Changes in the rotation are not made less than sixteen weeks prior to the start of the rotation. Preceptorship Students not enrolled in the Primary Care Program may opt for a shorter family medicine experience. This course is similar to CFM 205C, but lasts only four weeks. Preceptorship sites are located across the state of North Carolina. Availability of sites is dependent upon approval of the preceptor.
Most sites involve living in the community for the duration of the clerkship.
Students are expected to complete this clerkship outside of Durham. Changes in the rotation are not made less than eight weeks prior to the start of the rotation. This two-week required clerkship uses lectures, small group discussions, practical projects, and readings to improve students' awareness and understanding of the complexity of the physicians' role in rapidly changing systems of healthcare delivery. The course emphasizes the professional and ethical tensions that emerge while striving to optimize care for individuals and the populations of individuals. Consideration of cost focuses on the nature and behavior of costs relevant to healthcare and explores the ambiguities inherent in assessing cost effectiveness of interventions from the divergent viewpoints of payors, managed care organizations, physicians, and individual patients.