Accelerated Three-Year MD Program (aMD)

The Accelerated MD (aMD) program is specifically designed for a small number of learners who are committed to pursuing a career in one of the following generalist specialties: Family Medicine and Community Health, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics. Students will apply into one of these tracks in the fall of their first year. Accepted students will begin in the second semester of their first year and will complete both the traditional curriculum and augmentation activities throughout the Discovery phase of their enrollment. Augmentation activities will include approximately 30 half-day biomedical and clinical sessions to help them learn key concepts and gain skills in an accelerated fashion. They will complete a skills intensive and their Family Medicine and Community Health clerkship during the Discovery Phase summer (between 1st and 2nd years). During Exploration phase, learners will complete clerkships in a specific order to allow them to take Step 2 in time to certify for the Match. Althought some experiences have a different duration, all objectives and outcome measures are consistent with the 4-year VISTA curriculum. 

This program is specifically designed for currently matriculated medical students at UMass Chan Medical School.

For more information, please contact the following:

aMD Program Director Mark Vining at Mark.Vining@umassmemorial.org
aMD Program Admin SJ Penniman AMD@umassmed.edu

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