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                        JeffNEWS, December 13, 1994
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First Medical Scholars Arrive on Campus From University of Delaware
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The first six students participating in the Medical Scholars Program 
(MSP), an initiative jointly sponsored by Jefferson and the University of 
Delaware, arrived on campus in September and are actively involved in 
meeting the academic challenges of first-year medical students. 

The program is designed to integrate an enriched undergraduate 
curriculum at Delaware with medical education at Jefferson, says Susan 
Rattner, MD, MS, recently appointed director of special curricular programs 
for Jefferson Medical College (see sidebar on page 7). 

Through this program, a select group of highly qualified students 
participates in a broad-based curriculum coordinated through both schools. 
In addition to basic science requirements, the program ensures that 
students complete courses in the medical humanities, healthcare delivery 
and medical economics. Jefferson faculty participate in developing these 
courses and in teaching them at Delaware. These faculty include Joseph R. 
Sherwin, PhD, professor of physiology, associate dean, CGS, and associate 
dean of scientific affairs, JMC; Arthur Allen, PhD, professor of 
biochemistry and molecular biology, and George F. Kalf, PhD, professor of 
biochemistry and molecular biology and assistant dean for scientific 
affairs, JMC.  

Course director for Basic Science Problem-based Learning is Madhu Kalia, 
MD, neurosurgery; for Medical Humanities, Steven Rosenzweig, MD, emergency 
medicine; for Practicum in Community Health, 

Janice Nevin, MD, family medicine, Randa Sifri, MD, family medicine, and 
Peter Chodoff, MD, dean's office, JMC.

The MSP goal is to provide students with broad-based training not only 
as clinicians but also as active managers and participants in the modern 
healthcare system as it is evolving during the 1990s. In addition to the 
traditional medical education focus on clinical training, research and 
teaching, the MSP provides a comprehensive view of how physicians can best 
practice modern medicine and provides a foundation for leadership in their 
careers.

Dr. Rattner clarifies that MSP is not a "shortened" program. After four 
years at Delaware, graduates earn a baccalaureate degree, then a medical 
degree after four years at Jefferson. The successful completion of first-
year basic science courses at Delaware enables these students to take 
advanced courses at Jefferson.

The number of MSP students enrolled at Jefferson this year is six. In 
1995, the number of first year students entering Jefferson is expected to 
be 11 or 12. The program will reach full capacity in 1996 with 20 students.


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