Elective Courses: CFM
CFM401.
Sub-Internship in Family Medicine: 4th year elective designed
for students interested in Family Medicine as a career.
COMMFAM-253C. OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE:
Focus on occupational, environmental and
population health. Includes approaches to wellness promotion in
workplace settings. Also available as 2nd year elective (253C)
COMMFAM-338B. TUTORIAL IN COMMUNITY AND FAMILY
MEDICINE: Research opportunities
with mentors in the Department of Community and Family Medicine.
Wide spectrum of topics from health systems to population health to
biostatistics and more.
COMMFAM-263C. COMMUNITY HEALTH:
Introduction to concepts and practice of community-based and
population-based health care. Students participate in town and gown
collaborations in the Durham community.
COMMFAM-269C. COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP.
An individually tailored preceptorship which allows students to
observe and participate in aspects of the broad scope of Community and
Family Medicine. The rotation supplements and complements the second-year
core clerkship, and allows the student further exploration of specific
areas of interest in areas such as administrative medicine, chronic
disease management, lifestyle management and quality improvement.
COMMFAM-432C. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AND PROSPECTIVE HEALTH.
This month-long elective will provide an evidenced-based and
experiential understanding of complementary and alternative medicine.
Credentialing and training issues will be discussed, as well as possible
risks and hazards. Small groups of students will make visits to the offices
of community practitioners.
COMMFAM-435C. HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION.
This elective is an intensive clinical experience in health promotion and
disease prevention. Students see patients in the Duke Family Medicine Center
as well as Duke related community sites and program. The course will provide
a focus on selection and incorporation of preventive counseling and
screening in the clinic and community setting.
COMMFAM-439C. ADVANCED CLERKSHIP
IN FAMILY MEDICINE.
This course provides
intensive instruction and practice in the care of primary care patients in
the community setting. Students work at Duke Family Medicine Center.
This course has an outpatient focus and is recommended for students who
would like to improve their skills in the care of ambulatory patients.
Students learn about quality of care and patient safety in this setting.
They will develop skills in chronic disease management and prevention, as
well as common outpatient problems
COMMFAM-441C. FAMILY MEDICINE CONTINUITY EXPERIENCE.
Students manage a panel of patients over an extended period of time at the
Duke Family Medicine Center under the supervision of one family physician
faculty member. Patient care is scheduled for one to two half-days a week
for two to four months. The rotation may be repeated to provide further
continuity. Priority will be given to primary care track students.
COMMFAM-449C. COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP.
An individually tailored preceptorship which allows students to
observe and participate in aspects of the broad scope of Community and
Family Medicine, including delivery of care to individuals, families, and
populations within the context of the community in which they live. TA wide
variety of practice types and geographic locations are available; students
may choose from an extensive list or nominate a new site.
COMMFAM440. SPORTS MEDICINE.This elective is designed to
introduce students to the concepts and practice of primary care sports
medicine. During this month long elective, students will become familiar
with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries as
well as treatment of primary care issues such as HTN, Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy, asthma, and mononucleosis. During this rotation students
will see patients in the sports medicine and Family medicine clinics. The
students will also participate in the care of college and high school
athletes.
