Family Medicine
This six-week rotation will enable medical students to understand the principles of family medicine and their application in community practice. Most of the students' time in the clerkship will be spent in ambulatory care settings although students will have opportunities to work with physicians in the care of their hospital and nursing home patients.
The School of Medicine and the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine are committed to providing medical training in areas away from the University medical center setting in conjunction with the Area Health Education Center Program (AHEC). The clerkship places students with family physicians in approved Area Health Education Center locations throught Kentucky.
Students will also work with faculty and residents at three residency training sites for the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine. Students will observe the family physician's interactions with sub-specialists and use of allied health professionals. The students will gain an appreciation of different skills required to manage patients in the outpatient setting and in the context of the family unit.
Goals:
The Family Medicine Clerkship will allow students to appreciate the content and practice of family medicine in a variety of settings. Students will learn to evaluateand manage common problems in family medicine, both acute and chronic. They will learn principles of disease and health promotion in family medicine. Students will recognize the importance of the doctor/patient relationship and improve skills in patient interaction. They will learn the role of a variety of community agencies/resources vital to the health of the community.
Method of Evaluation:
- Six problem-specific evaluation forms
- Interim assessment form completed
- Summative evaluation forms from preceptor
- Evaluation of student presentation by faculty moderator
- Evaluation of participation at community agency site visits
- Completion of independent learning opportunities and nutrition module
- Three standardized patient exams (will receive numerical grade)
- Final exam includes
- Multiple choice exam from textbook
- Essay questions from geriatrics
- quiz from common problem presentations and independent learning opportunities
