The primary goal of this clerkship is to provide students with the knowledge and experience of the common health problems seen in family practice. Students may choose from a variety of settings to have exposure to ambulatory adult patients with common problems. Similar to FAP440. Students spend four weeks, full-time, in a family physician's office or clinic located throughout northern and central California. Family physicians will have UC Davis clinical faculty status or have a clinical faculty appointment with another other medical school.
Some sites also schedule their clerks to see ambulatory patients in their outpatient clinics.
Students will attend athletic events and complete a course research project. This elective is open to one student per month. Available to fourth year medical students. This course maybe noted as a longitudinal experience for third and fourth year medical students, simulataneous with other courses as long as Saturday dates do not conflict with other course requirements. A commitment to ten Saturday clinics over 3 to 4 quarters in academic year equals 3 units and counts as two weeks ambulatroy expereince toward MS4 selective requirements.