Program Overview

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MD Program Overview

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is committed to creating physicians who are empowered to transform lives and inspired to serve the global community. The MD program is thoughtfully crafted to provide students with the comprehensive knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to succeed and become transformational leaders in the vibrant and constantly advancing field of healthcare.

Accreditation

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is the official accrediting body for medical education programs leading to the MD degree in the United States and Canada. The Miller School of Medicine is fully accredited by the LCME.

Curriculum Requirements

The NextGenMD curriculum is divided into three phases. Phase 1 is the pre-clerkship curriculum, Phase 2 is the clerkship curriculum, and Phase 3 is the advanced post-clerkship curriculum.

Phase 1

• Provides a grounding in foundational and clinical science, health systems science, social determinants of health, core clinical skills, and professionalism.
• Completed over 14 months, inclusive of 2 months of summer capstone work.
• Includes the Introduction to the Medical Profession (IMP) course, which includes a series of online modules and readings to prepare for in-person instruction and two weeks of an in-person introduction to the basic clinical skills, foundational principles, and professional behaviors relevant to the medical student.
• Biomedical Principles of Health (BMPH) is a multidisciplinary 9-week course that provides an overview of key concepts in genetics, cell physiology, pharmacology, autonomic nervous system, pathology, microbiology, and immunology.
• Symptoms and Signs of Disease (SSD) courses focus on two or more complementary disciplines in organ system anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and disease.

Phase 2

• Consists of clinical clerkships, where continued themes of foundational and clinical sciences are embedded within clerkships.
• Completed over 12 months and begins with an introductory “Transition to the Clerkships” course that covers core content areas: defining the medical student role, basic procedural skills, basic documentation skills, self-directed learning techniques, and how to be an effective learner in the clinical setting.
• Includes six clerkships:
  1. Practice of Medicine (inpatient/outpatient Internal Medicine and its subspecialties, Family Medicine, and Palliative Care) - 12 weeks.
  2. ER to OR (Surgery, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine) - 12 weeks.
  3. Obstetrics/Gynecology - 6 weeks.
  4. Pediatrics - 6 weeks.
  5. Neurology (including Ophthalmology and Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation) - 6 weeks.
  6. Psychiatry - 6 weeks.

Phase 3

• Dedicated to career exploration, integrated science selectives, advanced clinical experiences, electives, a critical care experience, a sub-internship, and preparation for internship.
• Allows all students to work on their scholarly concentration.
• All students must select a Pathway of Emphasis for their scholarly work or obtain a dual degree from existing 4-8 year dual degree program options.
• A select group of students who meet defined competencies can enter residency early after 3 years.

Curriculum for Dual/Joint Degree Programs

• Students enrolled in a dual or joint degree program must complete the MD curriculum and that of their second degree for graduation and therefore are not required to participate in a Pathway.
• These degree programs generally require at least 30 credits, including 3-6 credits for research; such activities thus fulfill the requirements for scholarly concentration work required of students enrolled in Pathways of Emphasis.

Plan of Study

The NextGenMD curriculum strives to empower learners to transform lives and inspire learners to serve the global community. The curriculum will produce transformational leaders who will shape the future of medicine, direct health systems, and champion discovery and its translation into clinical interventions.

Student Learning Outcomes

Patient Care

• Graduates will apply established and evolving information and technology to provide patient-centered care that is safe, compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and for the promotion of health.
• Expected to:
  1. Gather relevant and accurate patient information by performing a history and physical exam and obtaining relevant clinical data.
  2. Develop and prioritize differential diagnoses using history, physical exams, and the interpretation of common diagnostic and screening tests.
  3. Create and execute integrated diagnostic and therapeutic plans for the acute and longitudinal management of health problems.
  4. Integrate principles of disease prevention, health promotion, shared decision-making, and education into the healthcare of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
  5. Perform the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for patient care.

Knowledge for Practice

• Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological, and social-behavioral sciences and their applications to patient care.
• Expected to: 6. Explain the physiologic basis of human homeostasis and the diagnosis and management of human diseases. 7. Apply the principles of epidemiology and social sciences to the collection of public health data, and the analysis, treatment, and prevention of health problems and disparities in communities and populations.

