1st Year Clerkship

Clinical Shadowing

Medical students participate in a clinical shadowing experience in their first year at a Family Medicine ambulatory clinic. Through this experience, students witness the family physician in the many roles often portrayed: as a primary point of contact, as confidant and advisor, as the gatekeeper of shared-care referrals, and as provider for many chronic conditions. Students are not expected to actively participate in the patient care experience, but are encouraged to ask questions about the events witnessed. At the end of the experience, a summary of feedback and findings is accumulated by all the students and turned in to their coordinator.

Center of Excellence

The School of Medicine sponsors a Summer Preceptorship Program for freshmen medical students who are in good academic standing. This is an 8 week stipend program supported by the Center of Excellence (COE) grant. During this program, students are introduced to the provision of health care for the underserved in ambulatory settings.

Students will be introduced to Healthy People 2010, have some experience with patient care encounters, assist in CQI projects, and be exposed to practice management opportunities. Upon conclusion of the program, students will give presentations on any of the areas of focus touched on during the course of the preceptorship experience.