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From the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester (Tulgan, DeMarco, Pugnaire), the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Me (DeMarco, Buser), and Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass (Tulgan).

Address correspondence to Henry Tulgan, MD, Associate Dean and Director of Medical Education, Berkshire Medical Center, 725 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201-4132. E-mail: HTulgan{at}bhs1.org

Although combined osteopathic and allopathic medical programs are well established for graduate medical education and continuing medical education, little has been published in the literature about such integration at the undergraduate level. The authors describe the preliminary efforts of a joint clinical clerkship program with students from regional osteopathic and allopathic medical schools at a major community teaching hospital in New England. Osteopathic principles and practice are consistently reinforced, exposing students from both medical backgrounds to them. It is hoped that this pilot program serves as a model for developing similar combined programs throughout the United States.