Course Catalog

 
STP10122 LEADERSHIP, GOVERNMENT AND ORGANIZED MEDICINE
Department FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility
Course Director JOHN IRLE, MD Enrollment Limit 99
Contact PAULA J. CLAWSON Enrollment Minimum 1
Email paulaclawson@uabmc.edu Address 301 Governors Drive SW
Room 351
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 551-4609 Fax (256) 551-4451
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 5-5
Prerequisites * * * WRITTEN APPROVAL REQUIRED * * * Complete MS1 year. Attended the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Student & Resident Conference within 4 weeks prior to the start of this course. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description In conjunction with the national AAFP conference, this course will "localize" information about how state health issues are addressed. A series of lectures, presentations and group discussions will be held with leaders in Alabama's state government and Alabama's health organizations. Student Learning Objectives: - To introduce students to the interaction of state government, health care, and organized medicine at the state and national level. - To develop and enhance leadership skills. - To participate in a national student organization meeting (AAFP). - To network with primary care/family medicine student leaders from other medical schools.
Where To Report Medical Association State of Alabama, 19 South Jackson Street, Montgomery AL; and Kansas City MO conference center..
Requirements Students are expected to have attended the AAFP National Student & Resident Conference prior to the course. Student membership in AAFP is free to the student. Students interested in attending the AAFP conference should check with Dr. David Bramm about costs of attendance. The Rural Medicine Program students are required to take this course as part of the primary care/rural leadership development activities. The Rural Medicine Program will pay for lodging in Montgomery, but meal and transportation costs are the responsibility of the student.
Evaluation Evaluation of student performance is Pass/Fail based on a written paper and attendance at all the presentations and activities of this course in Montgomery.
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