Students who participated in this new curriculum found the learning strategies effective, and peer encounters, skills practice, and encounters with educators meaningful.
In delivering the keynote lecture, Stephen Tringale, MD’90, assistant professor of family medicine, told the 175th entering class that the doctor-patient relationship is one of the most important healing tools they will possess.
The cohort included six second-year undergraduates, seven third-year undergraduates, three fourth-year undergraduates and one Boston University medical student. The scholars come from colleges and universities across the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico.