Student Electives and Programs
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Community
Health
Durham is part of the globe too and the Duke-Durham collaborative
is helping to set the standards for the Future of Medicine. |
Want to be a part of the revolution in
health care? The Duke Division
of Community Health can show you how it works. You will be an active
learner in a community based elective that models collaborative,
innovative, interdisciplinary clinical services, educational programs, and
applied research. Your experience will be enhanced by guided didactics.
The breadth of resources in the division will allow an
individualized learning experience with a focus on the programs that
interest you.
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Community Health Electives:
COMMFAM-433C.
COMMUNITY HEALTH.
Learning
Together: Improving the Health of
Durham Residents through Service Learning |
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Family
Medicine
Clinical Skills for Ambulatory
Medicine |
So, you want to be a Family Doctor.
We can help. What to see what
the future of primary care is all about? Need to work on your clinical
skills in an academic setting?
Our advanced clerkship gives you a chance to
hone your ambulatory skills. The
rotation expands the core clerkship curriculum and allows the student
further exploration of specific areas of interest.
Duke Family Medicine is home base but you will have access to all
the arenas of the department. Pick
an area of concentration..maybe chronic disease, patient safety or
administrative medicine, prevention or community health..expand your
horizons. Watch our new residency in action...we love to share.
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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 and other primary care sites. 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. Students are involved with
day to day patient care under the supervision of family medicine faculty and
residents. There are a limited number of students who can take this course at
any given time and preference is given to those students entering Family
Medicine Residencies. Students are advised to contact the department as early as
possible for course approval (at least eight weeks in advance). No drops are
permitted within 60 days of the first day of the rotation. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Credit: 4. Enrollment: max 2. Halstater and staff
Contact:
Jody Crabtree, 681-3066
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Family
Medicine: Sub-Internship
Be
a part of the Future of Family Medicine |
Would
you like to sample the Future of Family Medicine at Duke?
Senior
medical students are invited to work in our innovative living laboratory
for new models of care. You
will learn the principles and tools of chronic disease management and
prevention. The Duke Family
Medicine Center will be your primary home but you will also partake of
clinical opportunities in the community sites along side our residents.
The sites cover a variety of settings such as a medical and social
support program for senior citizens, school based clinics, clinics for the
community that address access to care for our less fortunate neighbors,
and community-based health education efforts.
What
happens after discharge from the hospital?
Find out and help out. You will be a transition coordinator for our
inpatient population as a member of our continuity rounding team.
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COMMFAM-401.
This
course provides senior medical students with an intense patient-oriented
clinical rotation with responsibilities and autonomy similar to that of an
intern. This clerkship will provide a unique opportunity to participate in the
department's effort to test new models of care in the delivery of team-based
chronic disease management in the ambulatory and community setting. Students
will see patients in the same format as entering interns with a patient panel
supervised by senior faculty at
Duke
Family
Medicine
Center. Each clerk will perform a quality improvement project in conjunction with the
Chronic Disease Management Program. 80% of the rotation will be direct clinical
care in the
Duke
Family
Medicine
Center
. The remaining 20% will occur on the Family Medical Inpatient Continuity
Service and Community Health Division program. The inpatient component will
include rounding on all Family Medicine patients admitted to Duke
Hospital
including outpatient care. The Student will provide daily communication of the
patient's status with the primary provider. The student will also assist in the
supervision of prenatal patients and attend the labor and delivery of their patients delivered or seen for antepartum complications.
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are advised to contact the department as early as possible for course approval
(at least eight weeks in advance). No drops are permitted within 60 days of the
first day of the rotation. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and successful
completion of the Family Medicine Clerkship. Credit: 5. Enrollment: max 1 per
session. Copeland, Halstater and staff
Contact:
Jody Crabtree, 681-3066
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Advanced
Preceptorship: Back to the Real World |
Was four weeks in the Real World not
enough? Do you have a desire to see a Family Medicine residency
outside of Duke? Want to create an ambulatory experience to see if
primary care is a fit for you? Do you long to spend more time with
your Family Doc preceptor in rural North Carolina? Is an experience
in another culture calling you? |
COMMFAM-449C.
Advanced 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. The rotation supplements and
complements the second-year core clerkship, and allows the student further
exploration of specific areas of interest. A wide variety of practice types and
geographic locations are available; students may choose from existing programs
within the Department of Community and Family Medicine or negotiate a new site
or experience with the course director. All interested
students should contact the course director (681-3066) to arrange a rotation in
their area of interest. Because of the necessity for site approval and prior
arrangements with preceptors, it is essential that this contact be made as soon
as possible and at least six months prior to the desired rotation. Drops are not
accepted. Prerequisites: permission of instructor. Credit: 4. Copeland and staff
Contact:
Jody Crabtree, 681-3066 |
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Continuity
of Care
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Do
you enjoy patient care?
Do you enjoy
seeing the same patient and family over time?
Do you want a
mentor with a passion for patient care? |
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. This is designed to
be a longitudinal experience with a faculty mentor. Prerequisites:
Completion of second year clerkship in Family Medicine and permission of course
director and mentor.
Contact:
Jody Crabtree, 681-3066
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Sports
Medicine |
Are you curious about the care and feeding of
athletes?
If you want to expand your skills in the care of patients with common
musculoskeletal complaints, be our guest.
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COMMFAM440C: This elective is designed to introduce
students to the concepts and practice of primary care sports medicine. Over the
past several years there has been an increased focus on physical fitness. More
people are engaging in regular physical activity and the average life expectancy
has increased to 77.6 years. This increase in activity has also resulted in an
increased number of musculoskeletal injuries. In order to provide good care to
these patients physicians need to be well versed in treatment of these
musculoskeletal problems as well as the common medical problems that physically
active people face. 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. To participate in this rotation students must contact Jody
Crabtree, Course Coordinator at least 6 weeks prior to the course.
