Block-based preclerkship vs. basic science/clinical science based preclerkship

[dy727]

I didn't realize this, but apparently there is a significant difference between the top two.

 

I took a look at many US schools and a lot seem to have some portion of the first 2 years covering the basic sciences (physiology, biochemistry, pathology, anatomy, public health, etc etc) with a course for each of the subjects and these are followed by clinical sciences (internal medicine, surgery) where they take courses + do rotations?

 

Take a look at Duke's curriculum

http://dukemed.duke.edu/modules/ooa_myedu/index.php?id=13

that's sooo different

 

take a look at chicago

http://pritzker.uchicago.edu/md/

 

 

whereas most canadian schools are block-based

(covering each body part at once)

CV block, endo block, etc etc.

 

is there something i'm missing in terms of the history of the development of UGME curriculum

 

 

i always assumed that it was 2 years of preclerkship + 2 years clerkship -- guess not really true;