MEDICAL STUDENT CLERKSHIPS

Advocate Christ Family Medicine Residency offers clerkships for third and fourth year medical students. Interested third year students should check with their medical schools for rotation availability. The following medical schools rotate frequently through the family practice center: Midwestern University (Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine), University of Illinois, Northwestern University and Chicago Medical School.

OUTPATIENT FAMILY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP

Outpatient electives are available for third and fourth year students. Duration of this rotation will depend on your medical school family medicine requirements, ranging from four weeks to twelve weeks in length.

The rotation will include:

§ Patient care with residents and attendings in the family practice center.

§ Mandatory attendance and participation in the Wednesday lecture series.

§ Call is optional.

§ Opportunities for school physicals, home and nursing visits.

§ Occasional morning rounds and lectures at Christ Hospital.

 For more information, please call Jeanette at 708- 857-5902

INPATIENT SUB-INTERN FAMILY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP

Fourth year students may participate in an elective or required sub-internship on our Family Medicine Inpatient service. This is typically a four week rotation with call.

 During your sub-internship, you will:

§ Become an integral member of the Family Medicine Service.

§ Provide continuity of care to patients, including admission history and physical, daily progress notes, communication with family medicine team and consultants.

§ Call is mandatory, average q4-6 days.

§ Follow a diverse group of patients.

§ Attend mandatory Wednesday lectures at the Family Practice Clinic. Attend daily morning rounds and scheduled lectures.

 For more information, please call Jeanette at 708-857-5902.

PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE

The Primary Care Sports Medicine elective is available to fourth year students. This is typically a four-week rotation. This rotation is not recommended during the summer months since schools are closed.

PURPOSE: Students will be exposed to a wide range of sports medicine injuries in the Advocate Christ Family Medicine Center, Midland Orthopedic, Podiatry and Midwest Orthopedic Consultants, S.C.

COMPETENCIES: Students will become proficient in the performance of pre-participation sports examinations, which are patient and sport specific. They will gain a depth of knowledge in contraindications to certain sports and limitations or restrictions based on the sports specific history and physical examination for which the physician must provide guidance and direction for the safety of athletes with certain conditions.

• Students will become proficient in the management of certain common sports related conditions including: groin pulls, hamstring injuries, shin splints, heat exhaustion, stress fractures, etc.

• Students will become proficient in the diagnosis and pre-participation assessment of limitations of cardiac physiology.

• Students will also, receive experience from an athletic trainer in swimming, wrestling and basketball games.

• Students will have a chance to do pre-participation physicals for high schools and colleges during the months of July and August, in addition to spending time on the sidelines of football games during the season. The football season is usually the end of August through October.

For more information, please call Jeanette at 708-857-5902.