School of Medicine Medical Educational Program
The Creighton University School of Medicine medical educational program is made up of four components. Each component corresponds to the year that the student is matriculated.
Graduation Requirements
Please refer to the Graduation Requirements Policy within Section 8 Academic Standards of the MD Student Handbook.
Component I - First Year
Component I: New ERA Curriculum
Component I includes eight (8) required Clinically Integrated Blocks (CIB) in addition to interprofessional education activities and selectives. The year begins with a five-week Foundational Science Block that focuses on both social and basic sciences followed by seven sequential blocks generally organized by organ system. The New ERA Curriculum is vertically (organ system) and horizontally (disciplines) integrated.
Horizontal Integrated Disciplines (HID)
The Horizontal Integrated Disciplines (HID) extend across the curriculum. HID learning objectives are integrated into the Clinically Integrated Blocks. Students do not receive credit for the Horizontal Integrated Disciplines, however, student performance in each discipline will be tracked and reported to students at the end of each semester to allow identification of areas of weakness and guide further study. Horizontal disciplines require a minimum performance component internal to the school of medicine. Horizontal discipline performance will not be reported to the Registrar.
Interprofessional Education (IPE)
IPE is integrated into the medical school curriculum. Students are required to complete an online course, IPE 500 Introduction to Collaborative Care, on interprofessional education and three interprofessional education activities. Additional opportunities to interact and learn with other health professionals are interspersed throughout the Medical Education Program.
Component I Required Blocks (Courses)
Each Clinically Integrated Block will be topic-centered with vertical integration across all disciplines, inclusive of medical science, personal and professional development, and clinical skills training.
Please review Section 7 Medical Curriculum - Component I of the MD Student Handbook for a list and description of all required Component I courses.
GOLD SELECTIVES
GOLD Selectives are available to Component I and II students in four categories: (1) Student Interest Selectives (SIS) in the Humanities and Special Topics, (2) Guided Research Selectives (GRS), (3) Career Exploration Selectives (CES), and (4) Mission Outreach Selectives (MOS). Each GOLD Selective ranges from 0.5 to 1.0 credit hour. Preclerkship students are required to complete 1.5 credit hours of GOLD Selectives before advancement to Component III. Students must complete one SIS selective. Students receive information on the availability of Selectives offered in each semester of the pre-clerkship years during Orientation. Students can review the current GOLD Selective offerings on the EPC: Syllabus Archive BlueLine Site.
Component II - Second Year
Component II includes seven required Clinically Integrated Blocks (CIB) and a period of preparation of the USMLE Step 1. The M2 year begins with the Renal System followed by six additional system blocks. The last block is followed by a dedicated period of preparation for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Exam® (USMLE®), which includes a Guided Step 1 Review, time for self-directed study, and taking the USMLE® Step 1 exam. The year ends with a combination of orientation and clinical skills training in preparation for the M3 clinical rotations.
Horizontally Integrated Disciplines (HID)
The learning objectives of the Horizontal Integrated Disciplines, such as anatomy, physiology, or pathology, are integrated into the Clinically Integrated Blocks across the curriculum. Horizontal Integrated Disciplines do not appear on a student’s transcript; however, a student’s performance in each discipline is reported to the student at the end of each semester to identify areas of weakness and guide further study. Horizontal disciplines require a minimum performance level; failure to meet this level triggers a remediation plan.
Interprofessional Education (IPE)
Entering M2 students should have completed IPE 500. During the M2 year, students continue to participate in interprofessional education activities to fulfill the IPE passport requirement. Additional opportunities to interact and learn with other health professionals are interspersed throughout the Medical Education Program.
Component II includes active and experiential learning opportunities and small group case-based and team-based learning sessions. The Clinical Skills Training Curriculum continues from Component I with Ambulatory Clinic Experience, Early Hospital Experience, Interviewing, Clinical Skills Simulation and Interprofessional Education activities.
Component II Required Blocks (Courses)
Each Clinically Integrated Block will be topic-centered with vertical integration across all disciplines, inclusive of medical science, personal and professional development, and clinical skills training.
Please review Section 7 Medical Curriculum - Component II of the MD Student Handbook for a list and description of all required Component II courses.
