Key Features and Outcomes of Accelerated 3-Year MD Programs

Authors Joan Cangiarella, MD, and Catherine Coe, MD, and medical student Lily Ge discuss accelerated 3-year MD programs. They explore the goals, features, evolution, and outcomes to date of accelerated programs, focusing on the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine FIRST Program. They explore the experiences of accelerated program medical students and how these programs fit into broader efforts to improve medical education. 

Read the articles discussed and access the episode transcript at academicmedicineblog.org.