Education
The standard curriculum is a four-year program which currently graduates approximately 110 students per year. The inaugural class for the Phoenix campus had 24 students, which graduated in 2011. Enrollment at the Phoenix campus will ultimately be increased to 150 per class, and currently trains 48 students per class.
Grades in the first two years are pass/fail. In the last two years, students may choose to do clinical clerkships in either the Tucson or Phoenix area hospitals. Grading in the last two years is Pass/Fail/Honors. This system is based on the curriculum of other schools like Stanford. Curricular highlights include traditional lecture in addition to small group work including case-based learning and team learning. Also, students are paired up with physician-mentors and practice their clinical skills with patients weekly. The college also awards PhD, MD/MPH, MD/PhD, and MD/MBA joint degrees.
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