Year Three (Class of 2006 and later)

Student clerkship experiences take place in the hospital and clinic settings. Clerkships may take place in the University of Kansas Hospital and clinics or in affiliated hospitals and clinics, depending on departmental arrangements. Clerkships include rotation on the teaching services, teaching rounds, departmental case conferences, and weekly Grand Rounds.

Kansas City

AMED 900 Ambulatory Medicine/Geriatrics (6). This clerkship is designed to prepare students for delivery of medical care in the ambulatory and long term care settings with an emphasis on geriatrics. It is jointly sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine in collaboration with the Center on Aging. Students participate as a member of the healthcare team in the outpatient offices of primary and specialty care physicians providing care to adult patients. To introduce students to multi-disciplinary approaches to care, they visit a variety of community-based long term care settings such as assisted living and nursing facilities, hospice, and home care. These clinical experiences are augmented by web-based modules on geriatric topics, seminars on common and important medical topics, and workshops on preventive medicine and diagnostic testing. The clinical portion of the clerkship is in sequence with the Family Medicine Clerkship (FAPR 950); the didactic portions are coordinated to enhance student learning on both clerkships. Evaluation is based on assessment of clinical performance, an objective structured clinical exam, evidence-based medicine assignments, seminar participation, and a departmental written exam. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. LEC

FAPR 950 Clerkship in Family Medicine (6). The goal of the Family Medicine Clerkship is to ground the student in the basic tenets and principles of Family Practice and its role in community based health care. The clerkship will initiate, foster, and develop the knowledge base, skills, and attitudes essential to a medical specialty that integrates biological, clinical, and behavioral perspectives in its provision of continuous and comprehensive health care for the individual, family, and community. The student will have the unique opportunity to learn these principles in a one-on-one relationships with an established community Family Practitioner. FLD

GYNO 900 Basic Gynecology-Obstetrics Clerkship (6). During this clerkship the student develops understanding of disease in women through history, physical examination, and laboratory studies. The clerkship includes study of biochemical, anatomical, and physiological changes of normal pregnancy and the effect of disease in altering the course of reproduction. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. FLD

ICM 900 Issues in Clinical Medicine (0). This course enables students to apply the theoretical framework developed in ICM 801/802 and 850/851 to the patient care activities in which they participate during third-year clerkships. Through lectures and small group discussions students examine the ethical, legal and social aspects of medical practice and application of key principles to clinical practice. Students also explore career opportunities in medicine and factors to be considered in choosing a medical specialty. Students are evaluated through written assignments and participation in course activities. LEC

MED 900 Internal Medicine Clerkship (8). General medicine orientation. Students will be assigned to Kansas University Medical Center, Bethany Medical Center, and Kansas City Veterans Administration Hospitals. FLD

PED 900 General Pediatrics (6). The student's activities will include rotations on the pediatric inpatient wards (taking histories, examining children, and making daily ward rounds with staff physicians) and the outpatient clinics and newborn nursery. Student evaluations are based primarily upon clinical performance, assessment of problem-solving skills and performance on a written multiple-choice examination given at the end of the clerkship. Offered in modules I and II, III and IV, V and VI, VII and VIII, IX and X, XI and XII. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. FLD

PYCH 900 Neuropsychiatry (8). The required eight-week Neuropsychiatry clerkship is intended to familiarize students with the diagnosis and treatment of major psychiatric and neurological disorders. Effective interviewing and diagnostic skills, and competent performance of the mental status and neurological examinations are emphasized. Students have an active, closely supervised role in the diagnosis and treatment of both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Clinical experience is accompanied by a didactice schedule of lectures, seminars, and practical-interactive learning sessions. LEC

SURG 900 Junior Surgery Clerkship (8). Surgical problems and diseases are studied utilizing lectures, skills laboratory experiences, study questions, clinical problem discussion and live patients. This course prepares the student to meet the pertinent aspects of the summative competencies of the University of Kansas School of Medicine during the third year of Medical School. A particularly useful goal of this course is to teach the student to identify life-threatening conditions that require urgent intervention. Although the skills of this course are necessary for an ambulatory practice, the skills that are taught in this course are most frequently seen and performed in the hospital setting. The student is expected to have a basic understanding of normal and abnormal body function. The student is expected to have completed successfully the basic course in physical diagnosis (years 1 and 2 of medical school). Prerequisite: first and second year medical years. LEC

