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Pillar 1

Foundational biomedical sciences are integrated into two foundations courses and eight organ system blocks with limited lectures, early clinical exposure, case-based small groups and simulation.

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Pillar 2

Clinical clerkships in core disciplines are integrated into a longitudinal outpatient experience including short hospital-based blocks and a rural family medicine block. Frontier and Rural Medicine (FARM) Program students accomplish Pillar 2 in rural communities across the state.

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Pillar 3

The final 17 months include surgery subspecialties, sub-internships, emergency medicine and rural family medicine. Students also have generous opportunities for electives, research, out-of-state and global experiences.

Pillar 3

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AAMC Recommended Reading for Aspiring Physicians (Updated 2023)

A Molecule Away from Madness by Sara Manning Peskin
ISBN: 9781324002376
Publication Date: 2022-02-08
Sometimes, explains Sara Manning Peskin, MD, MS, molecules are the tiny culprits behind our most terrifying mental health problems. Aberrant proteins can cause the often fatal neurological disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, bacteria can cause neurosyphilis, and environmental toxins can produce mood-altering conditions like mercury poisoning. Peskin, an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Pennsylvania, plumbs the science behind such ailments as well as the sometimes bizarre stories of patients who bear them.
Adventures of a Female Medical Detective by Mary Guinan; Anne D. Mather (As told to)
ISBN: 9781421439815
Publication Date: 2021-08-03
A physician’s memoir of her work to help eradicate smallpox and tackle the AIDS epidemic.
America's Bitter Pill by Steven Brill
ISBN: 9780812986686
Publication Date: 2015-08-18
Author Steven Brill sharply examines the U.S. health care system and Affordable Care Act. Interesting fact: Brill had open heart surgery during the time he completed the book.
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
ISBN: 9780805091748
Publication Date: 2009-12-22
Dr. Gawande is a surgeon who explores how the simplest of methods—a checklist—can save lives and reduce errors.
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
ISBN: 9781439107959
Publication Date: 2010-11-16
Dr. Mukherjee, writes about the history of cancer from its first documented occurrence to modern treatments.
The Genome Odyssey by Euan Angus Ashley
ISBN: 9781250234995
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
Decoding a patient’s genome — the individualized alphabet of life — once cost billions and took months, but newer methods provide the opportunity to quickly treat patients suffering from mysterious, gene-based conditions. In The Genome Odyssey, Euan Ashley, MD, PhD, describes the scientific journey behind those advances as well as the patients who have benefited from them.
Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality by Pauline W. Chen
ISBN: 9780307275370
Publication Date: 2008-01-08
A columnist for the New York Times Well Blog, Dr. Chen explores the complexities of treating terminally ill patients and the emotional relationships between doctors and their patients.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
ISBN: 9781400052189
Publication Date: 2011-03-08
Rebecca Skloot illuminates health disparities and injustices in this non-fiction work on the life of Henrietta Lacks. Lacks’ cells (HeLa) have been used in life-saving treatments to treat and cure polio.
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
ISBN: 9780812973013
Publication Date: 2004-08-31
This book tells the story of Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of the nonprofit organization, Partners In Health, and an infectious-disease specialist, who dedicates his life to caring for patients in the poorest and most under-resourced parts of the world.
My Own Country by Abraham Verghese
ISBN: 0671785141
Publication Date: 1994-05-10
A physician who also writes fiction, Dr. Verghese’s memoir focuses on his experiences practicing medicine in Johnson City, Tennessee while treating patients of the rural AIDs epidemic.
Reproductive Injustice by Dána-Ain Davis
ISBN: 9781479812271
Publication Date: 2019-06-25
In the U.S., Black women are twice as likely to give birth prematurely than their White peers. In-depth interviews with mothers of different ages, incomes, regions, and educational levels reveal a repeated sense of being dismissed by medical personnel.
The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
ISBN: 9781982117375
Publication Date: 2022-10-25
The Song of the Cell pays homage to the massive role of the body’s tiniest functional unit. In it, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, reaches back 400 years to Robert Hooke’s naming of the microscopic squares he saw in cork “cells” based on the Latin for “small room.” Mukherjee, an oncologist and assistant professor at Columbia University, goes on to explore cells’ key role in numerous arenas, including cancer, immunology, reproduction, and COVID-19.
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
ISBN: 9780374525644
Publication Date: 1998-09-30
Fadiman explores the impact of cultural understanding on patient care and the complexities that surround treatments.
Taking Care by Sarah DiGregorio
ISBN: 9780063071285
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
Nurses have treated enslaved people, been tried as witches, gone to jail for providing birth control, and saved lives during wars and pandemics. Journalist Sarah DiGregorio digs into this rich history while also exploring the current reach of the profession — from patient education to policy work and from neonatal care to hospice support.
What Doctors Feel by Danielle Ofri
ISBN: 9780807033302
Publication Date: 2014-05-06
Dr. Ofri, an internist, explores the doctor-patient relationship and the role emotions play in patient care.