FMP 5004

Clinical and/or Research Elective in

Family Medicine

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FMP 5004            Clinical and/or Research Elective in
                                Family Medicine
                                (Special Elective)

Location:                   Off-Campus or Dept. of Family
                                 Medicine, MCG

Enrollment:                 Min:   1     Max:      1

Prerequisites:             None   

Duration:                    1 month

Months Offered:          July through June

Goal:  To provide the student with the ability to pursue special educational activities with family medicine preceptors, residencies, or faculty.

Objectives:  At the end of this elective, the student will have had the opportunity to:

• Develop a special educational course in patient care, research, psychosocial aspects of medicine, drug dependency, family therapy and/or other issues related to the provision of health care to families.

Activities:

Lecture Hours:  5 hours per week               
Clinic Hours:    40 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.

(Participation in this elective must be arranged through and approved by the Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia ; contact the Medical Student Curriculum Coordinator, Ext. 4075.)