title: The Interdisciplinary Generalist Curriculum Project at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.
abstract: The Interdisciplinary Generalist Curriculum (IGC) Project was initiated at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UI-Chicago) College of Medicine to link an ongoing longitudinal primary care experience with a didactic curriculum emphasizing generalism. The result of this educational initiative was a more extensive reform of the preclinical curriculum than originally had been planned. The IGC Project catalyzed a critical analysis of the first- and second-year curriculum that continues and that has resulted in the integration of all of the early clinical course work under a single longitudinal curriculum. The IGC Project also established a model for interdisciplinary collaboration in course and curriculum design and expanded the walls of the university to include greater numbers of community-based generalist preceptors. This modestly funded and focused educational initiative had unanticipated and far-reaching implications for educational activities throughout the College of Medicine at UI-Chicago.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612-7323, USA. llesky@uic.edu
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mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013337:Students, Medical