Doctoring is a required 15-month, three-course program that combines instruction and assessment in both clinical skills and professional development. 

The Doctoring curriculum consists of classroom learning and early exposure to patients and medical practice. Students attend small group sessions taught by medical (MD) and social and behavioral science (SBS) faculty. Together with standardized patients in a simulated exam room setting, faculty teach students basic clinical skills, including medical interviewing, history taking, and physical diagnosis, while emphasizing professional conduct.

Skills learned in the classroom are reinforced by clinical experiences in which students work alongside physician-mentors at a community-based practice for 6-9 half-days per semester, observing doctor-patient interactions and applying the skills they will need as physicians.