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

• Graduates will evaluate their own patient care practices and appraise and assimilate new technology and scientific evidence to improve patient care throughout their medical careers.
• Expected to: 8. Recognize personal strengths and limitations, identify academic and career goals, seek and assimilate feedback in daily practice, and execute a personal action plan. 9. Critically appraise and incorporate new scientific developments into patient care. 10. Identify and investigate problems in the natural, social, and health system sciences that influence patients, populations, and communities to improve health and well-being.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• Graduates will demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teamwork with patients, patients’ families, and professional associates.
• Expected to: 11. Demonstrate written and verbal communication that is effective, empathetic, and respectful in a manner that reflects the audience and clinical context.

Professionalism

• Graduates will demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to diverse patient populations and their families.
• Expected to: 12. Exhibit and role model professionalism by demonstrating integrity, agency, humility, and responsibility. 13. Act ethically in the best interests of patients and society. 14. Demonstrate awareness of implicit and explicit bias, cultural humility, sensitivity, and responsiveness to diverse patient characteristics.

Systems-Based Practice

• Graduates will demonstrate an awareness of the larger context and system of healthcare. They will effectively utilize system resources to provide optimal care as collaborative members of interprofessional teams.
• Expected to: 15. Practice high-value care for the benefit of patients and healthcare systems. 16. Advocate for patients and address systems-level changes necessary to improve health outcomes and patient safety.

Interprofessional Collaboration

• Graduates will demonstrate the ability to engage in an interprofessional team to optimize safe and effective patient- and population-centered socially accountable care.
• Expected to: 17. Respect and utilize the expertise of colleagues and allied health professionals with complementary skills sets to enhance the care of patients. 18. Demonstrate the teamwork, leadership, and situational awareness necessary to support patient care across the spectrum of changing healthcare contexts.

Personal and Professional Development

• Graduates will demonstrate the qualities required to sustain lifelong personal and professional growth and identity.
• Expected to: 19. Demonstrate the teamwork, leadership, and situational awareness necessary to support patient care across the spectrum of changing healthcare contexts. 20. Maintain, monitor, and nurture mental, emotional, and physical health and take measures to promote personal wellbeing.

Courses

MDR 1001. RMC Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

• This outpatient private practice rotation is at the office of Dr. Aronson-Ramos in Coconut Creek, located in northern Broward County.
• This busy private practice sees children, teens, and young adults with diverse neuro-developmental issues.
• Students will learn about diagnostic assessments and treatment planning for the most common pediatric neuro-developmental problems.

MDR 1002. RMC Pediatric Otolaryngology

• This clinical elective will expose students to the subspecialty of Pediatric Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.
• Students will have the opportunity to learn by seeing patients in our private office as well as assisting in the operating room.

MDR 1003. Public Health Clerkship

• This is a 2-week required rotation for students in the MD/MPH track.
• This sub-internship will expose them to the professional responsibilities and workflow of a physician trained and practicing public health.

MDR 1009. Medical Education Elective

• This elective offers students who are interested in medical education the opportunity to become familiar with what is required to build and maintain a medical curriculum as well as hone their educational skills in the classroom and clinical setting.

MDR 1013. Med-Peds

• Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics is a unique specialty that trains physicians in the care of patients of all ages.
• The elective aims to give students interested in our specialty exposure to Med/Peds in an urban primary care practice setting.

MDR 1018. Pediatric Mobile Clinic

• This is an outpatient rotation on the University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic (PMC).
• The PMC is a clinic on wheels that delivers comprehensive pediatric primary care primarily to uninsured children from birth to 21 years of age throughout Miami Dade County free of charge.

MDR 1019. Senior Boot Camp: Transition to Residency

• The Senior Boot Camp offers fourth-year medical students an opportunity to review and hone core concepts, diagnostic/therapeutic algorithms, procedural skills, and communication tools in preparation for the internship year.

MDR 1020. WPB VAMC Radiology

• Students will be able to take a 2-week elective block during their fourth year in diagnostic radiology.
• During the block, students will spend their time in the department of radiology with the faculty and radiology technicians.

