Community Based Medicine-Pediatrics

800.1 / PMDN 618

Department
Internal Medicine

Clinical or Non-Clinical Course
Clinical

Physician Assessed Patient Facing
Yes

Prerequisites
Completion of Phase 2 Medicine and Pediatrics Clerkships

Goal
The student will work with Med-Peds physicians in Central Illinois. The student will participate in the practice of general Internal Medicine and Pediatrics outpatient.

Objectives
Upon completion of this elective, the student will be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics to patients with common outpatient presentations.
  2. Describe how an office practice is run, including: office management and patient flow, triage, phone-call patient management, CPR procedure diagnosis and coding, and billing practices.
  3. Describe the role of a Med-Peds physician within primary healthcare.

    4. Method of Assessment

    • Standard Clinical 4wk Elective Evaluation - Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail

    Course Director
    Joseph Mackey, MD

    Course Coordinator
    Kate McIntyre
    kamcint2@uic.edu
    309-655-3863

    Location
    Varies

    Setting
    Outpatient

    Night Call
    No

    Laboratory
    No

    Weekends
    No

    House Staff
    No

    Number of Learners per Block
    1

    Duration
    4 weeks

    Who is this elective available to
    M4s (in Phase 3)

    Blocks Available
    Dependent upon preceptor availability; Blocks 1,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12, fall break