Rural Primary Care Selective

Catalog description

This course offers an immersive experience into rural family medicine, exploring the complexities of longitudinal patient care at Duke Primary Care Oxford. Students will gain insight into the breadth of ambulatory family medicine, participating in preventive and acute primary care for newborns through centenarians. Components of this selective will include clinical observation, hands-on patient care, and interactive didactic sessions. By the end of the course, students will develop skills to successfully conduct patient interviews and exams, perform oral presentations, critically review medical literature, and gain insight into health determinants affecting rural populations. Students will join an interdisciplinary healthcare team including nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced care providers, social workers, and clinical pharmacists. A vehicle is required as students will be responsible for traveling to Oxford, NC (approx. 30 miles north of Durham). Course Director: Dr. Alexa Namba. Enrollment Max. 2. Min. 1. Credit 2. (Selective) (Graded)