why choose fau

7/23/2019 Why Choose FAU

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Curriculum, Advising and Student Life


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Key Elements of the Curriculum

What every school should have:

Integrated basic science courses, based onpatient problems

Active learning PBL (student-directed problem solving)

Peer teaching in anatomy (split dissection

groups) Other small groups in clinical curriculum

Simulation


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What every school should have:

Patients from day one

Clinical skills linked to anatomy and basic sciences Continuity with physician preceptors and patients

Continuity advising

Learning portfolios


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Four-year Curriculum Map

Integrated Patient Focused Curriculum

Orientation

Foundations of Medicine 1

WinterBreak Foundations of

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Medicine 2

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Fundamentalsof Biomedical

Science 1

Fundamentalsof Biomedical

Science 2

Fundamentals ofBiomedicalScience 3

Neuroscience & Behavior Pathophysiology &Therapeutics 1


WinterBreak Foundations of Medicine 3

USMLEStudy

andExam

Foundations ofMedicine 4

Pathophysiology &Therapeutics 2

Pathophysiology &Therapeutics 3

Pathophys. &Therapeutics 4

Synthesis &Transition

First IntegratedClerkship Module


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terBreak Foundations of Medicine 4

First Integrated Clerkship Module (continued)

Second Integrated Clerkship ModuleYEAR 4

begins


WinterBreak Foundations of Medicine 5

Transitionto

Internship

Required sub-int ernships / residency interviews / clinical and non-clin ical electives / vacation


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What is unique to FAU: Small class size collegial, attention to the individual

Pass/not pass grading in years 1 and 2

10 week summer between years 1 and 2 Distributed clinical sites

Longitudinal integrated clerkships

Two (2) modules provide all required clerkships plus

one half day for elective each week Other schools with tracks with this model =

Minnesota, Harvard, UCSF and University ofWashington


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Advising: Academic Societies

Academic Societies Two Academic Societies, each led by a Society

Dean

Resource for students academic, personal andcareer development needs

Focus on career planning

Focal point for academic, volunteer and social

activities Each Society has own study space in the

College of Medicine


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Advising: Learning Communities

Learning Communities 4 Learning Communities (16 students), 2

Communities in each Society

Led by a faculty physician who serves asacademic advisor

Focus on learning

Monitor academic progress, review portfolios

Assist with Learning Plans (LPs)


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Student Life

Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Campus

30,000 students/4,000 graduate students

Diverse student body, established student groupsand activities

New football stadium, student housing, and fitnesscenter right near the College of Medicine

Location in South Florida near the ocean, midwaybetween Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach


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Boca Raton Campus


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Boca Raton, Florida


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Boca Raton, Florida


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Boca Raton, Florida


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FAU Intramural SportsFlag Football, Indoor and Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Water Polo, Indoor Soccer,

Basketball, Softball, Tournaments: Dodgeball, Kickball, Wiffleball andUltimate Frisbee

FAU Office of Multicultural AffairsApostolic Christian Fellowship Asian Student Union

Assoc. of Latin American Students Baptist Collegiate Ministries

Black Student Union Calvary on Campus

Campus Christians Caribbean Students Assoc.

Catch The Fire Ministries Chabad Student Center

Circolo Italiano Club de Espanol

Catholic Newman Club Coptic Orthodox Christian Fellowship

Dance of the Orient Disciples of Nations

Disciples on Campus FAUND

Flamenco German Club


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College of Medicine Organizationsand Student Groups

Student Council

Academic Societies

Student Ambassadors

Yearbook AMSA Chapter

AMWA Chapter

Jewish Association for Healthand Medical Professionals

Caridad Clinic Club Medical Spanish

Ophthalmology

Surgery

Pediatrics

Global Health & Non-Profit

Radiology

Gastrointestinal & Nutrition

Emergency Medicine

Neuroscience

Internal Medicine Dermatology


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College of Medicine Diversity, Culturaland Student Affairs

Participation in university-wide heritage and historymonth celebrations

Healthcare Careers Outreach Program (HCOP)

Roosevelt Middle School and Lake Worth HighSchool

Opportunities for undergraduate and medicalstudents to become mentors

FAU-Florida Agriculture & Mechanical University(FAMU) Medical Honors Program


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FAU Football Stadium


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FAU Innovation Village


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FAU Fitness & Recreational Facilities


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Why Choose FAU College of Medicine?

A curriculum that every modern medical school shouldhave:

Integrated basic science courses focused on patientproblems

Problem-based learning

Early and continuous clinical experiences

Simulation and peer teaching

Integrated longitudinal clerkships in years 3 & 4 Physician faculty and dean advising over 4 years


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Why Choose FAU College of Medicine?

The unique FAU COM environment:

Small, collegial, supportive, student-centered

Readily accessible and engaged deans and faculty

Focus on development of individual students to theirfullest potential

Range of clinical sites breadth and variety whilemaintaining student-centered learning environment

and one-to-one attention from attendings


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What Kind of Student Will Thriveat FAUs College of Medicine?

Proactive students who will take responsibility for theirlearning

Motivated students who understand that life-long

learning starts now Students who will develop insight into self and others

Students who will reflect to optimize learning ofknowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors becoming of

any professional


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Inaugural Class


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The mission of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine istwo-fold: to train physicians who can provide the highestquality healthcare to a diverse population; and to produce

physician-scientists who can help meet Floridas initiativesin biomedical research and education.

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