He likes how problem-based learning
sessions, led by a faculty clinician who
also serves as a student coach, don't
prescribe just one path to resolution.
"It's not a legalistic sort of thing. It's just
get it done how you see fit until you get
to the right answer, which is nice
because instead of having a step-wise
fashion they want you to take, they let
you take the best route to get there."
Twice a semester, after an eight-week
block of lectures, cases and problems,
medical students choose — they
actually rank their favorites, as space is
limited in each — from a long list of
enrichment activities. Donelson spent a
week following family and sports
medicine doctors at the Chang Clinic
run by Ascension Medical Group.
"It is awesome because about the
eighth week I'm thinking, 'I'm very
fatigued from learning,'" he said. "In
the enrichment week, you get to see
why you're doing what you're doing.
And you're a bit more motivated
going back into class. I think that is
one of the great things the curriculum
has implemented."
— FIRST-YEARS
Everything is not compartmentalized, in the sense that you don't talk
about one thing and really go into it and then talk about another thing
and really go into it, which is good because in the real world not
everything is diced up for you in nice little packages.
Will Donelson, first-year, Wichita
Will Donelson
Valerie Binns
