Course Catalog
02-302TLC FAMILY MEDICINE LONGITUDINAL CLERKSHIP
Department
FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Campus
Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s)
Clerkship
Facility
University Medical Center
Course Director
JENNIFER CLEM, MD
Enrollment Limit
20
Contact
KRISTA TRIMM
Enrollment Minimum
2
Email
Ktrimm@ua.edu
Address
University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone
(205) 348-9856
Fax
(205) 348-4429
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
Prerequisites
* * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * Acceptance into TLC2, successful completion of the first two years of medical school and USMLE Step 1.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
In the family medicine longitudinal community clerkship, students develop a long-term relationship with family medicine preceptors who facilitate clinical learning experiences throughout the year. The clerkship emphasized comprehensive, continuity of care and introduces students to the profession of family medicine. Ideally, the student will gain an appreciation of the breadth of family medicine, pediatrics to geriatrics and nursing home, operative obstetrics to sports physicals and sideline care, ambulatory practice to hospital work, palliative care to minor surgery and office procedures.
Where To Report
University Medical Center (UMC) 850 Peter Bryce Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. Email or call course contact prior to start of course.
Requirements
To include but not limited to
- Attendance at all scheduled activities (clinics, rounds, lectures, etc.)
- Completion of patient writeups as assigned
- Completion of online cases as assigned
- Case presentations as assigned
- Completion of required patient encounters (patient log)
Evaluation
Clincal Component- 70%. NBME Shelf Exam- 30%.
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