MDR 1021. HCH Interventional Radiology

• Students will be able to take a 2-4 week elective during their fourth year in diagnostic and interventional radiology.
• During the block, students will spend their time in the department of radiology with the faculty and radiology technicians.

MDR 1024. ACE Forensic Psychiatry

• This is a 4-week advanced clinical elective intended to expose the senior medical student to a spectrum of experiences in forensic psychiatry.
• The student will spend a portion of each week in various hospital and community settings that involve the clinical practice of aspects of forensic psychiatry.

MDR 1027. RMC Venous Vascular Disease

• Phlebology is an innovative medical specialty in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of venous origin.
• This elective will introduce the subspecialty of Phlebology to medical students interested in careers in vein disease and their related specialties.

MDR 1031. Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

• This rotation is an intensive experience with the faculty dedicated to Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• The emphasis of the rotation is surgical and will provide the senior medical student with exposure to laparoscopic and robotic procedures in benign gynecology.

MDR 1032. Pediatric Palliative Care

• This is a 2-4 week elective intended to expose the senior medical student to a spectrum of life-threatening and complex medical illnesses in pediatrics.
• The student will work directly with a faculty physician and the Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator and interface with a broad spectrum of pediatric sub-specialties.

MDR 1035. ACE: Maternal/Child Health: Research, Advocacy, and Leadership

• This is a 4-week elective to expose the medical student to a variety of clinical and didactic experiences in maternal and child health, with a focus on developmental and behavioral pediatrics.

MDR 1036. Medicine as a Profession 301

• Medicine as a Profession 301 is part of a course series which expands on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are essential to the practice of clinical medicine and to becoming transformative leaders in education, research, and policy/health systems.

MDR 1037. Medicine as a Profession 302

• Medicine as a Profession 302 is part of a course series which expands on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are essential to the practice of clinical medicine and to becoming transformative leaders in education, research, and policy/health systems.

MDR 1038. Scholarly Concentration II

• The Final Capstone Project course in the Scholarly Concentration component of NextGenMD provides students time to complete their mentored scholarly project in the area of interest within the Pathway of Emphasis in which they are enrolled.

MD Curriculum

Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours

• MDR 550 | Introduction to the Medical Profession | 3
• MDR 526 | Biomedical Principles of Health | 10
• MDR 520 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 1 | 5
• MDR 521 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 2 | 5
• MDR 522 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 3 | 5
• MDR 523 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 4 | 7
• MDR 524 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 5 | 5
• MDR 531 | Medicine as a Profession 101 | 4
• MDR 532 | Medicine as a Profession 102 | 4
• MDR 533 | Medicine as a Profession 103 | 1
• MDR 535 | Introduction to Scholarly Concentration | 2
• MDR 536 | Scholarly Concentration I | 1

Accelerated Pathway

Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours

• MDR 550 | Introduction to the Medical Profession | 3
• MDR 526 | Biomedical Principles of Health | 10
• MDR 520 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 1 | 5
• MDR 521 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 2 | 5
• MDR 522 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 3 | 5
• MDR 523 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 4 | 7
• MDR 524 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 5 | 5
• MDR 531 | Medicine as a Profession 101 | 4
• MDR 532 | Medicine as a Profession 102 | 4
• MDR 533 | Medicine as a Profession 103 | 1
• MDR 535 | Introduction to Scholarly Concentration | 2
• MDR 537 | Accelerated Scholarly Concentration I | 8

MD Curriculum for Dual/Joint Degree Programs

Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours

• MDR 550 | Introduction to the Medical Profession | 3
• MDR 526 | Biomedical Principles of Health | 10
• MDR 520 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 1 | 5
• MDR 521 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 2 | 5
• MDR 522 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 3 | 5
• MDR 523 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 4 | 7
• MDR 524 | Symptoms, Signs, and Disease 5 | 5
• MDR 531 | Medicine as a Profession 101 | 4
• MDR 532 | Medicine as a Profession 102 | 4
• MDR 533 | Medicine as a Profession 103 | 1

