Update and Renewal of a National Internal Medicine Curriculum for Medical Students: Process and Outcomes

Abstract

The landscape of undergraduate medical education has experienced many recent changes, including larger class sizes, a shift to more ambulatory training, and an emphasis on competency-based education.1,2 The core internal medicine clerkship has similarly evolved from the classic model of a 6- to 12-week rotation in an inpatient setting during the third year of medical school to diverse experiences of varying length, timing during the clinical curriculum, integration with other specialties, and balance between inpatient and ambulatory experiences.