HeLIX Acting Internship Primary Care

Catalog Description: This clinical curriculum takes place longitudinally throughout the duration of the HeLIX LIC. Students work directly with a primary care physician preceptor in the Internal Medicine clinic.

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Direct patient care: Yes

Consent Requirement: Arranged

Course Objectives: By the end of the rotation, students will be able to do the following:

• Provide culturally responsive comprehensive care (including preventive, acute, chronic care) in the context of the patient’s family & the community
• Perform basic procedural skills essential to primary care clinicians
• Demonstrate understanding of the role of Primary Care within a health care team
• Work effectively with local health care team members to enhance individual & community health
• Develop communication skills & sensitivity to the psychosocial components of medical problems
• Practice evidence-based medicine in the context of primary care
• Understand & apply the principles of preventive care
• Apply principles of quality improvement in practice improvement activities
• Identify factors that contribute to and perpetuate health disparities
• Develop the habit of reflective practice necessary for success as a life-long independent learner
• Develop skill to be an advocate for patients & their communities within health systems & at a local & state level regarding healthcare issues
• Understand fundamental aspects of urban environmental effects on health (eg. violence, lead, sanitation, etc.) & the impact of poverty on the health of individuals & populations

Graded Components:

• Clinical assessments by primary preceptor
• Participation in regularly scheduled HeLIX didactic sessions, which includes assigned student driven content such as modules, case presentations, and reflective practice.

Grading Scale: H/E/S/N