Course Catalog

 
91-992 EXPLORING RURAL PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE
Department FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Elective Facility
Course Director DRAKE LAVENDER, MD Enrollment Limit 5
Contact DRAKE LAVENDER, MD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email drake@ua.edu Address University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone (205) 348-2882 Fax (205) 348-2889
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * NO PREREQUISITES AVAILABLE. CONTACT DEPARTMENT. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Family Medicine
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This elective will allow medical students who are interested in rural practice the opportunity to explore various models of primary care and rural health needs around the state of Alabama along with gaining insight to the impact of the social and cultural influences that exist. This will include visits to multiple towns and practices during the 2 or 4 week elective to meet with physicians and other communities members/stakeholders. The goal is to increase the student's understanding of the physician's role as a clinical and a community member and leader requiring a broad range of skills which are necessary to serve within rural communities. With prior arrangement, students may choose to focus on a particular community or area in Alabama.
Where To Report Building: CCHS NEMB, Room: 1305A, Time: TBD
Requirements 1. During orientation, the student must review informational resources about the communities hey will be visiting and find resources for residents in these communities.
2. The student must then visit with multiple community physicians in one or more areas in the state of Alabama.
3. The student must discuss with physicians how their practice runs and the influences of the community they are located in.
4. The student must work with one or more physicians in a primary care clinic in a rural area.
5. The student must prepare an oral presentation at the end of the course to discuss different practice management styles, different community resources, and different roles physicians play in their communities.
Evaluation The student will be assessed by the oral presentation prepared at the end of the course, where they discuss different practice management styles, different community resources, and different roles physicians play in their communities.
Notes Week 1: Orientation with Rural Medicine faculty; research into communities of choice and resources on those areas; primary care clinic.
Week 2: Visit to community one; primary care clinic.
Week 3: Visit to community two; primary care clinic.
Week 4: Primary care clinic; final course reflection and preparation of oral presentation.