Development and Implementation of an Experiential Longitudinal Health Systems Science Thread Into an Existing Medical School Curriculum.

Problem: Medical school graduates enter a complex health care delivery system involving interprofessional teamwork and multifaceted value-based patient care decisions. However, current curricula on health systems science (HSS) are piecemeal, lecture based, and confined to preclinical training.

Approach: The VISTA program is a longitudinal, immersive learning curriculum integrated into the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine curriculum between 2016 and 2018.