Internal Medicine Clerkship

Catalog description

During this hospital/clinic clerkship, the podiatric medical student will become an internal medicine student and will be under the direction of the Department of Medicine. The primary goal is to become acquainted with the ambulatory management of common internal medicine diseases/disorders. The student will be directly taught and supervised by the attending physician and/or resident. At the end of the clerkship, the student will be expected to be able to perform a complete history and physical examination and participate in the ambulatory medical care of a given patient. In addition, the student is expected to attend all lectures and activities scheduled by the Department of Medicine. For the duration of this clerkship, students are assigned to Medicine clinics only. Prerequisites: Completion of second year curriculum