GOLD Selectives
GOLD Selectives are available to Component I and II students in four categories: (1) Student Interest Selectives (SIS) in the Humanities and Special Topics, (2) Guided Research Selectives (GRS), (3) Career Exploration Selectives (CES), and (4) Mission Outreach Selectives (MOS). Each GOLD Selective ranges from 0.5 to 1.0 credit hour. Preclerkship students a required to complete 1.5 credit hours of GOLD Selectives before advancement to Component III. Students must complete one SIS selective. Students receive information on the availability of Selectives offered in each semester of the pre-clerkship years during Orientation. Students can review the current GOLD Selective offerings on the EPC: Syllabus Archive BlueLine Site.
Component III - Third Year
Class of 2025
Component III is organized into 8 clerkships and 2 electives. Additionally, it includes the longitudinal course M3 Gold Track and a two-week IDC 370 Step 2 Guided Review course. The first clerkship rotation begins early in May, and the last clerkship rotation ends in April. The academic year ends with the completion of IDC 370 Step 2 Guided Review.
Component III students are required to complete all clerkship rotations at Creighton University School of Medicine – affiliated hospitals and clinics.
The third year includes 52 credits hours:
- The core clinical clerkships (44 credit hours)
- Selectives (4 credit hours)
- M3 Gold Track (2 credit hours)
- IDC 370 Step 2 Guided Review (2 credit hours)
Students are scheduled into seven groups that rotate through the clerkships.
Component III Required Clerkships
Please review Section 7 Medical Curriculum - Component III of the MD Student Handbook for a list and description of all required Component III courses.
Selective Courses
Students in the third year must take two, two-credit-hour selectives. Students can review the list of electives on the EPC Syllabus Archive BlueLine Site.
Component IV - Fourth Year
Class of 2024
The fourth year prepares students for residency and provides a chance to explore their own interests in specialized areas of medical practice. Each student must complete at least 40 weeks of courses that include 12 weeks of required coursework and 26 weeks of elective coursework.
At the beginning of the fourth-year students are required to:
- Take the USMLE Step 2 CK exam between completion of the Step 2 Review Course and July 1.
Required Coursework (40 weeks)
- Clinical Electives: Minimum 28 weeks that must include the following:
- CU SOM Critical Care Selective: 4 weeks One Required CU SOM 4-week critical care selective
- CU SOM Sub-Internship or a Critical Care Selective: 4 weeks One Required CU SOM 4-week sub-internship selective or a second CU SOM 4-week critical care selective
- The remaining 20 weeks of required clinical electives may include:
- Up to 12 weeks of extramural electives
- No more than three essentially identical electives
- One 4-week capstone selective
- The remaining 8 weeks may include clinical and/or non-clinical electives.
Component IV Course Groups
Critical Care Selectives provide the student with experience in caring for inpatients with life-threatening illnesses. Critical Care Selectives may require overnight and weekend call.
Sub-internships (Sub-Is) provide students with experience and preparation for inpatient medical care. Sub-Is are available in Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Psychiatry, or Neurology. When students are performing a Sub-I, regardless of department, they should act in all capacities as an intern, albeit with a smaller number of patients and greater supervision. The experience should include call if possible and may include outpatient medical care.
Extramural Electives are clinical electives completed at approved LCME-accredited medical schools, ACGME-accredited residency programs, and/or military hospitals/clinics subject to limitations recommended by the Coalition for Physician Accountability.
Non-clinical Electives are not required but are optional electives that are part of the four year curriculum. Students may complete a maximum of 10 weeks of non-clinical electives in addition to the required 2-week Step 2 Guided Review course.
Essentially Identical Electives: Generally, students are not allowed to successfully complete a course more than once. The only exception is that students can complete three of the same M4 clinical electives if one is a CU course and the other two are extramural electives. Different sub-specialty electives within the same department are not considered essentially identical.
