Record enrollment for UC Davis 3-year medical school program - UC Davis Health
(SACRAMENTO) In his first days of medical school this past summer, Semaj Hornbuckle absorbed a series of fast-paced topics that most students don't encounter until much later in their studies. He learned how to write detailed notes on patient medical conditions. He discovered how to take accurate readings of vital signs. He even picked up techniques from seasoned professors on how to perform a physical examination. By the end of a dizzying first week, Hornbuckle and a select group of classmates from the UC Davis School of Medicine took the next step of their academic journey: They headed off campus and walked nervously into an outpatient clinic where they cared for patients under the supervision of experienced physician mentors. In the majority of U.S. medical schools, students begin their clerkships, their most important clinical experience, in their third year. But UC Davis is not your typical school. Hornbuckle and nine classmates are part o...