| Department |
FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE |
Campus |
Tuscaloosa |
| Course Type(s) |
Clerkship |
Facility |
University Medical Center |
| Course Director |
ANSLEY BACCUS |
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 |
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Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates |
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| 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.
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| 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%. |
| Notes |
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