Discovery Phase Courses and Leadership

First Year

 
Second Year

Principles 1 ​(P1)
Course Description
EPS | Deborah Elliott, Gabriella Knight
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Course Directors

• Neena Gupta, MD
• Lisa Hall, PhD
• Mary O'Brien, MD

USMLE Step 1 Success: Key Topics & Strategies (SS1)
Course Description 
EPS | Deborah Elliott
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Course Directors

• Howard Sachs, MD

Principles 2 ​(P2)
Course Description 
EPS | Gabriella Knight, Paula Halligan
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Course Directors

• Mara Epstein, ScD, ScM
• Jill Zitzewitz, PhD

Cardiovascular System (CVS)​
Course Description 
EPS | Therence Ntihinduka, SJ Penniman
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Course Directors

• Michael Fahey, MD
• Matthew McGuiness, Md, MEd

Blood, Immunity, and Infection (BII)​
Course Description  
EPS | Therence Ntihinduka, Deborah Elliott
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Course Directors

• Samuel Behar, MD, PhD
• Shyam Patel, MD, PhD
• Read​ Pukkila-Worley, MD
• Christopher​ Sassetti, PhD

Respiratory System (RESP)​
Course Description
EPS | Paula Halligan, Therence Ntihinduka 
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Course Directors

• Ted Kremer, MD
• William Wong, DO

Skin & Musculoskeletal System (SMS) ​
Course Description 
EPS | Paula Halligan, Therence Ntihinduka 
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Course Directors

• Lela Giannaris, PhD
• Jessica Salerni, DO, MEd

Urinary System (URI)
Course Description
EPS | SJ Penniman, Paula Halligan
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Course Directors

• Jason Kurland, MD
• Maged Soliman, MD, PhD

Nervous System and Behavior (NSB)​
Course Description 
EPS | Deborah Elliott, Paula Halligan
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Course Directors

• Kate Daniello, MD
• Susan Gagliardi, PhD
• Isha Jalnapurkar, MD
  
  

Endocrine and Reproductive Systems ​(ERS)
Course Description
EPS | Gabriella Knight, Paula Halligan
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Course Directors

• Mark O'Connor, MD
• Maged Soliman, MD, PhD
• Susan Zweizig, MD

Gastrointestinal System (GI) ​
Course Description
EPS | SJ Penniman, Deborah Elliott
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Course Directors

• Jeanmarie Houghton, MD, PhD
• Christopher Marshall, MD

Both First and Second Years

Early Clinical Learning (ECL)
EPS | Chris Ives, Malik Lauder
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Course Directors

• Apeksha Tripathi, MD, MPH
• Christine MacGinnis, DO

ECL Small Group Director

• Elizabeth Ferzacca, MD, AAHIVS

Hosptial Sessions Director

• Garima Sarda, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP

Physical Diagnosis Director

• Gary Blanchard, MD

Course Directors

• Jennifer Carey, MD
• Michael Fahey, MD