A complete listing of available Component IV Elective/Selective Courses offered is provided to M4 students during the Spring semester prior to Component IV. Elective/Selective courses are offered in the following subject areas:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Interdepartmental Courses (IDC) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| IDC 410 | Simulation Elective | 4 |
| IDC 412 | Clinical Moral Perception, Art, and Medicine | 4 |
| IDC 413 | Anatomy | 4 |
| IDC 419 | Medicine as Ministry: Death and Dying | 2 |
| IDC 420 | Is Healthcare a Human Right? | 4 |
| IDC 462 | Medical Informatics | 4 |
| IDC 482 | Minority Health Disparities-Issues & Strategies | 2 |
| IDC 485 | LGBTQIA Health Disparities: Issues and Strategies | 2 |
| IDC 497 | Directed Independent Research | 4 |
| IDC 498 | Directed Independent Study | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology (ANE) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| ANE 470 | Anesthesiology Pain Medicine | 4 |
| ANE 498 | Anesthesiology Extramural | 1-8 |
| Selective Courses | ||
| ANE 450 | Neuroanesthesia Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| ANE 451 | Introduction to Anesthesiology | 4 |
| ANE 461 | Introduction to Anesthesiology | 4 |
| ANE 465 | Anesthesiology Capstone | 4 |
| ANE 473 | Anesthesiology Capstone | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Sciences (BMS) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| BMS 461 | Gross Anatomy | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine (FAP) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| FAP 425 | St. Vincent De Paul Medical & Dental Clinic | 1-5 |
| FAP 435 | Urgent Care | 4 |
| FAP 438 | Respite Care for the Homeless | 4 |
| FAP 442 | Palliative Care | 4 |
| FAP 442A | Palliative Care | 4 |
| FAP 444 | Rural Health Care | 2-4 |
| FAP 446 | Family Medicine-Solaid/Cambodia | 4 |
| FAP 460 | Hospice Care Of The Terminally Ill | 4 |
| FAP 460A | Hospice for Terminal Illness | 4 |
| FAP 464 | Private Family Medicine | 4 |
| FAP 481 | Longitudinal COPC Public Health Endowed Research | 4 |
| FAP 498 | Family Practice Extramural | 1-8 |
| Selective Courses | ||
| FAP 440 | Inpatient Family Medicine Sub-Internship | 4 |
| FAP 461 | Inpatient Family Medicine Sub-internship | 4 |
| FAP 461A | Inpatient Family Medicine Sub-Internship | 2 |
| FAP 462 | Rural Family Medicine Sub-internship | 4 |
| FAP 469 | Family Medicine Capstone | 4 |
| FAP 476 | Family Medicine Capstone (PRC) | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MIC) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| MIC 463 | Topics in Immunology/Application to Clinical Medicine | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine (MED) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| MED 416 | Clinical Allergy/Immunology | 4 |
| MED 417 | Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism | 2 |
| MED 420 | Infectious Diseases Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| MED 427 | Genitourinary Oncology | 1-5 |
| MED 428 | Geriatrics | 4 |
| MED 431 | Dermatology | 4 |
| MED 433 | Dermatology | 4 |
| MED 435 | Medical Hematology/Oncology/Palliative Care | 4 |
| MED 436 | Research in Med Hem/Onc/Palliative Care and Primer in Bio-Stats | 4 |
| MED 439 | Emergency Medicine | 4 |
| MED 442 | Inpatient Cardiology | 4 |
| MED 448 | Inpatient Cardiology Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| MED 449 | Renal Medicine-Critical Care | 4 |
| MED 452 | Emergency Medicine - Dominican Republic | 4 |
| MED 453 | Introduction to Global Health | 2-4 |
| MED 456 | Gastrointestinal Medicine | 4 |
| MED 458 | Pulmonary/Lung Transplant | 4 |
| MED 465 | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 4 |
| MED 468 | Infectious Diseases Sub-Internship | 4 |
| MED 469 | Rheumatology | 4 |
| MED 470 | ILAC Outpatient Medicine-Dominican Republic | 4 |
| MED 486 | Medical Education Elective | 4 |
| MED 498 | Medicine Extramural | 4 |
| MED 795 | Evidence Based Medicine - Independent Study | 4 |
| Selective Courses | ||
| MED 401 | General Medicine Sub-Internship | 4 |
| MED 410 | Pulmonary/Critical care | 4 |
| MED 412 | Pulmonary Diseases Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| MED 422 | Renal Medicine Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| MED 471 | Emergency Medicine Sub-Internship | 4 |
| MED 472 | Critical Care Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| MED 481 | Pulmonary/Intensive Care Unit | 4 |
| MED 482 | Emergency Medicine Sub-Internship | 4 |
| MED 484 | Intensive Care Unit | 4 |
| MED 487 | Internal Med Sub-internship | 4 |
| MED 490 | Critical Care Medicine | 2-4 |
| MED 491 | Internal Medicine Capstone | 4 |
| MED 492 | Internal Medicine Capstone | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Neurology (NEU) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| NEU 401 | General Neurology Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| NEU 462 | General Neurology | 2 |
