Why is Medical School Four Years? Exploring Accelerated Three-Year MD Programs (Building Better Curriculum) - June 25, 2025

Includes a Live Web Event on 06/25/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

This webinar updates the community on the current state of accelerated three-year medical programs and pathways (A3YP) in the United States. The session will introduce participants to several models of A3YP, including both small programs within traditional four-year schools as well as two models of stand-alone medical school that have embraced a three-year curriculum for their entire student body. Participants will learn about the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathways/Programs (CAMPP) as a group that has come together with the expressed purpose of promoting, enhancing, and evaluating the processes and outcomes related to accelerated medical training . Aggregate outcome measures of A3YP will be highlighted. Lastly, the session will describe the use of the AAMC AACOM Curriculum SCOPE Survey as a tool to help understand nationwide trends in medical education.

The AAMC is committed to providing inclusive sessions for all learners/participants. All sessions will be close-captioned. Please contact Kaitlyn at curriculum@aamc.org to request additional accommodations.

Please visit the AAMC Building Better Curriculum Webinars webpage for a complete list of events and special programming.

Judith Brenner, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education

NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Dr. Judith Brenner, MD serves as the senior associate dean for medical education at the NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, a fully three-year medical school. She is an internist whose work has spanned the continuum of medical education. She currently chairs the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA).

Joan Cangiarella, MD

Senior Associate Dean of Education and Faculty, Director of the Accelerated 3-year MD Pathway

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Dr. Joan Cangiarella, MD is the Senior Associate Dean for Education, Faculty and Academic Affairs at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Director of the Accelerated Three-Year MD Pathway, the Elaine Langone Professor in the Department of Pathology. Dr. Cangiarella oversees faculty appointments, promotions, and tenure at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She leads the Accelerated Three-Year MD Pathway and the Consortium of Medical Schools with Accelerated Pathway Programs (CAMPP).

Catherine L. Coe, MD

Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Catherine Coe is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and the Assistant Dean for the Clinical Curriculum at the University of North Carolina. She helped to establish the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program, an accelerated three-year medical school curriculum with a directed pathway to a UNC-affiliated residency program, followed by three years of service to the state of North Carolina. Through her leadership, the FIRST Program expanded to four specialties and each of our statewide campus partners. Dr. Coe received her medical degree from the University of Washington and trained as a resident and Chief Resident at the University of North Carolina Family Medicine Residency Program.

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