 The Colleges were established to "foster camaraderie, networking, advising, mentoring, professionalism, clinical skills, and scholarship" in 2005.In each incoming class, 30 students are assigned to each College, and each College is further subdivided into six "molecules" of five students each.Each molecule is advised and taught by a faculty advisor, who instructs them in "Clinical Foundations of Medicine", a core first-year course, and continue advising them throughout their 4 years of medical school.