MD Longitudinal Teacher/Coach Program

A major strength of the ForWard Curriculum is that each student is paired with a longitudinal teacher/coach (LTC). This pairing provides individual academic coaching, with continuity between teacher and learner, and facilitates competency-based skill development across all phases of our curriculum.

LTCs are faculty who are primarily responsible for facilitating the Patient-Centered Education (PaCE) Case groups during Phase 1. LTCs lead all clinical skills learning sessions, which use standardized patients to teach physical examination, medical history-taking and communication skills. They create a supportive learning environment, build teamwork skills and professionalism, and offer feedback based on their own observations as well as those of other faculty and peers. As academic coaches, LTCs teach self-assessment skills as part of lifelong learning and help students develop plans to achieve their educational and personal goals. As part of this process, they ensure students meet the milestones of graduation competencies.