Fourth-Year Courses
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In the senior year, the School of Medicine requires a four-week ambulatory-care experience
as well as a four-week acting internship. Family Medicine is one of the departments
providing these experiences. The department has electives at the medical school, at
Family Medicine residencies, and in private physicians' offices. Below is a list of
these offerings. In addition, students who wish to pursue other topics within the
purview of Family Medicine may propose a course of study to the Director of Predoctoral
Education for approval. The proposal should include goals and objectives, a plan for
accomplishing the objectives, and a means for the department to evaluate the effectiveness
of the learning experience. Department approval is required. Ambulatory Care Requirement (FMMD 415)Family Medicine 415 (Fourth Year Ambulatory-Care Requirement), 152 hours. This course provides students an experience in the delivery of health care in an ambulatory setting. It may take place in an LSU Family Medicine residency or in selected private practices. During the four weeks, the student has the opportunity, under supervision, to provide primary care to patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly in a comprehensive-care setting. These experiences emphasize the importance of continuity of care and follow-up, prevention, and patient education. The electives listed below that focus on ambulatory care may also be used to satisfy the school requirement with approval from the course director.
Secondary Acting Internship (FMMD 418)Students may elect to spend a four-week block on the Family Medicine inpatient services
of either Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, University Hospitals and Clinics in Lafayette,
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, or Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa. The
goal of this rotation is for senior students to funtion as first-year house officers,
developing clinical judgment skills by being placed in situations where they are directly
responsible for patient care. This is done under the close supervision and direction
of senior Family Medicine house officers and faculty. Within the confines of this
supervision, the student is encouraged to take on as much responsibility as possible,
including taking primary on-call duties. The acting intern is required to attend department
conferences with the patient-care team. Acting Internship (FMMD 419)This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning
as interns. Students will develop additional skills in all areas of core competence.
Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision
making by giving students more responsibility for patient care than they had in the
third year. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of responsibility while
under the close supervision of house staff and faculty. In addition to patient care
skills, students will also enhance their communication skills, and develop a better
appreciation of systems based practice due to their involvement as a more prominent
member of the health care team. Students will continue to increase their medical knowledge
and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance
at conferences and didactic sessions. Family Medicine Clinical Elective (FMMD 420)This course provides students an experience in the delivery of health care in an ambulatory
setting. It may take palce in a Family Medicnie residency program or in a selected
private practice office. During the four weeks, the student has the opportunity, under
supervision, to provide primary care to patients ranging in age from infants to the
elderly in a comprehensive-care setting. These experiences emphasize the importance
of continuity of care and follow-up, prevention, and patient education. Family Medicine Out of State Elective (FMMD 499)This course provides students an experience in the delivery of health care in an ambulatory setting. It may take place in a Family Medicine residency at a location outside of Louisiana. During the four weeks, the student has the opportuntiy, under supervision, to provide primary care to patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly in a comprehensive-care setting. These experiences emphasize the importance of continuity of care and follow-up, prevention, and patient education.
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