Course Catalog

 
90-301 SENIOR FAMILY PRACTICE ELECTIVE
Department FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Elective Facility Private Physicians Office
Course Director NANCY Y BLEVINS, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact LANITA CARTER, PhD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email lanitacarter@uabmc.edu Address UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
301 Governors Dr SW, Suite 313A
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 551-4432 Fax (256) 551-4451
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine, family medicine and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Family Medicine, Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description This elective is primarily designed for the visiting student who wishes to become acquainted with a family practice residency program which is conducted within both a medical center and a community hospital setting. The student will be expected to participate with a resident in all aspects of a residency program, including hospital rounds on various services (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice, and OB/GYN), night call, outpatient clinics, nursing home visits, and conferences. If the third year Family Practice Student clerkship is also being offered during the student's visit, participation in the didactic sessions will be encouraged, but are optional. The student will work with various Family Practice residents and faculty. The student will participate in patient evaluation, management, and care planning as well as in conferences, seminars, skill labs, and various extracurricular residency activities such as community services, sports clinics, etc.
Where To Report Students will be emailed information about where and when to report.
Requirements Attendance at clinics, noon conferences and other as determined by the supervising faculty.
Evaluation The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis based upon the attending physician's interview with the student and observations of the student's performance.
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