Community–Based Preceptor Visits
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine 1st- and 2nd-Year Students
Academic Year 2018-19
| Unit: | (“Unit” # 1-10 denotes curriculum health system focus for dates noted) | |
| Month | Medical Students Year 1 Tuesday & Wednesday 1:00-5:00 p.m. |
Medical Students Year 2 Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 a.m. - noon |
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| FALL SEMESTER | ||
| August |
Dept. of Public Health Site Visit (Introduction to Health and Disease Unit 1) |
Primary Preceptor Visit 6 (Central Nervous System and Special Senses Unit 7) |
| September |
Primary Preceptor Visit 1 NOTE: One time in Year 1 during any one of the 5 primary preceptor visits, first-year students need to track a patient from entry to exit at the clinic. (Gastrointestinal Systems and Liver Unit 2) |
Optometry Visit (Endocrine System Unit 8) |
| October |
Primary Preceptor Visit 2 (Integumentary, Musculoskeletal, and Nervous Systems Unit 3) |
Sept.-Nov.: OB-GYN and Dentist Prenatal Care and Well-Woman Care Visit (Reproduction Systems Unit 9) |
| November |
Primary Preceptor Visit 3 (cont. Integ., Musco, and Nervous Unit 3) |
Dental Visit (Repro. Systems Unit cont.) |
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Midpoint Assessment of First-Year Students |
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| December | Make-up visits if needed | |
| Month | First-Year Students Tuesday and Wednesday 1:00-5:00 p.m. |
Second-Year Students Wednesday and Thursday 8 a.m. - noon |
| SPRING SEMESTER - 2019 | ||
| January |
Pharmacy Visit (Hematologic System Unit 4) |
Primary Preceptor Visit 7/Final Visit Final Reflection on Community Clinic |
| February |
Primary Preceptor # 4 (#s beginning from the fall) (Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems Unit 5) |
Wrap-Up – Make-Up Visits if Needed |
| March | Primary Preceptor 5 (Cardio & Respiratory cont.) |
Scheduling for Next Academic Year |
| pril | Community Health Center and Community Health Worker Site Visit (Renal System Unit 6) |
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| May | Wrap-Up – Make-Up Visits if Needed | |
| End-of-year wrap-up and preceptor assessment of first- and second-year students. | ||