URBAN AND COMMUNITY CLINICAL ELECTIVE IN FAMILY MEDICINE
In-depth exposure to the principles of Family Medicine in a urban community, emphasizing continuing and comprehensive care. Under direct supervision by faculty, share ongoing responsibility for the patient in both health maintenance and illness. Emphasis on commitment to the patient and understanding the problems in the total context of the patient's life. Development of awareness of student physician and the patient's attitudes and learn to use interactions as a therapeutic tool. In addition to the pathology of disease, learn the appropriate use of patient education, preventative medicine and the role of family and community resources in providing quality primary care.
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: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis for medical conditions. Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify a working diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 4. Present a treatment and diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities. Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop and implement effective patient management plans. Audience: Graduate 7. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner. Audience: Graduate 8. Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care. Audience: Graduate 9. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning. Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate effectively with patients, family, physicians and non-physician team members. Audience: Graduate 11. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care. Audience: Graduate 12. Engage patients in shared decision making regarding tests, orders and procedures. Audience: Graduate 13. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families. Audience: Graduate 14. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate. Audience: Graduate 15. Develop a plan to follow-up and follow-through with patients. Audience: Graduate 16. Understand the process of informed consent. Audience: Graduate 17. Recognize conditions that determine patient level of care and interpret physiologic changes that require changing the level of care. Audience: Graduate 18. Perform minor procedures with supervision. Audience: Graduate 19. Demonstrate the ability to manage time and understand, access and utilized the resources and systems necessary to provide optimal patient care. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis for medical conditions. Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify a working diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 4. Present a treatment and diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities. Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop and implement effective patient management plans. Audience: Graduate 7. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner. Audience: Graduate 8. Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care. Audience: Graduate 9. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning. Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate effectively with patients, family, physicians and non-physician team members. Audience: Graduate 11. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care. Audience: Graduate 12. Engage patients in shared decision making regarding tests, orders and procedures. Audience: Graduate 13. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families. Audience: Graduate 14. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate. Audience: Graduate 15. Develop a plan to follow-up and follow-through with patients. Audience: Graduate 16. Understand the process of informed consent. Audience: Graduate 17. Recognize conditions that determine patient level of care and interpret physiologic changes that require changing the level of care. Audience: Graduate 18. Perform minor procedures with supervision. Audience: Graduate 19. Demonstrate the ability to manage time and understand, access and utilized the resources and systems necessary to provide optimal patient care. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027