The experience emphasizes patient, office and personnel management. The clerkship gives the fourth-year student the opportunity to have direct involvement and experience in a functioning rural family practice. This experience includes exposure to the role of physicians in rural communities and their interrelationships with community health agencies in patient management. The clerkship emphasizes patient, office and personnel management. This program provides training and experiences vital to primary medical care and diverse areas of private practice.
Students participate in didactic learning experiences and complete a community project.
Experiences in emergency room, general medical, and surgical care are included. Physician supervised experiences in community health departments are also recommended. The student gains more experience as the clerkship continues. OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.