Removed in 2027-28 Structures & Functions. Replaced by new element.

7.1 Biomedical, Behavioral, Social Sciences

The faculty of a medical school ensure that the medical curriculum includes content from the biomedical, behavioral, and socioeconomic sciences to support medical students' mastery of contemporary medical science knowledge and concepts and the methods fundamental to applying them to the health of individuals and populations.

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Narrative Response

1. If there have been identified content gaps, performance problems, or student disagreement that any of the content areas or the pre-clerkship phase as a whole prepared them for the clerkship phase, summarize the steps taken to address these concerns and provide any outcomes, to date.

2026-27 DCI Changes

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