Academics
An M.D. Program Built at the Nexus of Engineering and Innovation
The Carle Illinois M.D. program is designed for creative innovators ready to lead the revolution in healthcare delivery as physician-leaders and physician-innovators.
Paradigm-shifting curriculum
Our curriculum breaks the mold. A non-traditional approach to learning means empowering you to be a future physician-innovator who thinks differently and provides even better patient care.
Active learning for energetic thinkers
Immerse yourself in our case-driven, problem-based, active learning environment where clinical experience, engineering and innovation are central to training exceptional physicians.
Medical Education Facilitators
Our medical education facilitators are world-class educators who walk hand-in-hand with you throughout your medical education, developing you into a self-directed problem-solver ready to tackle health care’s greatest challenges.
Early Clinical Exposure
Early clinical exposure—starting in your second week of med school—provides opportunities to apply real-life patient experiences to your classroom curriculum. As a first-year student, you’ll practice physical diagnosis skills weekly in the clinic under the mentorship of a consistent physician preceptor. You’ll start your Family Medicine Clerkship your second year at Carle Illinois.
Capstone Projects
Harness your peak creativity through Innovation, Design, Engineering and Analysis (IDEA) projects. You will generate new ideas to improve healthcare challenges during each clinical clerkship. One of your IDEA projects will be selected as your capstone project and will potentially translate to new approaches, technologies and treatments.
Mentor Program
Carle Illinois students take part in our comprehensive health and wellness program, where they are placed in innovation pods to build family-like bonds while at Carle Illinois. Here, they are surrounded by peers and multiple mentors, including physician-mentors, who will guide them throughout their medical education.