PAL 5510 Clinical Medicine Whole Patient Integration II - Continuity Clinic
The Continuity Clinic will provide opportunities for the student to observe their preceptor interviewing and examining patients, selecting, ordering and interpreting diagnostics, implementing treatment plans, and educating patients on diagnosis, prevention and health maintenance of disease processes. Students should observe common clinical skills and procedures that are specific to ambulatory care patients. Students should engage in discussions with their supervising physician about the complexities and rewards of the healthcare field and reflect on their induction to clinical medicine. The activities and patient encounters of each student during Continuity Clinic sessions will follow the objectives of the course. However, specific experiences will vary depending on the specialty and scope of practice of the assigned preceptor - 12 week session. Summer semester Phase I.