INMD 7222
MetroPAP Acting Internship Primary Care
Contact
Laurel Sweeney
RPAP/MetroPAP Coordinator
[email protected]
N/A
Details
Catalog Description: This portion of the overall LIC curriculum occurs during the final three months of MetroPAP and is integrated with the other core disciplines encompassed within the LIC.
Sites:
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Site Code |
Site Name |
Notes |
AS-1000 |
Site will be assigned after drop/add deadline |
Various sites around Twin Cities metro assigned by MetroPAP. |
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 sensitive comprehensive care (including preventive, acute, chronic & end of life 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 Family Medicine 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, sexual & family 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 and another healthcare professional within the clinical practice
- Completion of MedU online virtual patient cases, an online educational module on Palliative Care
- Communication Session 2 (CS2) - 1:1 visit with MetroPAP faculty who observe patient encounters and student case presentations to preceptors
- MEDU Family Medicine Online Exam
- Community Health Assessment Paper
- CHA poster presentation
- Year-end essay and survey
- Required educational perscriptions
Grading Scale: H/E/S/N
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Allow repetition of course: Repetition not allowed
Limited to Student Type: Limited to MetroPAP students
Course equivalency: N/A
Related curricular experience:
Secure Exam:
Course evaluation: MedHub
Additional Courses in This Program:
- INMD 7214 (OB/Gyn)
- INMD 7218 (Psychiatry)
- INMD 7219 (Pediatrics)
- INMD 7217 (Emergency Medicine)
- INMD 7220 (MetroPAP Primary Care Introduction)
- INMD 7221 (MetroPAP Primary Care Intermediate)
- INMD 7236 (MetroPAP Essentials of Surgery)
- INMD 7237 (MetroPAP Advanced Surgery and Procedures)