Family Medicine Sub-Internship

Catalog description

Students will serve as interns for family medicine services associated with residency programs under the supervision of family medicine residents and attending physicians. Students will be able to perform an initial assessment of patients under consideration for admission to the family medicine service. Students will be able to implement diagnostic and therapeutic plans taking into account evidence-based information and patient preferences. Based on their demonstrated knowledge in osteopathic medicine, skills and attitudes, students will be able to participate on an inpatient family medicine team with an advanced degree of independence and responsibility in preparation for their first year of residency. Students will learn to provide osteopathic patient-centered inpatient care and document that care appropriately. Students will be able to provide continuity of care to a limited number of patients who they care for in both the hospital and the ambulatory setting. This course may be repeated with different preceptors to obtain additional clinical exposure.