Primary Care Elective Clerkship
ME 536M.6
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Description
Students may add themselves to the waiting list for this course during add/drop periods but not during lottery periods. For approval, contact Daisy Muralles at (617) 665-1801. The Primary Care Elective ME536M.6 is a 4 week rotation of Primary Care Internal Medicine. The student spends time in multiple community-based primary care clinics affiliated with Cambridge Health Alliance, working with a variety of faculty members based on student interest and faculty availability. Each morning begins with the internal medicine residency ambulatory case conference at Cambridge Hospital, and Thursday mornings are dedicated to ambulatory didactics. The course objective is for the student to gain competence in diagnosis and management of chronic diseases and acute problems seen in Primary Care Internal Medicine, including screening and prevention. Additional options are available for spending time in clinics focused on addiction medicine and geriatric medicine. The patient population is diverse and includes a large immigrant population speaking Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitiain Creole as well as many other languages.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
