 Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences: Year 3 Clerkships
The Family Medicine Year 3 Clerkship
The one-month Family Medicine Clerkship consists of ambulatory clinic
experiences in community preceptor’s offices. The Clerkship
is based on the four principles of Family Medicine:
1. The physician
is a skilled clinician
2. Family Medicine is a community-based discipline
3. The family physician is a resource to a defined practice population
4. The patient-physician relationship is central to the role of the
family physician.
The Clerkship is designed to allow the student
to experience the types of problems seen in Family Practice and the
clinical method
used by
Family Physicians. Students attend small group lectures on Wednesday
afternoons, spend a day in Hospice and in Hospice home-visits, and
may have the option of making a visit to a patient’s home.
Clerkship Director:
Jira Coumarbatch, MD
Clerkship Coordinator:
Lisa Blackwell
The Continuity Clinic Clerkship
The Continuity Clinic Clerkship is a six-month required clerkship
that is sponsored by the Departments of Family Medicine, Internal
Medicine
and Pediatrics. Students spend one-half day each week for six months
in a community-based primary care preceptor’s office. In addition
to patient care, students complete clinical learning exercises that
address issues on managing the care of patients. Managing the care
of patients is an evolving process that includes the use of outcome
measures and clinical care guidelines to ensure "best practices" with
emphasis on prevention, patient education, and continuity of care.
It also includes strategies to prevent under- or over-utilization
of health services to provide appropriate care while containing costs.
Clerkship Director:
Michael Stellini, MD
Clerkship Coordinator:
Karen Janas
Year 3 Family Medicine Electives
A limited number of Elective spots are available to year 3 students. |
