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  MD Program

  Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine’s MD program provides students the unique opportunity to study medicine with a social-mission approach. With a focus on improving health in underserved populations, our curriculum provides a diverse range of clinical and classroom experiences rooted in improving patient outcomes.

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  Preceptorship

  Our students gain invaluable experience working with physicians of various specialties and backgrounds in a clinical setting. If you are interested in the opportunity to work with and educate medical students in your clinic, we encourage you to reach out for more information on becoming a voluntary physician preceptor. The Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine has four phases of curriculum that require physician preceptors.

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  Graduate Medical Education

  Together, Fertitta Family College of Medicine and HCA Houston Healthcare offer residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery. The residency program furthers Fertitta Family College of Medicine’s mission to close the gap in physician shortages in primary care.

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  Education Resources

  Aside from the development and maintenance of the curriculum, the Office of Medical Education offers resources that provide additional support for students, faculty and staff. These resources include Education Technology, Books, Equipment, Student Resources and Teaching Resources. 

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  Office of Medical Education

  The Office of Medical Education provides support for faculty, students and overall curricular support for the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine. We support curricular design, instructional strategies, accreditation and overall quality improvement. Key services include faculty development, course design and support, instructional strategies, and program evaluation.

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Departments

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  Behavioral & Social Sciences

  The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences deal with many of the most complex and significant phenomena that affect people’s health. It aims to prepare students to be effective physicians on the front lines of health care delivery.

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  Biomedical Sciences

  Faculty in the Department of Biomedical Sciences teach both fundamental and leading-edge biomedical sciences, which are fully integrated with clinical, behavioral and social sciences in the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine curriculum.

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  Clinical Sciences

  The Department of Clinical Sciences faculty are committed to the provision of high-quality, evidence-based patient care and educating the next generation of health care professionals. Our goal is to improve the health and well-being of the populations that we serve.

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  Health Systems & Population Health Sciences

  Why treat people and send them back to the conditions that made them sick? The Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences exists to equip tomorrow’s doctors with the knowledge, vision and tools to be agents of change, who make communities healthier.

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Center for Clinical Arts, Skills and Experiential Learning (CCASEL)

The Center for Clinical Arts, Skills, and Experiential Learning (CCASEL) (pronounced castle) serves as the hub for simulation activities of all modalities, clinical skills training and other experiential learning initiatives in the College of Medicine. It is also the home for the College’s Standardized Patient and Physical Examination Teaching Associate Programs, which allow trained community members to be part of the educational team by providing instruction and feedback to students about their communication, interpersonal and physical examination skills. The Center is overseen by Steven Butler, Ph.D., LP, CHSE, CHSOS, Director of Clinical Simulation.

For more information or to inquire about hosting a simulation activity, please email us at sdbutler@central.uh.edu. Current medical students may also contact us to request access to the lab space for self-directed learning, practice and review at no charge.

• Steven Butler, Ph.D., LP, CHSE, CHSOS
  Director of Clinical Simulation
• Kathleen Gullion, M.F.A.
  Standardized Patient Program Manager