Medicine

You’ll get to enter clinic in your very first week of medical school.
You’ll learn to assess social, behavioral, economic, and cultural factors impacting health outcomes.
You’ll practice determining the best holistic approach to health and disease management for your patients.
Because of the longitudinal component, VPIL allows students to develop deep and genuine relationships with students from other programs and their clinical preceptor.
Developing a relationship with a preceptor can develop into opportunities, such as research and quality improvement projects, which are required components for the School of Medicine. VPIL students are offered an intimate understanding of their clinical workspace, helping to facilitate completion of quality improvement requirements.
The Capstone poster can be listed on your CV as an academic poster presentation.
Some students have presented their VPIL work at national conferences.
When applying to residency, many VPIL students report that involvement in VPIL helped to set them apart and give them a unique aspect to their application.

All rising first-year medicine students are encouraged to apply; there are no special requirements.
Access the Medical Student Application starting April 1
Faculty will review applications and conduct phone interviews to choose ten medicine participants for VPIL.

In the first year of medical school, VPIL takes the place of CCX. What this means is that while other students are in their continuity clinic (CCX), you are in VPIL clinic.
After successful completion of VPIL, students will be able to waive Immersion phase requirements such as Interprofessional Education (IPE) 1 and 2.

VPIL has adapted over the years to the changes in the School of Medicine curriculum.
VPIL continues as a commitment to interprofessional education and practice, including components of social justice, social determinants of health, and improving patient care.