Pre-Clerkship Modules & Curriculum Structure

Your weekly schedule may include a combination of:

  • Lectures and active learning sessions
  • Clinical skills or simulation lab (links to PCL component overview)
  • Case-based learning (CBL) (links to CBL component overview)
  • Small-group learning experiences
  • Independent study and preparation
  • Weekly assessments or check-ins

Module Components

The Pre-Clerkship curriculum is delivered through a series of integrated modules that build foundational medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and professional identity. Modules are completed sequentially and align with assessment and skills development milestones.

How Modules Fit Into the Weekly Schedule
In addition to the module sequence shown below, students participate in ongoing Patient-Centered Learning (PCL), Case-Based Learning (CBL), and YOU+ curriculum activities throughout the Pre-Clerkship phase. These components run alongside modules and provide longitudinal exposure to clinical skills, teamwork, and professional identity development.

To see how these components fit together during the week, feel free to review our typical Pre-Clerkship weekly schedule.

Class of 2029: Pre-Clerkship Module Sequence

MEDI 6100: Orientation to Medicine

Academic Year Start

  • Cell biology, biochemistry, genetics
  • Introduction to clinical reasoning
  • Early patient exposure

MEDI 6120 Foundations of Medicine Module

Weeks 2 - 10: August 4, 2025 - October 3, 2025

Module Exam: October 2, 2025

Module Director:
Module Overview:

MEDI 6300 Career Paths in Medicine, Part 1: CBL Groups A-M

Week 11: October 6, 2025 - October 11, 2025
Module Director: Honglin Li, PhD

This course will be an asynchronous 18 month continuing progress course. Areas of Concentration, Careers in Medicine, and Introductions to Research Labs will be part of this course. Expectation is that students will participate in an approved activity during 3 of the 6 week-long blocks. By the end of this session, students should develop a personalized plan, in which they determine the AOCs  in which they wish to focus their attention for the remaining MEDI 6300 sessions

MEDI 6130 Musculoskelatal/Skin Module

Weeks 12 - 20: October 13, 2025 - December 12, 2025*

Module Exam: December 11, 2025

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Module Overview:
*Thanksgiving Break: November 26 - 28, 2026

MEDI 6300 Career Paths in Medicine, Part 1: CBL Groups N-Z

Week 21: December 15 - 19
Module Director: Honglin Li, PhD

This course will be an asynchronous 18 month continuing progress course. Areas of Concentration, Careers in Medicine, and Introductions to Research Labs will be part of this course. Expectation is that students will participate in an approved activity during 3 of the 6 week-long blocks. By the end of this session, students should develop a personalized plan, in which they determine the AOCs in which they wish to focus their attention for the remaining MEDI 6300 sessions

Winter Break

December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2025

MEDI 6220 Cardiopulmonary-Heme Module

Weeks 24 - 33: January 5, 2026 - March 13, 2026

Module Exam: March 12, 2026

Module Director:

Module Overview:

MEDI 6230 Healthcare Matters Module

Weeks 34: March 16 - 20, 2026

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MEDI 6300 Career Paths in Medicine, Part 2: CBL Groups A-M

Week 35: March 23 - 27, 2026
Module Director: Honglin Li, PhD

This session continues Area of Concentration engagement, allowing students to deepen their exposure through mentored learning and structured activities aligned with their selected focus. Emphasis is placed on skill development, scholarly inquiry, and professional identity formation. Students participating in approved MCG 3+ PGY-1 mini-electives or MD/PhD pathways may complete alternate experiences as assigned.

MEDI 6240 GI-GU-Endo Module

Weeks 36 - 47: March 30, 2026 - June 18, 2026*

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Module Overview:

*Spring Break: April 6 - 10, 2026

MEDI 6300 Career Paths in Medicine, Part 2: CBL Groups N-Z

Week 48: June 22 - 26, 2026
Module Director: Honglin Li, PhD

This session continues Area of Concentration engagement, allowing students to deepen their exposure through mentored learning and structured activities aligned with their selected focus. Emphasis is placed on skill development, scholarly inquiry, and professional identity formation. Students participating in approved MCG 3+ PGY-1 mini-electives or MD/PhD pathways may complete alternate experiences as assigned.

Summer Break

June 29, 2026 - July 10, 2026

MEDI 6320 Brain, Behavior, & Movement Module

Week 51 - 60: July 13, 2026 - September 18, 2026

Module Exam: September 17, 2026

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Module Overview:

MEDI 6300 Career Paths in Medicine, Part 3: CBL Groups A-M

Week 61: September 21 - 25, 2026
Module Director: Honglin Li, PhD

The final Career Paths session reinforces sustained involvement in the selected Area of Concentration. Students refine their scholarly and professional goals, strengthen faculty mentorship connections, and prepare for the transition into the Clerkship Phase, where formal specialty declaration will occur. Participation in this session supports readiness for clinical training and long-term career planning.

MEDI 6330 Healthcare Across the Lifespan Module

Week 62 - 64: September 28, 2026 - October 16, 2026

Progress Test: September 28, 2026

Module Co-Directors: Nicole Rockich Winston, PharmD, EdD and Daniel Anderson, PharmD

Module Overview: The Healthcare across the Lifespan module is designed to equip medical students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to better address the health and well-being needs of patients across the lifespan continuum from conception to end-of-life. This case-based module will include relevant professional, cultural, and biomedical ethical issues, with a focus on evidence-based medicine and value-based healthcare. 

MEDI 6340 Capstone in Medicine 1: Intensive Clerkship Prep & Dedicated Step 1 Study

Week 65 - 72: October 19, 2026 - December 11, 2026*

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*Thanksgiving Break: November 23 - 27, 2026

MEDI 6300 Career Paths in Medicine, Part 3: CBL Groups N-Z

Week 73: December 14 - 18, 2026
Module Director: Honglin Li, PhD

The final Career Paths session reinforces sustained involvement in the selected Area of Concentration. Students refine their scholarly and professional goals, strengthen faculty mentorship connections, and prepare for the transition into the Clerkship Phase, where formal specialty declaration will occur. Participation in this session supports readiness for clinical training and long-term career planning.

Winter Break

December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027

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