The ACE Curriculum (Active-learning, Competency-based, Excellence-driven) consists of an integrated block structure based on organ systems that systematically introduces foundational and clinical content across the four years.  With the exception of the Block 1 Introduction to Doctoring block and Block 9 Transition to Clerkship, each block is nine weeks in length with the ninth week used for scholarship, remediation and enrichment activities.  Introduction to Doctoring is a three-week block focusing on history and physical exams skills, as well as aspects of evidenced-based medicine and social determinants of health. Transition to Clerkship prepares students for the transition to clinical duties, with a focus on integration and consolidation of medical knowledge and clinical skills developed during the first two years.   

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Year 1

ACED 800  Introduction to Doctoring, 3 weeks
Director: Candice Coffey, M.D.

ACED 805  Molecular and Cellular Medicine, 9 weeks
Director: Joseph Fontes, Ph.D.

ACED 810  Infection, Blood and Immunity, 9 weeks
Director: Wolfram Zückert, Ph.D.

ACED  815  Respiration and Circulation, 9 weeks
Director: Rodrigo Del Rio, Ph.D.

ACED 820  Gastrointestinal and Renal, 9 weeks
Director: Sarah Keim-Janssen, Ph.D.

Year 2

ACED 825  Muscles and Movement, 9 weeks
Director: Barth Wright, Ph.D.

ACED 830  Brain, Mind, and Behavior, 8 weeks
Director: Dianne Durham, Ph.D.

ACED 835 Reproduction, Sexuality and Development, 10 weeks
Directors: Michael Wolfe, Ph.D. and Faith Butler, M.D.

ACED 845  Transition to Clerkships, 4 weeks
Directors: David Naylor, MD and Laurel Witt, MD, MPhil