OMED 8445 Rural Medicine Elective Clerkship
This four-week experience is designed to provide experiential learning in rural medicine. Students are given the opportunity to screen, diagnose, and manage problems of diverse populations (pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric) that can be more common in rural settings. Preventive health and promotion of wellness through behavioral and lifestyle changes are incorporated. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of skills in osteopathic structural evaluation, osteopathic manipulative medicine, medical interviewing, cultural sensitivity, note writing, and case presentation. Students will also learn to identify and address the impact of patients’ socioeconomic and biopsychosocial issues on their health. Integration and application of osteopathic principles and practice to the management of patients is encouraged.