We are excited to welcome Dr. Robert Lebeau, Associate Dean, Preclerkship Curriculum, and Dr. Malvika Kaul, Preclerkship Course Director, both of the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, who will present Reducing the Basic Sciences Curriculum: Ensuring Students are Adequately Prepared, for the second week of the IAMSE 2025 Spring Webcast Audio Seminar Series titled “Current Challenges and Opportunities for Basic Sciences in Medical Education.”
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to discover innovative strategies and best practices for advancing basic sciences education in an ever-changing medical education landscape.
Robert Lebeau, EdD (left) and Malvika Kaul, PhD (right)
Reducing the Basic Sciences Curriculum:
Ensuring Students are Adequately Prepared
Presenters: Robert Lebeau, EdD, Associate Dean, Preclerkship Curriculum, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Malvika Kaul, PhD, Preclerkship Course Director, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Session Date & Time: March 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
Session Description: The imperative to reduce and redistribute the basic sciences curriculum in undergraduate medical education is fraught with challenges. Schools engage in reduction of their basic sciences curriculum for different reasons, but in all instances schools must confront the question of whether students are adequately prepared for their new curriculum and whether they are adequately prepared for what follows. We will explore the challenges and opportunities of student preparation for USMLE Step 1, clerkships, and lifelong learning in reduced basic sciences curricula and present practical examples of approaches to identifying opportunities to support students from the moment they enter the preclerkship curriculum.
As always, IAMSE Student Members can
register for the series for FREE!
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