Undergraduate Program

Comprehensive Student Requirements

1. Evaluate assigned ambulatory patients based on presenting problems and health care requirements determined by age, gender, race, and family characteristics.
2. Obtain historical data and perform physical evaluation of patients in the outpatient clinic or office. The student will record this health data to include the following:

1. Presenting Problem(s).
2. Short and long term health requirements.
3. Total health care data base, including patient profile, historical evaluation, physical evaluation, and identification of problems.
4. Record this data using a problem-oriented approach.

3. Review the office chart for ambulatory patients and in conjunction with the physician instructor:

a.  Present patients and discuss case histories.

b.  Develop a preliminary diagnosis.

c.  Obtain appropriate laboratory evaluation.

d.  Understand mechanism of comprehensive care requirements.

e.  Institute a plan of patient care, begin specific therapy, provide patient education, and arrange for follow-up and continuous care.

4. Attend Family Medicine conferences, seminars, and other educational activities (e.g., hospital rounds, community health clinics, home visits).
5. Develop a knowledge base and understanding of problems common to Family Medicine through exposure to these problems in clinical care, review of the relevant literature and discussion during didactics.

6. Develop and complete an independent project approved by the Clerkship Site Director.

7. Complete all student evaluation forms and give to Site Coordinator at rotation end.

8. Attendance during Clerkship must meet College of Medicine attendance policies.