Penn State College of Medicine plans to flip medical education on its head and it will utilize the help of incoming students to do so.
Six to eight students will be selected to participate for a year in shaping a new curriculum at the College of Medicine’s regional campus in University Park. Students currently applying to the college can also apply to be considered to be design partners.
“We’re looking for people who have a creative mindset,” said Terry Wolpaw, vice dean for educational affairs. “We want student design partners who can embrace innovation, who are willing to think in fresh new ways about medical education, who will very much enjoy and want to partner side-by-side with faculty, and who are willing to be trailblazers with new techniques and new ideas.”
Design partners will work with faculty for a year to test the new curriculum to see what works, what doesn’t and what can be done better.
Read more about the new curriculum in this Penn State Medicine article.