CurrMIT
Curriculum Management and Information Tool
In the summer of 1998, the School of Medicine Office of Medical Education began entering subject content of required courses and clerkships in years M1 through M3 into an Access-based version of Curriculum Management and Information Tool (CurrMIT) developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The University of Louisville was one of the original participants in this program. The following spring, CurrMIT became web-based. In June of 2001, a new version of CurrMIT will be launched that was more versatile and user-friendly. Both of the on-line versions are accessible not only to our medical school faculty and staff, but also to American Association of Medical Colleges staff and the faculty and staff of all other participating American Association of Medical Colleges institutions.
Entry of each instructional session in the curriculum has facilitated the creation of an on-line course calendar accessible to medical students via GroupWise. General information (for example; name, director, duration in weeks, and a general description of the course) for Year M4 clerkships, selectives, and electives is listed as well as that for Year M2 electives. Data supplied by medical schools through CurrMIT has been incorporated directly into the annual Association of American Medical Colleges Curriculum Directory.
Entry of specific topic/subject terms for each instructional session has enabled School of Medicine faculty and staff to review and evaluate curriculum content. This will greatly facilitate curricular revision projects. Requests for information on specific topics can be readily handled through an efficient reporting system in CurrMIT. This will be particularly of use to faculty and staff who are preparing grant applications concerning curriculum development. The system also enables the American Association of Medical Colleges to conduct surveys on-line without having to contact schools individually.
Topics included in the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 content list have been recently entered for basic science courses in years M1 and M2. This will help in the on-going task of determining whether the curriculum content is compatible with United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, as well as meeting the educational objectives of the School of Medicine.
Entry of each instructional session in the curriculum has facilitated the creation of an on-line course calendar accessible to medical students via GroupWise. General information (for example; name, director, duration in weeks, and a general description of the course) for Year M4 clerkships, selectives, and electives is listed as well as that for Year M2 electives. Data supplied by medical schools through CurrMIT has been incorporated directly into the annual Association of American Medical Colleges Curriculum Directory.
Entry of specific topic/subject terms for each instructional session has enabled School of Medicine faculty and staff to review and evaluate curriculum content. This will greatly facilitate curricular revision projects. Requests for information on specific topics can be readily handled through an efficient reporting system in CurrMIT. This will be particularly of use to faculty and staff who are preparing grant applications concerning curriculum development. The system also enables the American Association of Medical Colleges to conduct surveys on-line without having to contact schools individually.
Topics included in the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 content list have been recently entered for basic science courses in years M1 and M2. This will help in the on-going task of determining whether the curriculum content is compatible with United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, as well as meeting the educational objectives of the School of Medicine.
