Total Health Curriculum Phases

Phase 1
Principles of Medical Science and Practice

Phase 1 includes three semesters. The curriculum is organized into integrated, system-based blocks and features learning through the Clinical Presentation Model and other active learning formats.

54 weeks of instructional time

2 courses: Integrated Science Course (ISC) and Physician and Patient Centered Care (PPCC)

How it works: Case Presentation Model

Phase 2
Core Clinical Immersion

Phase 2 contains a Transition to Clerkship/Orientation course, five clerkship blocks, bridge weeks, a Transition to Phase 3 course and components of the required Career Pathway Program. Clerkship experiences include Family Medicine, Medicine, OB-GYN, Pediatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry and Surgery. Diagnostic Medicine is a component of all clerkship blocks.

At a glaces: Phase 2*:

Transition to Clerkships: Hones clinical skills and provides necessary clerkship overviews and trainings in preparation to enter the clinical space. Regional orientation sessions also included.

Ambulatory: Outpatient experience within Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Pediatrics and Musculoskeletal Medicine.

Medicine: Inpatient and outpatient experience with exposure to general medicine and subspecialty medicine fields.

Women’s and Children’s: Inpatient Pediatrics, newborn nursery and pediatric subspecialty areas combined with OB-GYN curricular experiences in labor and delivery, gynecologic surgery and outpatient clinic.

Neurosciences: Combined experience with inpatient and outpatient Neurology and Psychiatry services. Neuroscience subspeciality opportunities include Neurosurgery, ENT, Child Neurology, Addictions Medicine, Pain Medicine, Neuropsychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Surgery: Core General Surgery rotations with intentional exposure to subspecialty surgical fields.

Transition to Phase 3: Transitional curriculum that reflects on the students clerkship year experiences and provides enhanced skill development to prepare for the advanced clinical requirements in the Phase 3 year.

*Length of curriculum blocks is based on Medical Curriculum Committee review each year.

7 Geisinger hospitals have been recognized for high performance in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings. The hospitals ranked high-performing for a variety of specific procedures and conditions include: Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Geisinger Community Medical Center, Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

Phase 3 Career Differentiation and Exploration

Phase 3 includes required core clinical rotations, expanded elective exploration opportunities and a formal Transition to Residency course.

Requirements for advanced clinical experiences*:

Required rotations: Advanced clinical experiences including Medicine subinternship, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Health Systems Interprofessional Sciences.

Elective opportunities: Elective opportunities to enhance student learning and expand knowledge in specialty areas, research, medical humanities and teaching.

Transition to residency: Students participate in a variety of in-person and virtual sessions that will prepare them for transition into the graduate medical education phase of their training.

*Length of curriculum blocks is based on Medical Curriculum Committee review each year.

Take a deeper dive into our curriculum by visiting: go.geisinger.edu/gcsomcurriculum