The University of Vermont College of Medicine is an American medical school located in Burlington, Vermont and associated with the University of Vermont (UVM). Established in 1822, it is the nation's seventh oldest medical school. The primary teaching hospitals for the UVM College of Medicine are Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington and Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.

The UVM College of Medicine offers both MD and MD/PhD programs. In 2007, there were 431 medical and 23 MD/PhD students enrolled. Each class contains approximately 110 students; the entering class of 2012 contains 114 students.

The school's medical curriculum is known as the "Vermont Integrated Curriculum". It has both traditional, subject-based and more contemporary, organ/system-based components. The first 18 months of the curriculum are devoted to basic and clinical science; the remainder of the four-year program largely consists of clinical clerkships.

Education

The UVM College of Medicine offers both MD and MD/PhD programs. It enrolls approximately 100 students into the MD program, and four students into the MD/PhD program annually.

According to the institution, the UVM College of Medicine offers an "integrated" medical curriculum. This curriculum, known as the "Vermont Integrated Curriculum", or "VIC", is separated into three levels. Level one/foundations is focused on basic and clinical sciences and lasts 18 months. Level two/clinical clerkships is a 12-month period spent rotating through various clinical clerkships at Fletcher Allen Health Care and Maine Medical Center. In level three/advanced integration, students continue rotating through clinical clerkships and acting internships with additional responsibilities.

Rank

The UVM College of Medicine has been highly ranked for primary care according to US News and World Report's ranking of US medical schools.

Affiliations

The UVM College of Medicine is affiliated with two teaching hospitals, Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vermont, and Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. The affiliation with Maine Medical Center began in in the late 1970s and will end in 2011.

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