The clerkship is an ambulatory medicine experience which takes place in the clinic of the Wake Forest University Family Physicians, local Family Medicine practices and the facilities of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. These facilities are located on the second and third floors of Piedmont Plaza One office building.
Students work with department faculty and residents, as well as, local physicians.
The clerkship introduces the principles and practice of family medicine. Students observe family physicians delivering ongoing medical care to a broad spectrum of patients. Clerkship students practice and refine skills in problem-focused history taking and physical examination, development of differential diagnoses, and formulation of management and treatment plans. The importance of an effective doctor-patient relationship in the longitudinal health management of patients is stressed. The diversity of family practice, encompassing the management of serious chronic health problems to health education and screening, is demonstrated.