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FMP 5013

Family Practice Residency Externship

Albany, GA

FMP5013*                Family Medicine Residency Externship,
Albany, GA                       
(Special Elective)

Location:                      Southwest Georgia Family Medicine
                                     Residency Program
                                    Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
                                    2336 Dawson Road
                                    Suite 2200
                                    Albany , GA   31707        

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 an understanding of longitudinal care in the setting of Family Medicine.
  • 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:  Nick Kilmer, M.D., Acting Director of Southwest Georgia Family Practice Residency Program, Telephone number (229) 312-8871.  (Participation in this elective must be approved by the Department of Family Medicine, MCG.  Contact the Medical Student Coordinator, ext 1-4075.)