Clerkships: Family Medicine
The family medicine clerkship is a 6-week rotation based out of the department of family medicine at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket. Students spend the majority of their 6 weeks working at one of our ~75 affiliated community family medicine practices in Rhode Island, Southern Massachusetts or Eastern Connecticut. The practices vary in their patient populations, size, and styles of practice, and we make every effort tmatch students ttheir preceptor sites based on student interest. Each student is expected timmerse him/herself in the life of the practice in order tget what is generally felt tbe a rich experience in ambulatory medical education. In addition tthe clinical experience, students spend every Wednesday taking part in a series of didactics that include traditional lectures, skills workshops, and case-based small group discussions. In the second half of the rotation, each student completes a project in the Social and Community Context of Medicine. In this project, which bridges the gap between the didactic and clinical experiences, students explore the community in which their preceptor site is located, identify a health issue relevant tthat community, and propose a community-based intervention taddress the issue. These projects are presented orally tthe clerkship group in the final week of the rotation.
Mission Statement
The clerkship aims tteach students tprovide comprehensive, evidence-based, cost-effective primary care in the context of the patient’s family and social unit
Goals
- Improve clinical skills, with a focus on common ambulatory problems
- Learn and practice the best evidence regarding primary care, particularly surrounding disease prevention and health promotion.
- Understand and appreciate the specialty of family medicine
Textbook
Essentials of Family Medicine; Sloane, P.D. 5th ed., 2008
Required Project
Social and Community Context of Care Project. As above, this is an oral presentation given in the final week of the rotation. Each student presents about a community-based proposal that is tailored tmeet the specific needs of the community surrounding the student's preceptor site.
Site
Department of Family Medicine at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. 111 Brewster St. Pawtucket, RI.
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Key Personnel
Clerkship Director
David Anthony, MD, MSc
401-729-2308
david_anthony@brown.edu
Assistant Clerkship Director
Kimberly Zeller, MD
401-729-3750
Kimberly_zeller@brown.edu
Clerkship Coordinator
Jane Shaw, MS
401-729-2763
jane_shaw@mrhi.org