Welcome to Medicine, Patients, and Society I (MPS I), your first clinical course. This course is designed to introduce you to important principles related to being a practicing physician. The knowledge and skills you will acquire in this course will form the foundation of your clinical practice and are important building blocks in the development of your professional identity.
This course is designed to involve you in a structured curriculum to achieve those objectives outlined in the “course learning objectives” link in the upper right of this page.


Medicine, Patients, and Society I Modules

The course consists of several modules listed below, along with the representative module leaders. The Medical Encounter module runs through the entire first year and is divided into three parts.

The Medical Encounter
Dr. Lyuba Konopasek

Biostatistics/Epidemiology
Dr. Madelon Finkel

Evidence Based Medicine
Dr. Madelon Finkel

Nutrition
Dr. Jonathan Waitman