RPCT 3059 - Junior RPCT Primary Care Clerkship

(24 credits)

Required of all third-year RPCT students.
During this rotation students spend 12 weeks* working in a rural primary care setting. The majority of this time occurs in one of the rural community partnership areas, either Mountain City or Rogersville. One week is devoted to a “health fair” community experiences with the generalist track students. There is an option to have from 2 - 4 weeks of rural clinical experience in another location where family medicine provides a high concentration of family oriented maternity care and gynecological care experiences. Students are responsible for following patients in one of several primary care sites, and for following patients in non-ambulatory care settings in the community, such as in the emergency room, EMS settings or nursing home. The objectives of the rural clerkship are congruent with those of the generalist Family Medicine and Community Medicine clerkships in the context of a rural setting. Additionally students are required to complete a community project. During this clerkship students learn the approach to the ambulatory diagnosis and management of common problems experienced by rural patients. Housing is provided. In addition to the other required clerkships, Rural Primary Care Track Students are required to take this 12 week rural clerkship instead of both the Family Medicine and the Community Medicine Clerkships.

*The RPCT Primary Care Clerkship will be a ten-week rotation in the 2018-2019 academic year only.

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