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The Military Medicine Honors Track is a specialized curricular program designed to provide pre-clinical enrichment to first- and second-year medical students who are interested in learning about combat medicine. Any student is able to enroll, regardless of their intent to practice medicine in the military. The specialty track provides learning opportunities that are uniquely aligned to address Medical Corps officer duties and responsibilities that are not otherwise offered in a traditional civilian medical education curriculum. The learning format for this longitudinal course employs a multi-modal approach. Didactic presentations from faculty cover an array of topics spanning trauma assessments, disaster management and triage, combat care, and officership and leadership, among others. Hands-on laboratory sessions utilize simulation techniques and equipment (including cadavers) to enhance students’ procedural skills related to field medicine and develop approaches to effective teamwork in austere environments. Formative quizzes and written assignments supplement the content to, respectively, assess foundational knowledge and encourage self-reflection on the difficulties students will encounter when delivering care to troops and their families. Grading is Pass/Fail, and students must enroll by the beginning of their first year of medical school. Students who wish to participate in more than one dual-degree program or elective track will be required to obtain approval from the Executive Dean of the COM. Students who take a leave of absence from the COM may resume track activities upon return at the discretion of the Campus Dean.
Program Eligibility
To remain eligible for the track, students must be in good academic and professional standing. A student will be administratively withdrawn from the honors track for any of the following reasons:
- Course failure
- Academic probation status
- Not meeting professionalism/conduct standards
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