PFAM 8001 - Family Medicine Sub-Internship

The acting internship in Family Medicine is a four week rotation on the inpatient service at University Medical Center and weekly continuity clinic at the Family Medicine Clinic. The student will be an integral part of the inpatient team which consists of a family medicine attending, family medicine residents (PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-3), a PharmD, and the inpatient ancillary staff (nursing, social workers, and physical therapy). The student will be exposed to a broad spectrum of acutely ill patients. Student responsibilities include initial evaluation of patients, taking a detailed history and physical, selective of appropriate therapeutics and presentation of the patient to the team and subsequent care during the patient’s hospitalization. This includes family medicine patients, patients admitted to the medicine, pediatric, or labor and delivery floors.

Credit Hours: 4