Wichita

AMMD 975 Ambulatory Medicine/Geriatrics (6). This clerkship is designed to prepare students for delivery of medical care in the ambulatory setting with an emphasis on geriatrics. It is jointly sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Students spend the majority of their time in the outpatient office of a practicing internist or family physician where they participate as a member of the healthcare team. To introduce students to multi-disciplinary approaches to care, they visit a variety of community agencies including nursing homes, hospice, a dietitian, rehabilitation hospital, and wound care clinic. These clinical experiences are augmented by web-based modules on geriatric topics, seminars on common and important medical topics, and workshops on ECG interpretation and exercise tread mill testing. The clinical portion of the clerkship is in sequence with the Family Practice Clerkship (FCMD 975); the didactic portions are coordinated to enhance student learning on both clerkships. Evaluation is based on assessment of clinical performance, an objective structured clinical exam, evidence-based medicine assignments, seminar participation, and a departmental written exam. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Science. CLN

FCMD 975 Family Medicine (6). Students are introduced to the principles and practice of family medicine. They spend the majority of their time participating in the practice of a private family physician where they evaluate patients under direct supervision and recommend management. This practice experience is enhanced by case-based seminars and skills-based workshops with faculty and hospital call with family practice residents. The clinical portion of the clerkship is in sequence with the Ambulatory Medicine/Geriatrics Clerkship (AMMD 975); the didactic portions are coordinated to enhance student learning on both clerkships. Evaluation is based on assessment of clinical seminar participation, an objective structured clinical exam, evidence-based medicine assignments, case presentations, and the NBME Family Medicine Subject Exam. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. CLN

ICM 975 Issues in Clinical Medicine (0). This course is designed to promote the development of professional responsibility and medical ethics. Incorporated into the topics are medical ethical theory, skills of ethical decision making and recognizing personal and professional responsibilities and value identification. The one-hour sessions are held twice a month. All third year medical students are required to attend. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. LEC

INMD 975 Internal Medicine Clerkship (8). Students are assigned two four-week blocks on university general medicine services. Students are expected to acquire basic clinical skills in medicine: interview and examine patients, complete databases and clinical problem assessments, write progress notes and give bedside presentations on daily rounds, and demonstrate accountability for ward duties and patient data. Rounds with visiting professors, KUSM-W Grand Rounds, and medicine case conferences supplement regularly scheduled tutorial sessions and daily ward rounds. Grades are based on ward work, critical case summaries, and National Board subject examination scores. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. CLN

OBGN 975 Obstetrics/Gynecology (6). During the clinical clerkship the student develops understanding of disease in women through history, physical examination, and laboratory studies. The clerkship includes study of biochemical, anatomical, and physiological changes of normal pregnancy, and the effect of disease in altering the course of reproduction. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. CLN

PDRC 975 Pediatrics (6). The student will spend approximately 60 percent of the time on pediatric wards taking pediatric medical histories, physical examination of children and infants and making ward rounds with attendings and house staff. Approximately 40 percent of the student's time will be spent in ambulatory pediatrics in general specialty clinics and in the offices of practicing pediatricians. Time will be spent in the newborn nursery. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. CLN

SGRY 975 Junior Surgery (8). This course offers the student an introduction to the surgical management of disease. Students are assigned to one of the several surgical services, where they participate fully in diagnosis, operation, and management of patients with a wide range of surgical diseases. Clinical conferences, seminars, ward rounds, and case studies supplement the clinical experience. Students participate directly in patient care on the ward, as well as in the outpatient department and operating room. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of alterations in physiology secondary to trauma, management of fluids and electrolytes, basic elements of pre- and post-operative care, and understanding diseases amenable to surgical treatment. Prerequisite: Medical Basic Sciences. CLN