Electives

• MDR 800. Ultrasound in Gynecology and Obstetrics
• MDR 801. Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology
• MDR 802. Ophthalmology @ BPEI Naples FL
• MDR 803. ACE: JFK Medicine
• MDR 804. ACE: Holy Cross Hospital Medicine
• MDR 805. Geriatrics: Morse Center Palm Beach
• MDR 806. Wound Healing
• MDR 807. Advanced Gross Anatomy
• MDR 808. ACE: Neurosurgery
• MDR 809. ACE: Advanced Anesthesiology
• MDR 810. ACE: Gynecologic Oncology
• MDR 811. Dermatology
• MDR 812. Emergency Medicine Clerkship
• MDR 813. AISS Dermatology and Skin Pathobiology
• MDR 814. NextGenU.org Virtual Externship
• MDR 815. Externship not at University of Miami
• MDR 816. Family Medicine in the Florida Keys
• MDR 817. Family Medicine Preceptorship
• MDR 818. ACE: Maternal Fetal Medicine
• MDR 819. Obstetric Anesthesiology Night Rotation
• MDR 820. Ambulatory Internal Medicine
• MDR 821. Arthritis
• MDR 822. UMH Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• MDR 823. ACE Cardiology Teaching Lab: Harvey 4-week Program
• MDR 824. JMH Cardiology Consult
• MDR 825. ACE: Integrative Medicine
• MDR 826. ACE: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• MDR 827. Advanced Geriatrics
• MDR 828. Neurology Subspecialties Elective
• MDR 829. JMH Coronary Care Unit
• MDR 830. ACE: Gastroenterology
• MDR 831. Obstetrics and Gynecology Sub-I
• MDR 832. Advanced Geriatrics @ Miami Jewish Home
• MDR 833. Hematology
• MDR 834. Hepatology
• MDR 836. ACE: Infectious Diseases
• MDR 837. Hospital, Health Care Services, and Access: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry
• MDR 838. Latin American Externship
• MDR 839. CCS: Medical Intensive Care Unit
• MDR 840. ACE Street Medicine
• MDR 841. CCS: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• MDR 842. ACE: Nephrology
• MDR 844. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• MDR 848. Brain Injury Neurorehab
• MDR 849. ACE: Neurology Consultation
• MDR 850. ACE: Advanced Neurology
• MDR 851. Neurology Sub-I
• MDR 853. UMH Cardiac Catheterization
• MDR 855. AISS: Clinical Anatomy and Surgery - Thorax
• MDR 858. COMPLEX FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH
• MDR 860. ACE Ophthalmology
• MDR 861. MIA VAMC Ophthalmology
• MDR 862. Orthopedic Trauma Elective
• MDR 865. Adult Reconstruction & Joint Replacement
• MDR 866. Hand Surgery
• MDR 867. Musculoskeletal Oncology
• MDR 868. ACE Thoracic Surgery
• MDR 869. ACE: Family Medicine
• MDR 870. Orthopedic Spine
• MDR 871. ACE: Otology
• MDR 872. Introduction to Geriatric Psychiatry
• MDR 873. Otolaryngology Elective
• MDR 874. Introduction to Inpatient Psychiatry
• MDR 875. Otolaryngology Sub-I
• MDR 877. AISS: Immunology, Allergy, Microbiology, and Transplant
• MDR 878. Software as Medicine Elective
• MDR 879. ACE: Pathology
• MDR 880. Adolescent Medicine
• MDR 881. Child Protection Team
• MDR 882. AISS: Neuroscience and Neurology
• MDR 883. ACE: Neonatology
• MDR 884. AISS: Pharmacology and Pharmacy
• MDR 885. Pediatric Cardiology
• MDR 886. Pediatric Dermatology
• MDR 887. Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• MDR 889. ACE: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
• MDR 890. Genetics and Metabolic Diseases
• MDR 891. Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
• MDR 892. Family Medicine Sub-I
• MDR 893. ACE Pediatric Surgery
• MDR 894. ACE Pediatric Nephrology
• MDR 895. ACE: Pediatric Pulmonary
• MDR 896. Poison Center Toxicology
• MDR 897. Pediatrics Sub-I
