Carol Nichols, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Foundational Science at the new Methodist University-Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine (MCFV). She serves as the Associate Dean and Chair for Foundational Sciences. Dr. Nichols is a gross anatomist by training and has over two decades of experience developing and improving various curricula. She is part of the leadership team at MCFV that is building an innovative curriculum that blends best practices from the Clinical Presentation Curriculum framework and Case-Based-Learning.