title: The integration of clerkships: WVU's innovative approach to curriculum delivery at a regional campus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this descriptive paper is to examine the development of West Virginia University School of Medicine's integrated medical school curriculum on a regional campus.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  In 2003, the West Virginia University School of Medicine created a regional campus, the WVU Eastern Division, for third- and fourth-year medical students. The campus is located in a semi-rural area served by 3 small hospitals with lower numbers of physicians than average for West Virginia. Our campus was one of the first models in the United States using an integrated curricular design.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Assessment data suggest that students do as well on high-stakes examinations and have acquired preferred residency placements as well as students who learn in more traditional curricular models. Graduates have also remained to practice in West Virginia's Eastern panhandle, helping to meet the patient care demands of an expanding population. Our experience may help inform future efforts to develop new curricular models for student education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, WVU, USA.
authors.forename: Rosemarie Cannarella
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lorenzetti
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cottrell
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moerschel
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Mitch
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacques
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014903:West Virginia