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
Hours per Week Students Spend in Required Activities During the First and Second Years
Survey Item:
Check the option that most closely matches the average number of scheduled hours per week that students spend in required activities
during the first and second years (academic periods) of the curriculum. Do not include time that students spend in assigned work
outside of class but do include required clinical time.
Less than 20
20-22
23-25
26-28
More than 28
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 number of medical schools that have a formal policy defining the number of scheduled hours per week during the pre-clerkship period.
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, 2013-2014 trough 2017-2018.
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