FME 35060 - Family Medicine CE

Cr Hrs: 3
Session Length: 2 weeks

This is a face to face clinical rotation. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. Students will be expected to display a fund of knowledge consistent with his/her level of training, demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability, and relate well to families, team members, and patients. The student’s level of patient care responsibility will be determined based on the student’s skill level, and at the discretion of the supervising attending

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
Location offered: Jackson
Hospital: Jackson Madison County General Hospital and UT Family Medicine Clinic
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

Term offered: Spring/Fall

Fall - Instructor of Record: Elly Riley - ehughes4@uthsc.edu
Spring - Instructor of Record: Elly Riley - ehughes4@uthsc.edu
Course Coordinator: Heather Cavness - hgreenwa@uthsc.edu - 731-541-3755

Prior Authorization: Yes
Blocks Not Offered: 5, 6, 7, and 12
Off-cycle timing allowed: No
Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Time off for interviews: No