FMMD 419 - Elective Acting Internship

[152 Hours]

Students may elect to spend a four-week block on the Family Medicine inpatient services of either Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, University Medical Center in Lafayette, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, or LSU Bogalusa Medical Center. The goal of this rotation is for senior students to function as first-year house officers, developing clinical judgment skills by being placed in situations where they are directly responsible for patient care. This is done under the close supervision and direction of senior Family Medicine house officers and faculty. Within the confines of this supervision, the student is encouraged to take on as much responsibility as possible, including taking primary on-call duties. The acting intern is required to attend department conferences with the patient-care team. Other electives are available for fourth-year students wishing to deepen their understanding of the specialty Advanced Family Medicine Preceptorship (Urban or Rural). The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to enhance their clinical skills in the ambulatory setting and to practice the delivery of health care in the office of community family physicians. A variety of practices and community sites are available to students—rural and urban. Sports Medicine in Family Medicine. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to develop competence in assessing and managing common sports injuries with an emphasis on safe return to competition. In addition, the course allows the student to understand the principles of prevention that reduce the risk of injury for athletes of all ages. The elective is in Lafayette.