The PISCE 1 course consists of Health Equity curriculum which will focus on the knowledge and skills related to health equity including poverty, social determinants of health, health equity, racism in medicine, behavioral medicine and population health. These skills are important in the care of all patients, especially those from vulnerable populations and will help students recognize the impact of these issues on both individual and population health. The modules of the PISCE 1 course include Foundations 1 & 2 which will focus on the foundational basic science knowledge to prepare the students for the study of clinical medicine. The curriculum, material and instruction in the PISCE 1 course will provide a medical focus in the foundational sciences which will prepare students for the PISCE 2-7 courses. The final week of the PISCE 1 course will be an Integration Week. During that week, the PA and MD students will work together on integrated cases to revisit and connect the material they have learned across the PISCE 1 course.

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