 12)
Module Leadership Chart
Updated: 11/29/2011 - A list of directors, co-directors, student advisors and military medicine advisors who have been named to lead the new modules in the pre-clerkship curriculum is also available. (Module Leadership Chart)
Pre-Clerkship Curriculum
Updated: 01/12/2012 - Hour-by-hour schedules of each module in the new curriculum can be found on the "New Curriculum" page under "Pre-Clerkship Period." These modules are being fine tuned, so please check back to keep up with changes. They will be posted to the web as they are updated.
Pre-Clerkship Module Descriptions, Goals & Objectives (24 May2011)
Pre-Clerkship Governance Plan (21 April 2011)
Post-Clerkship Curriculum
The major objectives of the post-clerkship period are to prepare students for graduate medical education (residency) and to advance clinical decision making skills as students move from being able to report medical information to being able to interpret information in the interest of managing patient care (RIME model of medical education).
The planning document below lays out the over-arching goals and vision statement for the period, with information on the "micro-modules" proposed for the advanced didactics phase of the curriculum and a tentative calendar.
Post-Clerkship Planning Document (5 April 2011)
Town Hall Meeting
The most recent update on the USU Curriculum Reform project was presented to faculty and staff on March 28, 2011. Dean Laughlin addressed the group and then each committee chair discussed the highlights of what has been done so far in their area of the curriculum. A newly updated timeline showed the progress that has been made recently and what deadlines will be coming up in the next few months. The slide presentation and an audio file of the session can be accessed on our Media and Presentations page:
http://www.usuhs.mil/curriculumreform/mediaandpresentations.html
Another status update on the USU Curriculum Reform project was presented to faculty and staff on January 10, 2011, followed by a Q & A session. An updated timeline was presented for the various components of the process, showing the progress that has been made and what to expect in the next couple of months. The slide presentation and an audio file of the session can be accessed on our Media and Presentations page:
http://www.usuhs.mil/curriculumreform/mediaandpresentations.html
Curriculum Reform in the USU Newsletter
Dr. Jeffery Miller's discussion on the curriculum reform process at UCLA is highlighted in the May 10th issue of "The Pulse." Dr. Miller spoke at USU in April and shared his experiences as he moved from one who was initially against the reform to one who embraced the results. His thoughts on the problems encountered along the way and the ultimate benefits of the reform are timely for our faculty and students.
[Pulse Article on Dr. Jeffery Miller Discussion]
The February 21, 2011 issue of the official USU newsletter, "The Pulse," features an article on the Q&A from the most recent Town Hall meeting on January 10, including descriptions of the major changes, grading system, and detailed layout of the new curriculum. Additional information is provided on some of the highlights of the new curriculum. Faculty members and students continue to provide valuable input to this process. Read the article online: Pulse Newsletter article on Town Hall Q&A and Highlights of New Curriculum