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• Anatomy
• Longitudinal Cases
• Electives
When medical students become physicians they will have to practice life-long learning habits to keep up with developments in their profession. One of the educational goals at Michigan is to train students to become effective life-long learners by providing them with elements of their study which is self-directed.
Examples of where self-directed learning plays a dominant role in the curriculum are:
Anatomy
Designated
as an Apple Computer Educational Success Story, the Anatomy
web site, developed
by Dr. Thomas Gest, is a comprehensive resource for students to use as a reference
tool in their gross anatomy courses. Content includes anatomy sessions, links
to QuickTime VR movies, tables and cases, learning games like "Anatomy
Jeopardy," as well as cadaver medical histories
and surgical videos. Students can go through the materials on the site in the
order and pace of their choosing to augment and fill-out their lab-based learning.
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Each case includes comprehensive personal, cultural and medical information
to help students understand how patients and families experience illness. Within
the small groups, students team up to present what they have learned and then
discuss it with the rest of the group. A faculty mentor serves as the small
group leader, facilitating how students make connections between the cases
and what was learned in the classroom. Preparation for the small group meetings is independently planned and executed by the students.
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Electives
Throughout the four years of medical school, students are given the opportunity to select various courses and clerkships that suit their individual needs and interests.
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