PAST 672 - Family Medicine

The family medicine clerkship is a four week clinical experience that provides the principles of clinical diagnosis and management of general medical problems in the adult and pediatric ambulatory setting. Training includes assessment of outpatient populations and their medical problems. Students learn clinical presentation of general medical problems, evaluation, therapeutic intervention, and methods of documentation. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, daily office or clinical hours (including weekends), medical coverage of hospitalized patients, and evening and weekend on-call hours.

Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of all ACRs and all fifth year PAST courses.

Credits: 4

Academic Catalog

PAST 672 - Family Medicine