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Our study revealed an increased incidence of ARF in diabetic versus non-diabetic patients but no association between use of exenatide or sitagliptin and ARF. Because of the limitations of this observational analysis, we cannot exclude the possibility of a very small increased risk.

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In 1999-2000, we restructured the clinical core year into eight-week modules allowing us to gather the entire class, in between clerkships, for intersessions. We phased in two intersession weeks in 2000-2001 and are implementing three intersession weeks in 2001-2002 (October, February, and June). In the evaluations of the first year's intersessions students valued the opportunity to gather together, to process their clinical experience, and to utilize their clinical experience to drive learning in important, clinically relevant areas that are not consistently taught in the clerkships. Evaluations from the first intersession of the second cycle further underscore the preference for learning experiences that are highly relevant to the clinical year (e.g., practicing efficient search strategies to quickly answer clinical questions, utilizing systematic reviews, discussing ethics cases from the students' experiences) and the benefits of faculty facilitated small-group discussions over lecture time. The advances in science sessions are most effective when they focus on advances in diseases that students are likely to have encountered. In our next phase, we will use Web-based interfaces to collect cases from students on clerkships and to promote discussion of topics in anticipation of the next intersession. As we continue to refine intersessions, our experience so far provides good evidence to support intersessions as a successful curricular innovation.

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