Sara B. Fazio

TL;DR: It is concluded that implementation of a longitudinal third-year curriculum, with only modest alterations in existing clinical training frameworks, is feasible and effective in meeting its stated goals.

TL;DR: To address the expanding fund of knowledge in the area and to ensure that an adequately trained force of preventive cardiovascular leaders will be available to primary care healthcare providers, the formulation of clinical competency criteria for the cardiovascular preventive specialist is needed.

TL;DR: Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, FACC, Chair Mark A. Nash,MD, F ACC, FACP, Chair, Kristin Newby, MD-FACC, FAHA Ileana Pina,MD-FAHA, Chair of the FACC/FAHA Steering Committee.

TL;DR: A majority of clerkship directors report that grade inflation still exists and many note students who passed despite the clerkship director believing they should have failed, which should be developed to address both of these problems.

TL;DR: By emphasizing personal responsibility, professionalism, and thinking skills over content transfer, the authors believe this curriculum will prepare students not only for the first day of practice but also for an uncertain future in the biological sciences, health and disease, and the nation's health care system, which they will encounter in the decades to come.