College of Medicine MD Curriculum

Ambulatory Family Medicine

Title of Clerkship: Ambulatory Family Medicine

Elective Year(s): Fourth Year Elective

Department: Family Medicine

Type of Elective: Clinical

Clerkship Site: University of Toledo Family Medicine Clinical Sites

Course Number: FMMD 702

Blocks Available: Varies

Number of Students/Block: 1

Faculty: Rameez Bhatti, MD; Parul Chaudhri, DO; Luisa Corpuz, MD; Sherie Hanna, MD; Coral Matus, MD; Jyothi Pappula, MD; Kevin Phelps, DO; Paul Schaefer, MD; Paul Schultz, MD; Karen Shafer, MD; Linda Speer, MD; Kate Szymanski, DO; Svitlana Zhukivska, MD

Elective Description/Requirements: The Department of Family Medicine offers a four-week ambulatory experience. The students will work with UT faculty members at one, or more, ambulatory clinical sites

Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks

Links to Core Competencies/Educational Course Objectives: At the end of this elective, the student will be able to:

  1. The students will interview and examine patients with complaints relating to the full spectrum of ambulatory Family Medicine. (EPOs: MK-4, MK-6, PC-1, PC-6)
  2. Students will demonstrate and discuss how Family Medicine can be adapted to the interests and talents of individual physicians. (EPOs: MK-2, MK-3, PBL-1)
  3. Students will demonstrate physical diagnosis techniques and therapeutic program planning. (EPOs: PC-1, PC-7, IPC-1)
  4. Students will demonstrate communication skills to facilitate an ongoing partnership with patients, their families, other health professionals, and within the community. (EPOs: PC-4, PC-9, PB-1 IPC-1, SBP-1)

Professionalism: UT/COM students will meet or exceed the institutional standards for professionalism as stated in the current Educational Program Objectives and the current Educational Course Objectives for the Sponsoring Department.

Instructional Methods:

  1. Ambulatory care experiences.
  2. Resident program/department conferences.

Evaluation Methods:

  1. Faculty/resident observation and assessment of clinical skills.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of third-year required Family Medicine clerkship.

Clerkship Director: Rameez Bhatti, M.D. 

Clerkship Coordinator: Lindsey Brillhart
Phone Number: 419.383.5557
Email: Lindsey.Brillhart@utoledo.edu

Special Requirements: None 

ECC Approved
October 2023

Last Updated: 7/15/24