• MDR 898. Ophthalmology @ Palm Beach Gardens
• MDR 900. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sub-I
• MDR 901. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• MDR 902. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
• MDR 903. ACE: Geriatric Psychiatry
• MDR 904. ACE Inpatient Psychiatry
• MDR 905. Surgical Skills Elective
• MDR 906. Ambulatory Psychiatry
• MDR 907. Research Experience
• MDR 909. Radiology Clerkship
• MDR 910. ACE Advanced Radiology
• MDR 911. Nuclear Medicine
• MDR 912. AISS: Clinical Anatomy and Surgery - Urogential/Gynecology
• MDR 913. HCH Cardiology
• MDR 914. AISS: Clinical Anatomy and Surgery - Extremities
• MDR 915. ACE: Radiation Oncology
• MDR 916. Research
• MDR 917. Burn Unit Sub-I
• MDR 918. Diagnostic Radiology Elective
• MDR 924. Introduction to Neurosurgery
• MDR 926. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• MDR 928. Plastic Surgery
• MDR 929. CCS: Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• MDR 930. Transplant Surgery
• MDR 931. Trauma Surgery Sub-I
• MDR 932. CCS: Trauma Intensive Care Unit
• MDR 933. HCH General Surgery
• MDR 934. AISS: Clinical Anatomy and Surgery - Head and Neck, Brain and Spinal Cord
• MDR 935. AISS: Clinical Anatomy and Surgery - Brain and Spinal Cord
• MDR 936. AISS: Clinical Anatomy and Surgery - Abdomen
• MDR 938. Urology Elective
• MDR 940. Public Health Elective
• MDR 942. ACE: Interventional Radiology at VA
• MDR 944. MIA VAMC General Surgery Sub-I
• MDR 945. Taylor Breast Health Center
• MDR 946. ACE: Plastic Surgery
• MDR 947. ACE: HCH Cardiothoracic Surgery
• MDR 949. Caring for the Community: Free Clinics Elective
• MDR 951. Cardiology Teaching Lab: Harvey 2-week Program
• MDR 952. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
• MDR 953. ACE: Cardiac Anesthesiology
• MDR 954. Pediatric Anesthesiology
• MDR 956. ACE: Urology
• MDR 957. Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Clerkship
• MDR 960. Vascular Surgery
• MDR 962. Internal Medicine SUB-I
• MDR 963. ACE Obstetric Anesthesiology
• MDR 964. AISS: Oncology and Cancer Biology
• MDR 965. Addiction Psychiatry @ Wellington Retreat
• MDR 966. Health Law Course
• MDR 967. JFK Cardiology Consult
• MDR 969. ACE: Interventional Radiology
• MDR 970. Ophthalmology for the Non-Ophthalmologist
• MDR 971. Ophthalmic Pathology
• MDR 972. Ophthalmology in the Emergency Department
• MDR 973. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
• MDR 974. AISS: Cardiac Physiology and Advanced Heart Disease
• MDR 975. LABOR AND DELIVERY NIGHT ROTATION
• MDR 976. Acute Care Surgery Sub-I
• MDR 978. Trauma-Informed Care for Survivors of Sexual Violence
• MDR 979. AISS: Pulmonary and Pulmonary Physiology
• MDR 980. ACE: Cardiothoracic Surgery
• MDR 981. General Surgery EI
• MDR 982. General Surgery EII
• MDR 983. ACE: General Surgery EIII
• MDR 984. General Surgery EIV
• MDR 985. CCS: JMH Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
• MDR 987. SOAR Fellowship Research Course
• MDR 988. Required Management of the Acutely Ill Patient Course
• MDR 989. ACE: Emergency Medicine
• MDR 990. HCH Emergency Medicine Clerkship
• MDR 994. Dean's Research Excellence Award in Medicine Program
• MDR 995. WPB VAMC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• MDR 996. International Study Abroad
• MDR 997. Research Md/Phd Program
• MDR 998. John T. and Winifred Hayward Foundation Genomic Medicine Fellowship Research Course
• MDR 999. ACE Orthopedic Trauma
• MDR OOO. Elective