Radiologic-pathologic-clinical correlation in mechanisms of disease course

The interdisciplinary approach to medical education has often been deficient in medical school curricula. Because of the nonintegrated approach to medical education, problem solving capabilities are not fostered. The clinical presentation of a patient, the imaging modalities used to investigate the patient, and the ultimate pathologic diagnosis are frequently not correlated. At the University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, radiology coordinates, along with pathology and the various clinical medicine sections, a Mechanisms of Disease course for sophomore students. This course serves as a "bridge" between the basic sciences (first two years) and the clinical years (last two years). We utilize a Radiologic-Pathologic-Clinical (RPC) correlation approach to problem-solving and algorithms to teach proper problem-solving techniques.