{"id":2206,"date":"2010-03-16T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:40:18","slug":"medical-student-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Student Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The School of Medicine launched its new curriculum, Translational Education at Carolina (TEC 2.0) in August 2023. TEC 2.0 is composed of three phases: Foundation Phase (formerly Years 1 and 2), Application Phase (formerly year 3) and Individualization Phase (formerly year 4). For more information on TEC 2.0, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/\">https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/curriculum\/curriculum-overview\/<\/a>. UNC Dermatology offers several educational experiences for medical students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: center\">What can we help you find?<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"quick-links_bg\"><aside class=\"widget\"><h3>\n   <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/preclinical-years-1-2\">PreClinical (Years 1 &amp; 2) (Foundation Phase)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/graduate-years-3-4\">Clinical (Years 3 &amp; 4) (Application Phase\/Individualization Phase)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/visiting-students\">Visiting Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/medical-education\/medical-student-education\/research-opportunities\">Research Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-6\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-e1624995423202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7484 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/511\/2021\/06\/BlasiakRachel-wc-2021-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/derm\/directory\/rachel-blasiak-md\/\">Rachel Blasiak, MD<\/a><br \/>\nDirector, Medical Student Education<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can we help you find? 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