| NEU 498 | Neurology Extramural | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBG) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| OBG 462 | OB/GYN Sub-Internship (Immanuel) (OMA) | 4 |
| OBG 464 | Prenatal Diagnosis | 4 |
| OBG 466 | Gynecology Oncology | 4 |
| OBG 467 | General Obstetrics - Foreign Service (Dominican Republic) | 4 |
| OBG 470 | Gynecologic Surgery | 4 |
| OBG 472 | Inpatient Gynecology | 4 |
| OBG 474 | OB/GYN Sub-Internship (CUMC Bergan) (OMA) | 4 |
| OBG 479 | Clinical Research in Advanced Gynecology | 4 |
| OBG 481 | Maternal Fetal Medicine Research | 4 |
| OBG 498 | Obstetrics and Gynecology Extramural | 4 |
| Selective Courses | ||
| OBG 461 | High Risk OB Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| OBG 468 | OB/GYN Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| OBG 477 | Gynecologic Oncology Sub-Internship | 4 |
| OBG 483 | Detection and Management of High Risk Pregnancy Sub-Internship | 4 |
| OBG 489 | Obstetrics & Gynecology Capstone | 4 |
| OBG 490 | Obstetrics and Gynecology Capstone | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pathology (PTG) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| PTG 402 | Molecular Genetics in Oncology | 4 |
| PTG 461 | Introduction to Pathology Practice | 4 |
| PTG 467 | Survey of Pathology Practice | 2 |
| PTG 468 | Microbial Laboratory Diagnosis | 4 |
| PTG 498 | Pathology Extramural | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics (PDT) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| PDT 420 | Pediatric Endocrinology | 4 |
| PDT 421 | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | 4 |
| PDT 422 | Pediatric Rheumatology | 4 |
| PDT 423 | Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition | 4 |
| PDT 424 | Medical Care for Homeless and At-Risk Kids and Teens | 4 |
| PDT 425 | Pediatric Cardiology | 4 |
| PDT 426 | Pediatric Urology | 4 |
| PDT 427 | Pediatric Dermatology (PRC) | 4 |
| PDT 428 | Pediatric Rheumatology | 4 |
| PDT 430 | Pediatric Sports Medicine | 4 |
| PDT 431 | Introduction to Inpatient Rehabilitation | 1-5 |
| PDT 440 | Breastfeeding Medicine | 4 |
| PDT 442 | General Pediatrics Outpatient/Nursery | 4 |
| PDT 444 | Anatomic and Clinical Pathology | 4 |
| PDT 446 | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| PDT 450 | Pediatric Orthopedics | 4 |
| PDT 459 | Pediatric Genetics and Metabolic Disease | 4 |
| PDT 463 | Pediatrics Infectious Disease Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| PDT 466 | Pediatric Cardiology | 4 |
| PDT 467 | Pediatric Neurology | 4 |
| PDT 468 | Pediatric Gastroenterology | 4 |
| PDT 469 | Pediatric Endocrinology Services | 4 |
| PDT 470 | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Service | 4 |
| PDT 471 | Pediatric Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 4 |
| PDT 472 | General Pediatrics | 4 |
| PDT 477 | Clinical Genetics/Dysmorphology | 4 |
| PDT 478 | Pediatric Nephrology | 4 |
| PDT 480 | Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect | 4 |
| PDT 483 | Pediatric Neurology | 4 |
| PDT 487 | Family-Centered Patient Care | 4 |
| PDT 488 | Pediatric Allergy and Immunology | 4 |
| PDT 494 | Pediatric Urgent Care | 4 |
| PDT 498 | Pediatrics Extramural | 4 |
| Selective Courses | ||
| PDT 451 | Pediatrics Capstone | 4 |
| PDT 460 | Pediatric Inpatient Sub-Internship | 4 |
| PDT 461 | Pediatric Critical Care Sub-Internship (OMA) | 1-8 |
| PDT 464 | Neonatal Intensive Care Services Sub-Internship (OMA) | 2-4 |
| PDT 473 | Advanced Pediatrics | 4 |
| PDT 474 | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 4 |
| PDT 475 | Pediatric Pulmonology | 4 |
| PDT 484 | Pediatric Critical Care Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| PDT 485 | Neonatology Critical Care | 4 |
| PDT 486 | Inpatient Pediatrics Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| PDT 490 | Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| PMR 401 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 1-8 |
| PMR 421 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 4 |
| PMR 425 | Pain Management (PRC) | 4 |
| PMR 498 | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Extramural | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Preventive Medicine and Public Health (PMH) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| PMH 462 | Clinical Genetics | 1-8 |
| PMH 470 | Preventive Ophthalmology (Dominican Republic) | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (PBS) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| PBS 410 | General Hospital Psychiatry Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| PBS 414 | Pediatric Psychiatry (PRC) | 4 |
| PBS 420 | Special Topics in Psychiatry | 4 |
| PBS 446 | Adult Outpatient Partial Program Elective | 4 |
| PBS 462 | Clinical Psychopharmacology | 4 |
| PBS 463 | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 4 |
| PBS 463A | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | 2 |
| PBS 464 | Psychiatry Research | 4 |
| PBS 467 | Geriatric Psychiatry | 4 |
| PBS 467A | Geriatric Psychiatry | 2 |
