FPMD D605 - Family Medicine Clerkship

Credits: 6

A six-week, six-credit-hour required clerkship in the third year. Students care for ambulatory patients under the supervision of faculty members and residents for two weeks in the Family Medicine Center at Palmetto Health Richland or the Center for Family Medicine at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Ultrasound technology is available at both campuses and is utilized during this part of the clerkship. Students participate for two weeks as integral members of a team that provides care to hospitalized patients on the family medicine inpatient service. In these settings, students perform initial work-ups on new patients and care for patients with acute and chronic problems; they also have the opportunity for collaboration with nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health professionals. In addition, all students spend two weeks in the office of a practicing physician where they experience health care delivery as it is provided in a community family practice. A variety of settings is utilized from rural sites to suburban and urban sites. Primary methods of instruction include lecture, case-based discussion/presentation, computer-assisted instruction, clinical preceptorship, problem-solving exercises, conferences, standardized/simulated patients, small-group discussion, and teaching rounds. Modes of assessment include the Family Medicine NBME subject examination, clinical evaluations, and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Demonstration of mastery of a prescribed set of clinical skills, included on the Clinical Skills Attainment Document, is required for successful completion of this clerkship. Demonstration of mastery of the following clinical skills is strongly recommended during this clerkship: participation in the nutritional assessment of a patient; observation and performance of outpatient dermatologic procedures; observation of a colposcopy and endometrial biopsy; observation of exercise stress testing; observation of a nasopharyngoscopy; and observation of an individual or family psychotherapy session.

Note: Restricted to medical students.

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FPMD D605 - Family Medicine Clerkship