Students at the Lower Rio Grande Valley, South Coastal, and Alamo residency training sites receive considerable training in geriatrics. In the Mid Rio Grande Border Region, the training includes patient care in outlying colonias using a mobile van for outreach into the remote areas of the county. Some students elect more than one rotation. Fourth-Year Medical Students . Fourth-year medical students can select preceptorships either at affiliated family practice residency programs, such as the McAllen, Harlingen, and Corpus Christi programs, or at an affiliated clinic or private practitioner's office.
Rotations are four weeks in length and include both inpatient and outpatient experiences.
Some students elect more than one rotation. Other Primary Care Student Rotations. Family Practice Residency Training. The South Texas AHEC supports clinical education at remote, community-based family practice residency programs. All AHEC-related programs are coordinated through the administrative resources of the regional AHEC Center offices.