| PBS 472 | Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| PBS 472A | Adult Inpatient Psychiatry | 2 |
| PBS 474 | Mood Disorders and Their Treatment | 4 |
| PBS 474A | Mood Disorders & Treatment | 2 |
| PBS 475 | Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| PBS 476 | Special Topics in Psychiatry | 4 |
| PBS 479 | Addictions | 4 |
| PBS 479A | Addictions | 2 |
| PBS 482 | Trans-Cultural and Community Psychiatry | 4 |
| PBS 482A | Trans-Cultural/Comm Psychiatry | 2 |
| PBS 483 | Domestic Violence Practicum | 4 |
| PBS 486 | Narratives in Illness | 4 |
| PBS 498 | Psychiatry Extramural | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Radiation Oncology (RON) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| RON 410 | Radiation Medicine PRC | 4 |
| RON 498 | Radiation Oncology Externship | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Radiology (RAD) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| RAD 450 | Interventional Radiology | 4 |
| RAD 455 | Musculoskeletal Radiology Elective | 2-5 |
| RAD 460 | Diagnostic Radiology | 4 |
| RAD 463 | Diagnostic Radiology | 4 |
| RAD 464 | Radiology Oncology | 4 |
| RAD 465 | Angio/Interventional | 4 |
| RAD 498 | Radiology Extramural | 4 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Surgery (SUR) | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| SUR 401 | Selective in Trauma | 4 |
| SUR 401A | Selective in Trauma | 2 |
| SUR 405 | General Surgery Sub-Internship (Red) (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 405A | Selective in General Surgery | 2 |
| SUR 411 | Orthopedic Surgery Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 412 | Advanced Surgical Prep | 4 |
| SUR 414 | Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 415 | Urology (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 416 | Surgery Research | 4 |
| SUR 419 | Head and Neck Surgery Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 420 | Trauma/Acute Care Surgery (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 422 | General Surgery Sub-Internship (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 424 | General Thoracic Surgery (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 425 | Otolaryngology (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 431 | Pediatric Surgery (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 432 | General & Oncology Surgery Sub-Internship (OMA) | 2-4 |
| SUR 432A | Selective in Oncology/Surgery | 2 |
| SUR 433 | Urology Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 436 | Urology/Gynecology (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 450 | Otolaryngology Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 460 | Vascular Surgery (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 472 | Neurological Surgery Sub-Internship (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 472A | Selective Neurological Surgery | 2 |
| SUR 474 | Ophthalmology (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 475 | Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Elective (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 475A | Selective in Orthopedic Surgery | 2 |
| SUR 476 | Otolaryngology (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 479 | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 486 | Burns - St. Elizabeth's Hospital (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 489 | Selective in Pediatric Ophthalmology | 4 |
| SUR 498 | Surgery Extramural | 4 |
| Selective Courses | ||
| SUR 485 | Surgical Intensive Care Unit | 1-4 |
| SUR 491 | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (OMA) | 4 |
| SUR 494 | Neurological Surgery - Barrow (PRC) | 4 |
| SUR 495 | Surgery Capstone | 4 |
| SUR 496 | Surgery Capstone (PRC) | 4 |
Clinical Education & Simulation Center
The mission of the Simulation Education Center shall be to assist health sciences faculty in the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational sessions for Creighton University health sciences learners at various levels of training. We exist to enhance the learning process and increase learner satisfaction with their educational experiences. We promote faculty development and are committed to the advancement of excellence in education at Creighton University so that graduates are able to provide comprehensive and safe patient care. The goals and objective for all of our activities are designed to provide learners with opportunities to demonstrate clinical competence in a safe and constructive environment. Learners are given opportunities to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of skills, while showing compassion and sensitivity to patient needs and concerns. Learners are taught to work as a team and are encouraged to reflect upon their experiences. Educational sessions are designed to promote an awareness of, and responsiveness to, the larger context and system of health care and the ability to call upon system resources to provide quality patient care. It is our goal to foster professional behavior that acknowledges the mission and vision of Creighton University.