3 courses with the subject FAMD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FAMD 502Family Medicine Clerkship - A one-on-one preceptor experience at one of the many approved office9
practices and health centers located in Tennessee. This clerkship focuses on ambulatory services in a comprehensive, continuing health care program, preferably utilizing a family health care team. Students are under the supervision of a physician preceptor as part of a family health care team. They are expected to share in decision-making and in planning for patients, their families and communities.
FAMD 600Fourth Year Ambulatory Family Medicine – This rotation is a four- week, community- based clinical
experience designed to expose fourth year medical students to community-based experiences in underserved communities across the state of Tennessee with a focus on the primary care specialties. This clinical experience occurs under the tutelage of primary care physicians who have well rounded clinical practices. In addition to theoretical and clinical community-based exposure, this rotation is designed to positively influence medical students to consider locating their own clinical practice in a rural or urban underserved area (9 credit hours) Prerequisite FAMD 502 – Family
FAMD 604Family Medicine Fourth Year Elective – This elective experience fully utilizes the abundance of9
ambulatory family and community health care settings available throughout Tennessee. The objective is to build upon the skills and knowledge previously gained progressively and systematically during the first and second years and the clinical clerkship in Family Medicine. Preventive medicine, psychology and social disciplines are structured into the family health team focus. In addition to clinical experiences, students are provided with the opportunity for community involvement so that they gain more insight into the characteristics of the community and the impact environment has on the health of the population served. Our numerous preceptors permit exposure to the broad spectrum of diverse health care practice models that exist in rural and urban areas, to inculcate an adequate operational concept of health and illness management. (9 credit hours) FAMD 613- Addiction Medicine- This course for fourth year medical students provides opportunities to explore the biopsychosocial approach for diagnosing patients and treatment of substance abuse disorders, especially opioid use disorder. Students will attain an introductory working knowledge of issues pertaining to direct patient care, administrative, and system-based practice in addiction medicine. This knowledge and practical experience will prepare students for future medical school rotations and residency training in addiction medicine or other primary care specialties. Clinical experiences take place in the Department of Family and Community Medicine’s Medication Addiction Treatment (MAT) Clinic two days a week. Students are required to complete the MAT Waiver Training for medical students. Additional activities and locations may be utilized based on opportunities that arise during any given month-long rotation. These assignments will be issued at the discretion of the Program Director and core faculty.
