Family Medicine

Catalog description

Family Medicine rotations provide students with the opportunity to begin acquiring an understanding of the unique role of the osteopathic family practitioner and the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for a "family doctor" to care for patients of all ages. Students gain the skills, knowledge, and attitudes by engaging in structured learning activities, both outpatient and inpatient. These will represent a core of behaviors encompassed by the family physician, which prepare the student for a unique role in patient management, problem solving counseling, and coordination of health care for the individual and for the family unit. Health Care Management (HCM 3000) will also be presented to prepare students for establishing a family medicine practice and understanding the critical role of family medicine in the transformation of the U.S. health care system. DOR 1006 - Internal Medicine I DOR 1008 - Internal Medicine II