Family Medicine

Catalog description

This Forty-Eight week longitudinal clerkship provides students with broad-based experience in the provision of primary health care in a NYCOM-operated ambulatory center or a family practice center at a NYCOM affiliated hospital. Focus is on "continuity of care" to panels of individuals/families through active student participation in initial assessments, treatment, and follow-up. Opportunities are provided to screen, diagnose, and manage common problems of diverse populations (pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric) presented in outpatient settings. The practice of preventive health and promotion of wellness through behavioral and lifestyle changes is incorporated. Emphasis is also placed on the acquisition of skills in osteopathic structural evaluation, osteopathic manipulative medicine, medical interviewing, psychosocial and cultural sensitivity, note writing and case presentation.