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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Dear Norton College of Medicine Class of 2028+:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Just a reminder that your fall course directors have spent some time identifying key content and concepts that, whether from required undergraduate pre-requisite coursework or your first-year
med school courses, are necessary foundations for semester 3 course success and preparation for the USMLE Step 1 exam. This content is posted the UME Office Brightspace page, under
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mylearning.suny.edu/d2l/le/content/247269/Home__;!!GobTDDpD7A!O8rzk--2UOjqCh3d6pB_5pFD_DB90s8a16GPm1W1WyKt_3xWtxzHyTiKSqtLYHVwwD4ay44GmrHY1nSXgrB2LtU$">Semester 3 (Phase 1 – Preclerkship) > Summer Module.</a> While we won’t be tracking if you’ve watched these videos, your upcoming course directors have identified understanding of this material
before starting their course as critical. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We know that you may have questions. We hope to answer all of them when you return, but if there is anything that you need in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to reach out via
<a href="mailto:UME@upstate.edu">UME@upstate.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Rebecca Greenblatt, PhD, Assistant Dean for Phase 1 Foundational Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Rachel Hopkins, MD, Assistant Dean for Phase 1 Clinical Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">SUNY Upstate Medical University <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Undergraduate Medical Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Norton College of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Setnor Hall -Suite 4508<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">750 East Adams Street <br>
Syracuse, NY 13210 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://www.upstate.edu/ume"><span style="color:blue">www.upstate.edu/ume</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">315-464-3826</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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