FAMILY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP
| Family Medicine Core Clerkship | |
|---|---|
| CLER 656: | Family Medicine Clerkship |
| Clerkship Director: | Phillip Barnell, M.D. – (217) 383-4662 Students will be matched by Family Medicine Department Faculty on an individual basis; assignments will be made on the first day of preceptorship. |
Reporting Time: |
8:00 a.m. – Carle Foundation Hospital, 611 West Park Street, Urbana, IL 61801, (217) 244-0423 |
| Site: | Various departmentally approved sites |
| Length: | Four weeks |
| Dates: | All blocks |
| Prerequisites: | Completion of M-2 Year; Year Three; Strongly recommend – students have taken core clerkships in Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics/Gynecology |
| Methods of Evaluation: | Day-by-day clinical performance of student; end-of-rotation examination; primary care behavior science performance |
| Student’s Per Rotation: | One per site; multiple sites available; maximum Student’s Per four-week block: Four (exceptions are considered) |
| Night Call Required: | Yes |
| Weekends Required: | One per period |
OBJECTIVES
Allows student to experience and participate in the practice of Family Medicine. Each setting will provide learning opportunities in the areas of adult medicine, pediatric, and office gynecology. Many sites also offer obstetrical care, office surgery, and supportive/directive counseling as learning opportunities. The student will be encouraged to crystallize feeling on ethical-medical issues, on identifying personal priorities, strengths and weaknesses, and to gain insight into family processes.
PURPOSE
The Family Medicine clerkship is a required primary care ambulatory rotation. The clerkship teaches the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to provide continuing, comprehensive, and preventive care to individuals and families.
COMPETENCIES
During the four-week clerkship, students will increase their ability to:
• Assess and manage common acute, chronic, and routine medical problems with a longitudinal, comprehensive, and preventive perspective;
• Approach clinical problems in a well-reasoned manner;
• Utilize interpersonal skills to establish a collaborative patient-centered patient-physician relationship;
• Identify and address personal learning needs.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Each student must have their preceptor complete and return the mid clerkship evaluation form. This is to be completed by the preceptor and reviewed with the student at the end of the second week of the clerkship. A student will receive an evaluation of incomplete until this form is submitted.
2. Each student must complete the patient documentation log with the required number of patients. Please note that the total number in each of the 5 major categories(please list them-chronic problem etc) must be reached in order to fulfil the requirement. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete grade until the requirement is met.
EVALUATION
Student grades are determined by:
1. College of medicine evaluation Form -a college wide point system is used. This comprises about 2/3 of the overall grade.
2. Standardized clerkship exam-approx. 1/3 of the overall grade. A minimum passing level must be obtained on the exam. An initial failure will result in the student having to retake the exam. Failure to pass on the second attempt will result in the student having to retake the clerkship.
PRESENTATIONS
All students are required to make two presentations in the clerkship.
1. Behavioural medicine presentation to Dr Webb.
2. Clinical vignette presentation to Dr Wagner. This to be a patient seen in the office with one of the four following problems: hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, depression.
3. Required textbooks: Fundamentals of Family Medicine and NMS Q & A: Family Medicine
INSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES
Students spend four days in the Department of Family Medicine where they participate in workshops designed to enhance particular skills; e.g., assessment of musculoskeletal problems, preventive medicine, nutrition, women’s health, and patient-centered medicine, including psychosocial issues. Students spend the remainder of the clerkship in a clinical practice site where they are supervised by a Family Medicine attending physician.
ASSESSMENT
Students’ clinical performance is evaluated by faculty members using the College of Medicine Clerkship Evaluation form. Students are also required to pass a family medicine multiple choice national examination and may be required as well, to complete locally developed clinical performance assessments.
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