Fourth-Year Medical Student Acting Internship
Description
The UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency Program offers an acting internship in Family Medicine. This rotation allows medical students to explore the Family Medicine approach and learn more about our residency program. Primarily an inpatient experience at UPMC Shadyside, students will work alongside Family Medicine residents, admitting and caring for patients from the emergency department and the Family Health Center.
This rotation is unique because all patients are overseen by Family Medicine attending physicians. Residents admit patients from the Shadyside Family Health Center and various community family physician practices. Students will treat patients from their admission in the emergency room through their inpatient hospital stay. Learning occurs through close interaction with attending family physicians and senior Family Medicine residents.
Formal didactic teaching is resident-led and supported by the academic and Family Health Center team attendings. A residency faculty physician meets with the care team daily during sign-in and walk rounds. The academic Family Medicine attending conducts daily teaching sessions, including didactics, integrated behavioral science rounds, pharmacy rounds, and radiology rounds. Topics range from basic clinical skills to disease diagnosis and management. Students will also participate in the residency’s weekly multidisciplinary didactic conferences. For those particularly interested in Family Medicine, additional outpatient experiences may be incorporated on an individual basis.
Objectives
This rotation provides numerous opportunities for learning medicine and developing the independent skills needed as an intern. It offers students an in-depth look at our residency program and is most appropriate for those anticipating applying for a residency in Family Medicine.
Third-Year Medical Student Clerkship
Description
This rotation is an outpatient experience at the UPMC Shadyside Family Health Center with a focus on developing ambulatory care skills. Students will see scheduled patients with residents and faculty, gaining experience with handling initial patient assessments including history, physical examinations, and in-office laboratory testing. They will develop and implement comprehensive management plans, including preventive and therapeutic measures with one-on-one supervision and teaching. Students will also participate in weekly didactic conferences.
This rotation covers the following disciplines:
- Adult Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Women’s Health
- Adolescent Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Sports Medicine
- Procedural Skills
Objectives
- Perform accurate, problem-oriented interviews that foster good doctor-patient relationships
- Conduct competent, problem-directed physical examinations efficiently
- Outline appropriate diagnostic approaches and comprehensive management plans for common primary care problems
- Gain familiarity with basic approaches to time management, patient education, family involvement, and adherence issues in primary care
- Appreciate the depth and breadth of Family Medicine by seeing patients across the full life cycle, from infants to elders, including prenatal care, preventative care, and management of chronic conditions.
Scheduling Notes
Due to advance office scheduling, all student schedule requests and changes must be made at least four weeks prior to the start of the rotation.