SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Curriculum Renewal

There will be four phases of the Curriculum Renewal Process over the next 2 and half years.

• Now to end of summer 2009
  • Committees and working groups generate reports for the first summary document. This document (an exploration of Integration, Relevance, Collaboration and medical school competencies and models of curriculum) sets the basis for the next development phase). The document will be widely distributed for discussion and comment.
• Fall 2009 to December 2009
  • Building on the findings of the summer report, work committees will meet to begin to explore issues such as resources, structure, and evaluation as groups continue to explore potential models of integrated curriculum
• Winter 2010 to Summer 2010
  • Final recommendations will be proposed, distributed and discussed and sent to the Dean for consideration.
• Summer 2010 to Summer 2011
  • Work begins on making the organizational transitions needed to support the new curriculum and detailed course design
• New Curriculum Begins for incoming August 2011 Class