Credit: 4. Enrollment max: 3 per month. Bytomski, Boggess,
Stafford
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Integrative Medicine and
Prospective Health |
Ready to look outside the box?
Duke’s Center for Integrative Medicine offers a four week
elective combining an adventure in the world of complementary and
alternative medicine. You will
love the beautiful Center for Integrative Medicine facility. The building
creates a healing environment and represents an innovative architectural
paradigm that reflects the balance
between mental, spiritual, emotional and physical
health.” This is a small
group experience that provides the opportunity to explore local community
practitioners as well. Have a
look at the program at: http://www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org/center/index.aspx
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COMMFAM-432C: This month-long elective provides an evidenced-based
didactic and experiential understanding of integrative medicine from the
Duke
Center
for Integrative Medicine (DCIM) perspective.
The core focus is on key overlaps between patient-centeredness, prevention,
mindfulness, health behaviors, long-range health planning, patient empowerment,
and complementary/alternative health practices.
Students will engage in a personal health risk appraisal, experience
health coaching, participate in mindfulness based stress reduction, participate
in DCIM case conferences, and conduct reviews of the scientific literature.
Credentialing, training, and health care system issues will be discussed, as
well as possible risks, hazards, and inefficiencies relating to complementary
practices. Small groups of students
will make visits to the offices of community practitioners. During these
sessions, one of the students will undergo an evaluation and lifestyle
assessment, while the other students act as observers. The students will give
presentations about their experiences, and there will be a final exam. Two
months advance notice. All
interested students should contact the coordinator of Medical Student Programs
at 681-3066 Prerequisites: None. Credit: 4. Enrollment: min 2, max 5. Sam Moon
and Tracy Gaudet
Contact: Jody Crabtree,
681-3066
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Occupational Medicine |
What happens when an employee is injured at
work: How would you manage a
health program for a company or institution?
How do you decide if a perceived danger
at work is true, true and related? Inquisitive minds will want to
know and our OEM rotation will provide a look at these issues.
You will have a clinical, industrial site and didactic explorer’s
license. Enjoy the hunt.
Have a peek:
http://dukeoccmed.mc.duke.edu/
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COMMFAM-423-C: This
elective is designed to enhance the student's basic science skills in several
important areas related to occupational medicine: occupational injury and
illness prevention, and epidemiology, health management for employee
populations, industrial toxicology, worksite wellness and prevention programs
During this four week rotation, students will complete readings related to these
areas, observe surveillance exams and prospective health planning visits in
clinics, participate in lectures and seminars, learn to conduct computerized
database searches concerning industrial toxicology, and (as available) visit
industrial sites as part of the experience. Students will also be given at least
one project which will involve one of the topics described above. Upon
completion of the rotation, students can expect to have practical and useful
skills applicable to occupational medicine and worksite health programs. Credit:
4. Two months advance notice, brief written statement of interest, and
permission from instructor is required. Enrollment: max 1 per month. All
interested students should contact the coordinator of Medical Student Programs
at 681-3066, and call the course director, Dr. Epling at 286-1722, ext 279.
Co-directors: Epling, Darcey and Moon
Contact: Jody Crabtree,
681-3066
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Research |
Does you idea of research take
you to people?
Are outcomes of outreach a curiosity to you?
Thinking of a career in public health, bioinfomatics or
health systems?
We have some options for you. |
COMMFAM-338B:
TUTORIAL IN COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEDICINE.An individually arranged experience in
which the student participates in the research program of
a faculty member. The subject matter, course credit, and meeting time is
arranged with the faculty member. Each student meets
regularly with his faculty preceptor and carries out a
project related to the preceptor's work. Through these discussions and the
project, the student is able to develop an understanding
of the discipline involved. Possible areas include community
health, health education, geriatrics, family dynamics, occupational health,
functional health and quality of life assessment, severity
of illness assessment, case-mix adjustment, medical
education, management sciences, economic aspects of health care, computer
technology, biostatistics and epidemiology, clinical
decision-making, diagnosis and management of common
problems, alcoholism and social support systems. Because of the variety of
projects available and the necessity of prior arrangements, it is essential that
interested students consult with the instructor and staff at
least two months before the beginning of the term
selected. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit: 1-16. Research Faculty
- All interested students contact the coordinator of Medical Student Programs at
681-3066.
Contact: Jody Crabtree,
681-3066
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Research
COMMFAM-338B:
TUTORIAL IN COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MEDICINE.An individually arranged experience in
which the student participates in the research program of
a faculty member. The subject matter, course credit, and meeting time is
arranged with the faculty member. Each student meets
regularly with his faculty preceptor and carries out a
project related to the preceptor's work. Through these discussions and the
project, the student is able to develop an understanding
of the discipline involved. Possible areas include community
health, health education, geriatrics, family dynamics, occupational health,
functional health and quality of life assessment, severity
of illness assessment, case-mix adjustment, medical
education, management sciences, economic aspects of health care, computer
technology, biostatistics and epidemiology, clinical
decision-making, diagnosis and management of common
problems, alcoholism and social support systems. Because of the variety of
projects available and the necessity of prior arrangements, it is essential that
interested students consult with the instructor and staff at
least two months before the beginning of the term
selected. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit: 1-16. Research Faculty
- All interested students contact the coordinator of Medical Student Programs at
681-3066.
Contact: Jody Crabtree,
681-3066
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