Family Medicine Clerkship

Catalog description

Each student will spend six weeks in a family medicine clerkship working directly with one or more family medicine physicians in the settings of either a county hospital, HMO outpatient clinic or a community private practice outpatient office. In each of these settings, the students will have the opportunity to participate in the treatment of a variety of common conditions that present in a typical community setting. Students will hone their skills in communication, medical history taking, clinical examination, medical knowledge, and professionalism. There will be exposure to healthcare systems where students will gain insight into barriers to care and means to optimize systems that deliver care. Special emphasis will be placed on learning preventative care, end of life issues, and health screening programs. Students’ exposure to a wide variety of illnesses and performance of commonly used procedures will be tracked electronically.