FAMILY MEDICINE INTERNSHIP PREPARATION ELECTIVE
Review and reinforce baseline skills you will need for internship training in Family Medicine. Inpatient topics include hospital admission and discharge workflows, ICU basics, Chest pain, Acute respiratory symptoms, OB triage, Communication with patients and families. Outpatient topics include Common pediatric presentations, Common family medicine outpatient procedures, Telemedicine-based care. Additional topics include Common imaging and cardiopulmonary evaluations: Radiograph interpretation, Cardiac evaluations; Non-invasive respiratory support approaches; Shock management; Acute Coronary Syndrome management; Initial approach to and management of common, severe, infectious conditions; Procedural skills; Communication skills with health care providers; Written clinical documentation. Verbal communication with patients and families; Teaching skills.
Topics
- hospital admission and discharge workflows
- ICU basics
- Chest pain
- Acute respiratory symptoms
- OB triage
- Communication with patients and families
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: MED SC-M 810 , 811 , 812 , and 813 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with the use and appropriate ordering criteria for various Radiology modalities including xrays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) & Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Scans, and ultrasound Audience: Graduate 2. Review electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation and identify common clinical findings Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and discuss treatment of clinically significant arrhythmias Audience: Graduate 4. Determine appropriate cardiac stress testing Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss appropriate use of laboratory studies and interpretation related to shock Audience: Graduate 6. Review diagnosis and treatment of urgent/emergent and acute situations including hypotension, sinus tachycardia, deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE), chest pain, abdominal pain, fever, and dyspnea Audience: Graduate 7. Describe appropriate antibiotics for common infectious diseases Audience: Graduate 8. Identify approach to common procedures including: dermatologic procedures, suturing/knot tying, gynecologic procedures and contraceptive care, circumcision Audience: Graduate 9. Appropriately approach difficult conversations including delivering bad news, medical errors, death/autopsy request, and other clinically challenging situations Audience: Graduate 10. Identify appropriate communication strategies for dealing with conflict, appropriate communication with colleagues and patients, written and verbal communication, and teaching skills Audience: Graduate 11. Identify appropriate communication strategies when working with care staff and consultants Audience: Graduate 12. Describe key components required of residents for: death certificates, clinical chart documentation, procedural and autopsy consents, informed consent, other official reports Audience: Graduate 13. Discuss appropriate approaches to death and dying, and empathy Audience: Graduate 14. Appropriately respond to common pages related to clinical situations Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with the use and appropriate ordering criteria for various Radiology modalities including xrays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) & Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Scans, and ultrasound Audience: Graduate 2. Review electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation and identify common clinical findings Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and discuss treatment of clinically significant arrhythmias Audience: Graduate 4. Determine appropriate cardiac stress testing Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss appropriate use of laboratory studies and interpretation related to shock Audience: Graduate 6. Review diagnosis and treatment of urgent/emergent and acute situations including hypotension, sinus tachycardia, deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE), chest pain, abdominal pain, fever, and dyspnea Audience: Graduate 7. Describe appropriate antibiotics for common infectious diseases Audience: Graduate 8. Identify approach to common procedures including: dermatologic procedures, suturing/knot tying, gynecologic procedures and contraceptive care, circumcision Audience: Graduate 9. Appropriately approach difficult conversations including delivering bad news, medical errors, death/autopsy request, and other clinically challenging situations Audience: Graduate 10. Identify appropriate communication strategies for dealing with conflict, appropriate communication with colleagues and patients, written and verbal communication, and teaching skills Audience: Graduate 11. Identify appropriate communication strategies when working with care staff and consultants Audience: Graduate 12. Describe key components required of residents for: death certificates, clinical chart documentation, procedural and autopsy consents, informed consent, other official reports Audience: Graduate 13. Discuss appropriate approaches to death and dying, and empathy Audience: Graduate 14. Appropriately respond to common pages related to clinical situations Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027