The practice is staffed by four Medicine-Pediatrics physicians. This rotation offers interested medical students the opportunity to participate in the health care of a broad age range of patients in a community outpatient setting. The practice provides a full spectrum of primary health care needs for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. This primary care experience introduces students to everything from well child and adult preventative care to the initial diagnosis of complex medical problems as well as the outpatient management of acute and chronic illness. Issues regarding the preventative health maintenance of children, adolescents and adults as well as women s health are stressed.
Patients represent diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Attention will also be given to managed-care issues. Students will also attend weekly Department of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, and attend in the monthly combined Medicine-Pediatrics conference. Free parking is provided. All teaching sites are affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. Copyright 2000 Baylor College of Medicine.