FMP 5001

Family Practice Residency Externship in

Macon, GA

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FMP 5001*     Family Medicine Residency Externship
Macon , GA   (Special Elective)

Location:           The Medical Center of Central
                         Georgia
                         Family Practice Residency Program
                         Macon , Georgia           

Enrollment:         Min:   1     Max:      1

Prerequisites:    Completion of Core Rotations

Duration:           1 month

Months Offered: July through June

Goal:  To help the student develop the skills necessary to function as a successful extern in the inpatient and ambulatory setting of family medicine.

Objectives:  At the end of this elective, the student will:

• Be able to take responsibility for the continuing and comprehensive care of patients in both the ambulatory and inpatient setting under close supervision from faculty and residents.
• Have a working knowledge of rural family medicine.
• Be familiar with the care of the patient in the nursing home setting.
• Be exposed to other specialty/subspecialty areas of particular interest to the individual student.
• Be able to recognize the importance of health maintenance.
• Be able to recognize the importance of being the physician of first contact.
• Be able to gain the confidence of patients by meeting their health needs appropriately.
• Be able to recognize medical emergencies, establish health care priorities and use proper consultation to aid in patient management.
• Be able to provide patient care through appropriate diagnostic therapeutic management based on an awareness of cost.
• Be able to identify the health resources available in the community.

Activities:

Lecture Hours:  10 hours per week             
Clinic Hours:     40 to 50 hours per week
Lab Hours:                                                  
Seminar Hours:
Small Group:                                               
Other:
Call:                  Every 5-6 night

Assessment:  Clinical performance evaluation by faculty is based on student’s performance in the areas of:  patient care, medical knowledge, practice based learning and improvement, professionalism, interpersonal and communication skills and systems based learning.

For further information contact: Dr. William Bina, Clerkship Coordinator, Department of Family Practice, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA.  Telephone: (478) 784-3587.  Participation in the elective must be arranged through the Department of Medical Education.  Contact: Pam Childress, Coordinator (478) 633-1063.  (Participation in this elective must be approved by the Department of Family Medicine, MCG.  Contact the Medical Student Coordinator, ext 1-4075.)