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STP2202 EXPLORATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
Department FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility UAB Family Medicine
Course Director B. EARL SALSER, JR., MD Enrollment Limit 3
Contact FAMILY MEDICINE Enrollment Minimum 1
Email fmstudenteduc@uabmc.edu Address UAB Department of Family & Community Medicine
930 20th Street South, Suite 331B
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone (205) 975-2288 Fax (205) 996-3468
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 44-44
Prerequisites Successful completion of first year medical school. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Student will work along-side/shadow residents and attendings at St. Vincent's East Family Medicine Residency Program in Birmingham, AL, a community-based residency program. The student will participate in clinic, rounds, and conferences as available in order to gain exposure to the comprehensive nature of family medicine and continuity of care for patients. Learning Objective: 1) Develop an understanding of systems based practice of a community hospital based family medicine residency program; 2) demonstrate advanced skill in history and physical skills, interpersonal communication skills and professionalism; 3) understand the comprehensive nature of an inpatient and outpatient community family medicine residency program.
Where To Report Email the course contact to give location address to report. Possible Assigned Locations: 1) Cahaba-UAB Highlands FMR Clinic, 2) Cahaba-UAB West End Urban FMR Clinic, 3) Christ Health FMR Clinic.
Requirements 1) Participate in clinic, rounds, and conference with residents and attendings; 2) at least one day of weekday call; 3) evaluation and presentation of patients and informal teaching discussions; 4) written report of daily activities and what was learned.
Evaluation Pass/Fail; class participation/attendance. The pass/fail grade will be determined by written report of daily activities and what was learned. Attendings will also comment on the student's participation.
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