This course is a combination of several body systems modules. Each module is comprised on lectures containing clinical information relevant to that body system in addition to case-based problems that students will work to solves in a small group discussion format. The Department of Family Medicine offers several summer clinical training programs for students between their first and second years. These extracurricular programs are sponsored by the Oklahoma Area Health Education Centers Network and emphasize early exposure to primary care and rural practice. Student and site evaluations are completed for all summer clinical training experiences.
Rotations vary in length from two weeks to four weeks.
The Department of Family Medicine, with coordination from the Oklahoma Area Health Education Centers Network, offers Early Clinical Experiences Program. Students are paired with primary care physicians for shadowing and complete rotations through the Tulsa osteopathic hospital, Tulsa Regional Medical Center. Volunteer medical students recruit physician preceptors for the program. This clerkship takes place a the College's Health Care Center and is designed to encourage involvement of the third-year student in every aspect of family medicine. Full-time physicians supervise the student to prepare them for clerkships outside the college environment.