All students are required to undertake an epidemiological study and file a written report. The Department can arrange a variety of rotations in areas of special interest and expertise common among Family Physicians. Students on this elective will spend time shadowing Preventive Medicine residents and participating in the residents' scheduled activities. Hands on inpatient experience on a Family Practice hospital service in an approved academic program under the supervision of Tulane Clinical faculty. The experience is equivalent to that of a FP intern, but with fewer patients.
Patients are of all ages and both genders.
Improve skills for inpatient management of acute conditions. Acquire skill for family centered inpatient care. Improve consultation and coordination skills between ambulatory primary care and the inpatient setting. The student is responsible for arranging housing after consultation with Ms. King in Family and Community Medicine. It is the student's responsibility to get their faculty supervisor to complete the final evaluation.