FMP 5003

Preceptorship in Family Medicine

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FMP 5003*                  Preceptorship in Family Medicine
                                    (Special Elective)

Location:                       Selected Private Family Medicine
                                    Practices located throughout the
                                    State of Georgia          

Enrollment:                    Min:   1     Max:      1

Prerequisites:                FMP5000 or MED5000 

Duration:                       1 month

Months Offered:             July through June

Goal:  To provide the student with a supervised experience in the evaluation and management of patients with undifferentiated clinical problems encountered in the practice of Family Medicine.

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

• Have been exposed to the office practice of family medicine, hospital rounds, house calls, emergency room visits, and selected community activities.
• Be able to recognize the importance of health maintenance.
• Recognize the important of being the physician of first contact.
• Be able to gain the confidence of patients by meeting their health needs appropriately.
• Be able to identify the health resources available in the community.

Activities:

Lecture Hours:
Clinic Hours:      40 to 50 hours per week
Lab Hours:
Seminar Hours:
Small Group:                                               
Other:

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 a listing of approved physicians contact the Medical Student Coordinator in the Department of Family Medicine, MCG, ext. 1-4075.  (Participation in this elective must be approved by the Medical Student Coordinator, Department of Family Medicine, MCG.)