The design and implementation of a longitudinal social medicine curriculum at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine

Table 4 Snapshot of Social Medicine Theme of the Week (SMTW): housing and water

Classroom sessions	Activity Type	Social Medicine Curriculum Intervention
PCR: “Case Studies in Environmental Health”	Small group Session	Creation of new PCR session. See List 2.
Orientation session	Lecture	Course director introduced the SMTW and summarized its relevance
Introduction to Clinical Decision Making	Small group Session	Addition of new lecture slides acknowledging social determinants of health in clinical decision making, addition of new group discussion questions.
Hematopoiesis	Lecture	None
Heme, Globin, and RBC Maintenance	Case-based Learning	None
Introduction to Anemia	Case-based Learning	None
Anemia of Decreased Production	Case-based Learning	None
Anemia of Decreased Red Cell Survival	Case-based Learning	None
Toxicology	Case-based Learning	Case Study: Flint Michigan, addition of new prework material, objectives, and readiness quiz questions
Introduction to Hemostasis	Lecture	None
Hemostasis	Team-Based Learning	None
Anemia	Small group Session	Addition of discussion questions addressing environmental exposures and social determinants of health resulting in anemia
Week 1 Formative Quiz	Formative Quiz	Addition of multiple-choice questions addressing Flint case study, social causes/consequences of anemia

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