Ambulatory Care for Women: An Interdisciplinary Approach
IND 514.23
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Description
The course will familiarize students with healthcare and preventive measures specific to the women's health specialty - treating those who are female bodied and those who identify as women- and the care of women throughout their adult lives. Students will learn about how sex and gender inform medicine with primary care physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists, and specialists in an outpatient setting. They will have the opportunity to work with physicians focusing on women's health across these interdisciplinary fields. The course will include a focus on the role of social determinants of health, including violence and trauma. Students will be taught principles and techniques of trauma-informed care for all patients. Emphasis will be placed on critical analysis of medical literature and current practices for topics specific to women's health, and students will learn a sex- and gender-informed perspective on the presentation, treatment, and outcomes of disease in women. Primarily the clinic experiences will focus on cis women, with special attention to the diversity among patients who seek out women's health specialists. This course will utilize a flipped classroom model. Students will be provided a formal core curriculum in evidence-based women's health to read and/or view prior to each clinic session. They will be exposed to evidence-based medicine in practice through observing and participating in clinical encounters. Additionally, they will have dedicated time to discuss these curricular materials with their preceptors. Students will produce a capstone project on a topic of their choice and will present their work during the final week of the course; outstanding projects will have the opportunity to be incorporated into the course curriculum for future students. The primary site for this rotation is the Brigham and Women's Fish Center for Women's Health located at 850 Boylston Street, Suite 402 in Chestnut Hill. Parking is not available at the Fish Center, but is accessible via public transportation or the MGB shuttle.
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