The pre-clinical portion of the VIC. Pathologists are essential to this level, serving as course director in one of the Foundation Courses and as a whole, teaching/facilitating well over 200 hours of the pre-clinical coursework. Pathology residents also play a vital role through engaged learning sessions such as gross organ pathology/clinical correlations and case-based small groups.

Clinical clerkships are hands-on learning that occur during the latter years of medical school. Students move from the classroom to a hospital setting. The medical student will rotate through The Block Clerkship and Bridge Clerkship, designed to emphasize clinical applications as the medical students' knowledge base begins to blend "Foundation" knowledge with clinical experience.

Provides students with additional responsibilities for patient care, including two acting internships, a surgical subspecialty rotation, and clinical and/or non-clinical electives. Students also fulfill a requirement for scholarly work in teaching or research.