Brody School of Medicine Distinction Track Programs
Professional development is enhanced by allowing students to independently pursue an area of interest reflecting the core values that led them to select a medical career. The Distinction Tracks allow motivated students to pursue these interests in a rigorous, longitudinal approach, culminating with a capstone portfolio. Mentors work closely with students throughout the 4 years of medical school, guiding and evaluating their progress.
Brody School of Medicine offers four Distinction Tracks related to core missions of the school. Together, these Distinction Tracks provide a mechanism to formally recognize the exceptional accomplishments of medical students.
Each of the four programs have unique content and learning objectives, but they use a similar adult learning theory model, emphasizing experiential learning and mentored project completion. However, leadership is component embedded in all of the programs. The specific capabilities and competencies are taught using different activities or experiences, but there are some unifying transformational leadership themes across each distinction track program. Leadership themes include: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading Change.
Are you an M1 student wondering what the Distinction Tracks Program is all about? Would you like to learn more about the tracks we offer?
Join us, Monday October 7th, at 3pm in the BSOM 2W-Suite for a meet and greet with our track directors and an ice cream social!
To find out more about the application process please visit our information page
Fall 2024 Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities Certificate Graduates
Eight Brody School of Medicine Service-Learning Distinction Track Scholars were among the fifth cohort of medical students to complete the Graduate Certificate in Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities. These scholars successfully completed graduate level coursework in African American Health, Global Public Health, Ethnic Health and Health Disparities and the Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health and Health Disparities. To complete the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) Online Certificate, each Brody medical students also completed a Capstone Experience paper which captured what they learned from each course as well as how to apply this new knowledge to their medical expertise and career.
To learn more about the ERHD certificate program, please visit https://erhd.ecu.edu.
Health System Transformation and Leadership
prepares students with advanced expertise in patient safety, quality improvement, and inter-professional team-based care, with emphasis on leadership and change management skill development.
Medical Education & Teaching
prepares students to be effective medical educators and develops their interest in academic medicine.
Research
allows students to pursue clinical, basic science and translational research to characterize the mechanisms of diseases and the therapies used to improve health.
Service-Learning
prepares, encourages and supports medical students who work domestically and internationally with medically under-served, marginalized, and rural populations during their medical school career.
Distinction Track Programs Fund
This fund provides support to the Distinction Track Programs within the Brody School of Medicine. Expenditures may be used for, but are not limited to, registration and travel for students to attend conferences or meetings, supplies needed for activities, event expenses, and other expenses related to the success of the program.