FME 45010 - Advanced Family Medicine

Cr Hrs: 3, 6
Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student will function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This clerkship allows students to function as junior interns by assuming substantial patient responsibility on an inpatient teaching service. Available to students may be ambulatory patient care and office exposure to outpatient procedures. Responsibilities may include admission, histories, physicals, daily notes, and treatment plans. Students will be supervised by residents and Family Medicine faculty. The student will be directly supervised and guided through this process by members of the clinical faculty and approved preceptors. The student can expect opportunities for “hands on” experiences and for improving their clinical skills, both in history taking and in physical and laboratory examination as they pertain to medical problems common to Family Medicine.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
Location offered: Chattanooga
Hospital: Erlanger Health System and the UT Family Practice Center in Chattanooga
Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of FME-30000

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Steven Fox - steven.fox@erlanger.org
Spring - Instructor of Record: Steven Fox - steven.fox@erlanger.org
Course Coordinator: Elissa McCoy - elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org - 423-778-2957

Website: http://utcomchatt.org/subpage.php?pageId=798
Prior Authorization: No
Blocks Not Offered: None
Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Overnight Call and/or Float: No
Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.