Education
The UVM College of Medicine offers both MD and MD/PhD programs. It enrolls approximately 100 students into the MD program, and four students into the MD/PhD program annually.
According to the institution, the UVM College of Medicine offers an "integrated" medical curriculum. This curriculum, known as the "Vermont Integrated Curriculum", or "VIC", is separated into three levels. Level one/foundations is focused on basic and clinical sciences and lasts 18 months. Level two/clinical clerkships is a 12-month period spent rotating through various clinical clerkships at Fletcher Allen Health Care and Maine Medical Center. In level three/advanced integration, students continue rotating through clinical clerkships and acting internships with additional responsibilities.
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