Data Source: Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Annual Medical School Questionnaire Part II
Curriculum Reports
Report Sections
- Anatomy Resources
- Assessment Methods at Medical Schools
- Assessment of Professional Behavior
- Clerkship Assessment Methods for Clinical Knowledge and Skills
- Clerkships Most-Included Topics at Medical Schools
- Clerkship Night Call Requirements
- Clerkship Requirements by Discipline
- Clerkship Week Requirements by Curriculum Year
- Clinical Course Required Weeks by Discipline
- Combined Degrees or Early Acceptance Programs
- Community-based Faculty Recruitment and Retention Difficulties
- Content Documentation as Independent Course or Part of an Integrated Course
- COVID-19 Pandemic Changes to Curriculum
- Curriculum Change in Medical Schools
- Curriculum Topics in Required and Elective Courses at Medical School Programs
- Elective Extramural Maximum Weeks Reported for US Medical Students
- Elective Extramural Policies Reported by US Medical Schools
- Elective Extramural Weeks Reported for US Medical Students
- Entrustrable Professional Activities (EPAs) Language in Medical Schools’ Program Objectives
- Grading Systems Used in Medical School Programs
- Hours per Week Students Spend in Required Activities During the First and Second Years
- Instructional Methods Used by Medical Schools
- Instructional Methods Used to Teach Basic Science Disciplines
- International Electives
- Interprofessional Education Requirements at US Medical Schools
- Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships at US Medical Schools
- Mistreatments and Breaches of Professionalism Reporting in the Medical School Community
- NBME Subject Exam Requirements
- Opioid Addiction Content in Required Curriculum
- Pathway Programs at Medical School Programs
- Phase (Academic Level) Length and Distribution
- Physician Competency Reference Set (PCRS) Links To Schools’ Program Objectives
- Research Requirement for Medical Students
- Regional Campus Expansion Plans at Medical School Programs
- Regional Campuses at Medical School Programs
- Regional Campuses at US Medical Schools by Curriculum Year
- Resources Used by Medical Schools
- Service Learning by Academic Level
- Simulation Center Use at Medical Schools
- Social Determinants for Health by Academic Level
- SP/OSCE Required Final Examinations
- Structure of Pre-Clerkship Curriculum
- Teaching Formats by Topic in Required Courses/Clerkships
- Transition to Residency Courses in Medical School Programs
- Ultrasound Use at US and Canadian Medical Schools
- USMLE Requirements by Component
- USMLE Requirements for Advancement/Promotion or Graduation
- USMLE Timing Requirements at US Medical Schools
- Veteran Care Instructional Methods
- Weeks of Elective Courses Available and Required at Medical School Programs
- Weeks of Instruction and Contact Hours Required in Medical School Programs
- Weeks of Instruction Required for the MD Degree
- Assessment Methods at Medical Schools
- Assessment of Professional Behavior
- Clerkship Assessment Methods for Clinical Knowledge and Skills
- Grading Systems Used in Medical School Programs
- NBME Subject Exam Requirements
- SP/OSCE Required Final Examinations
- USMLE Requirements by Component
- USMLE Requirements for Advancement/Promotion or Graduation
- USMLE Timing Requirements at US Medical Schools
- Anatomy Resources
- Clerkships Most-Included Topics at Medical Schools
- Clerkship Requirements by Discipline
- Clinical Course Required Weeks by Discipline
- Content Documentation as Independent Course or Part of an Integrated Course
- COVID-19 Pandemic Changes to Curriculum
- Curriculum Topics in Required and Elective Courses at Medical School Programs
- Elective Extramural Maximum Weeks Reported for US Medical Students
- Elective Extramural Policies Reported by US Medical Schools
- Elective Extramural Weeks Reported for US Medical Students
- Entrustrable Professional Activities (EPAs) Language in Medical Schools’ Program Objectives
- Instructional Methods Used to Teach Basic Science Disciplines
- International Electives
- Interprofessional Education Requirements at US Medical Schools
- Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships at US Medical Schools
- Opioid Addiction Content in Required Curriculum
- Physician Competency Reference Set (PCRS) Links To Schools’ Program Objectives
- Research Requirement for Medical Students
- Regional Campuses at Medical School Programs
- Regional Campuses at US Medical Schools by Curriculum Year
- Service Learning by Academic Level
- Social Determinants for Health by Academic Level
- Transition to Residency Courses in Medical School Programs
- Ultrasound Use at US and Canadian Medical Schools
- Veteran Care Instructional Methods
- Clerkships Most-Included Topics at Medical Schools
- Clerkship Night Call Requirements
- Clerkship Requirements by Discipline
- Clerkship Week Requirements by Curriculum Year
- Clinical Course Required Weeks by Discipline
- Combined Degrees or Early Acceptance Programs
- Content Documentation as Independent Course or Part of an Integrated Course
- Curriculum Change in Medical Schools
- Hours per Week Students Spend in Required Activities During the First and Second Years
- International Electives
- Interprofessional Education Requirements at US Medical Schools
- Pathway Programs at Medical School Programs
- Phase (Academic Level) Length and Distribution
- Regional Campus Expansion Plans at Medical School Programs
- Regional Campuses at Medical School Programs
- Regional Campuses at US Medical Schools by Curriculum Year
- Service Learning by Academic Level
- Structure of Pre-Clerkship Curriculum
- Weeks of Elective Courses Available and Required at Medical School Programs
- Weeks of Instruction Required for the MD Degree
- Clerkship Night Call Requirements
- Elective Extramural Maximum Weeks Reported for US Medical Students
- Elective Extramural Policies Reported by US Medical Schools
- Mistreatments and Breaches of Professionalism Reporting in the Medical School Community
- NBME Subject Exam Requirements
- SP/OSCE Required Final Examinations
- USMLE Requirements by Component
- USMLE Requirements for Advancement/Promotion or Graduation
- USMLE Timing Requirements at US Medical Schools
- Anatomy Resources
- Instructional Methods Used by Medical Schools
- Instructional Methods Used to Teach Basic Science Disciplines
- Resources Used by Medical Schools
- Simulation Center Use at Medical Schools
- Social Determinants for Health by Academic Level
- Teaching Formats by Topic in Required Courses/Clerkships
- Ultrasound Use at US and Canadian Medical Schools
- Veteran Care Instructional Methods
- Weeks of Instruction and Contact Hours Required in Medical School Programs
- Community-based Faculty Recruitment and Retention Difficulties
- Curriculum Change in Medical Schools
- Elective Extramural Weeks Reported for US Medical Students
- Instructional Methods Used by Medical Schools
- Regional Campus Expansion Plans at Medical School Programs
- Simulation Center Use at Medical Schools
- Weeks of Elective Courses Available and Required at Medical School Programs
Grading Systems Used in Medical School Programs
Survey Item:
Check the type of grading system that is used in each of the indicated portions of the curriculum.
Note: In a given year, each bar is not mutually exclusive, and as a result, the same medical school may be included in more than one bar.
n indicates the total number of medical schools that responded to the survey item for the given academic year.
N indicates the total number of medical schools that participated in the survey for the given academic year.
Source: LCME Annual Medical School Questionnaire Part II, 2017-2018 through 2021-2022.
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