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Longitudinal Themes in the MD Program help medical students acquire essential CanMEDS roles such as health advocate, scholar, leader, professional, and communicator, alongside the medical expert role, emphasizing social accountability throughout their four years of medical education. This allows students to apply medical knowledge in early clinical experiences, learn from patient mentors, become health advocates through service learning, and reflect on their experiences in physician discussion groups, fostering the development of complex skills and physician identity. The specific longitudinal themes include:

• Communications

• Physical Exam

• Patient Immersion Experience (PIE)

• Longitudinal Clinical Elective (LCE)

• Physician Discussion Group (PDG)

• Students in Service (SIS)

• Interprofessional Health Education (IPE)

Each year, students must register in longitudinal themes course (s). The course numbers are as follows:

• Yr 1: MED 516A & MED 516B

• Yr 2: MED 526 A & MED 526B

• Yr 3: MED 531

• Yr 4: MED 541