Academic Plenary Talk -Integrating Foundational and Clinical Sciences Throughout the Medical Curriculum by Professor Dr Neil Osheroff.

Facilitator: 

Professor Neil Osheroff received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Northwestern University and was a Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He currently is Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and holds the John G. Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry.  

It is important for health professionals to have a strong understanding of the biosciences that underlie the clinical practice. To address this critical issue and teach the biosciences in a more holistic context, many medical and health professional schools have transitioned from stand-alone discipline-based courses to integrated blocks that combine foundational and clinical sciences. Although most modern curricula have successfully integrated clinical materials into the pre-clerkship phase (to at least some extent), the overt integration of foundational sciences into clinical courses has proven to be challenging.

This talk will discuss the importance of curricular integration, the cognitive science behind integration, and the successes and unique challenges that accompany curricular integration in the pre-clerkship and clinical phases of health professional education. It will also discuss the effects of curricular integration on the career paths of science educators and how these individuals play an increasingly valuable role in modern health professional education.

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