The most common form of an oral case presentation lasts five to ten minutes and includes the HPI and selected pertinent positives and negatives from the past medical history, social and family history, review of systems exam and laboratory data. Students will learn to deliver presentations in a story format such that conclusions are well-substantiated within the narrative and may be similarly understood by listeners. Development of a prevention profile or a health-risk assessment. The last focus of Clinical Medicine III is a prevention profile or health-risk assessment. Orientations are scheduled by the departments prior to the start of the rotation.
Students spend six full-day Wednesdays in their assigned clinic during each specialty rotation.
This year during the second session of Clinical Medicine II there will be a special session on musculoskeletal exam. This will include didactic lectures on upper and lower extremity, which will be followed by small groups of 8 students in a group. Small groups will focus on the musculoskeletal exam of the upper and lower extremity. In addition, during the Family Practice rotation only, students are assigned for one half-day to do a senior visit with a senior patient. This is directed by Dr. Edward Ratner and details will be presented at orientation for the Family Practice rotation.