Table 1.

Overview of the curriculum for the year.

June – August	Kickoff Event Intensive Summer Institute for 5 weeks Scholar have one free day each week for lab (thesis) work, depending on rotations
Fall Quarter	Directed Reading of the Literature Grant Writing Course Learning Groups meet monthly (1 hr) Patient Management Conference (2 hrs) Group trip to local scientific conference (optional)
Winter Quarter	Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Learning Groups meet monthly (1 hr) Patient Management Conference (2 hrs)
Spring Quarter	Team Science Course Learning Groups meet monthly (1 hr) Patient Management Conference (2 hrs) Day trip to local biotechnology companies, such as Genentech (optional) Wrap-up Event