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Undergraduate Program Course Description The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM), in conjunction with the Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), is pleased to provide a four-week experience in Family Medicine. This clerkship will be unique in several ways. First, the clerkship will focus on the outpatient management of medical problems commonly encountered by family physicians. Secondly, this clerkship will be delivered in a decentralized fashion, with training sites in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana. Most importantly, the clerkship will expose you to the skills, knowledge and attitudes that are basic to the discipline of Family Medicine. Our statewide faculty is committed to providing you with an educational experience, which will be valuable, regardless of your field of future specialization Textbook Information There is no required textbook for this course. For a general Family Medicine textbook online see the following website. As residents and practicing physicians, you will utilize web-based materials in the provision of patient care. We also encourage you to read on uptodate.com regarding any patients you see on this rotation. Required reading and core modules are discussed in the syllabus. The text listed below is available through the ebooks link from the UAMS library website. |
