Each block of the Phase 1 Curriculum has a minimum of two block directors whose specialties align with the content of that block. The blocks also have specialists that lecture within the block. Students will learn key principles and objectives through a variety of learning experiences focused on interactive and facilitated learning in both the classroom and clinical environments. UNMC encourages learning in small groups and extensively incorporates simulation into its clinical curriculum.
M1 Fall Semester
FUNDAMENTALS (M-ID 501)
Co-Director: Jesse L. Cox, MD
Co-Director: Travis L. McCumber, PhD
BLOOD, DEFENSES & INVADERS (M-ID 513)
Co-Director: Jonathan H. Ryder, MD
Co-Director: Geoffrey M. Thiele, PhD
Co-Director: Shelly M. Williams, MD
Co-Director: Andrea J. Zimmer, MD
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND INTEGUMENT (M-ID 504)
Co-Director: Amy C. Cannella, MD
Co-Director: Kimberly S. Latacha, PhD
M1 Spring Semester
CIRCULATORY (M-ID 505)
Co-Director: John W. Schleifer, MD
Co-Director: Amy L. Duhachek-Stapelman, MD
Co-Director: Pooneh Bagher, PhD
RESPIRATORY (M-ID 506)
Co-Director: Bryan T. Hackfort, PhD
Co-Director: Daniel M. Hershberger, MD
Co-Director: Samantha M. Simet Chadwick, PhD
RENAL (M-ID 507)
Co-Director: Ryan Mullane, DO
Co-Director: Troy J. Plumb, MD
Co-Director: Steven C. Sansom, PhD
NEUROSCIENCES (M-ID 508)
Co-Director: Robert B. Norgren, PhD
Co-Director: Shannon C. Lynch, MD
Co-Director: Erin C. Ranum, MD
Co-Director: Erin L. Smith, MD
M2 Fall Semester
GASTROINTESTINAL (M-ID 510)
Co-Director: Erika I. Boesen, PhD
Co-Director: Justin L. Mott, MD, PhD
Co-Director: Fedja A. Rochling, MD
ENDOCRINE (M-ID 511)
Co-Director: Brian P. Boerner, MD
Co-Director: Shyamal K. Roy, PhD
GU/REPRODUCTIVE/DEVELOPMENTAL (M-ID 512)
Co-Director: Keely M. Cassidy, PhD
Co-Director: Karen S. Carlson, MD
Co-Director: Samuel A. David, MD
MULTI-ORGAN SYSTEMS: PRINCIPLES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, RHEUMATOLOGY, AND IMMUNOLOGY (M-ID 530)
Co-Director: Sara Bares, MD
Co-Director: Amy C. Cannella, MD
Co-Director: Andrea J. Zimmer, MD