The Integrated Curriculum of the College of Medicine draws on lectures, small group instruction, direct patient contact, mentoring and problem solving to educate medical students. The goals of the curriculum are several:

1. Increase the number of primary care physicians for the State of Nebraska.

2. Continue to develop competency in biomedical science.

3. Encourage a balance between the acquisition of knowledge and the development of attitudes and skills of students.

4. To cultivate a learning atmosphere which encourages enthusiasm, altruism, idealism and professional behavior.

5. Develop an appropriate balance between didactic and self-directed learning.

6. Encourage a teaching approach which fosters lifelong learning skills and promotes intellectual curiosity.

7. Better integration of subject materials and improved basic science/clinical correlations.

8. Provide an earlier exposure to patient care.

 

Approved by General Faculty - June 12, 1991

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