Extramural Family Medicine Acting Internship

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Department
Family Medicine (extramural)
Course Number
IDIS 390
Course Title Extramural Family Medicine Acting Internship
Course Director
Terry Kind, MD, MPH
Length (Weeks)

4
When Offered

All year
Prerequisites

All core clerkships
Availability Notes

Student arranges extramural Acting Internship with host institution (VSLO preferred). The AI should be >80% inpatient and the student should verify with the Dean’s Office that it will suffice to meet GW SMHS’s core AI graduation requirement. Please see additional information below.
Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Fax
Contact Email
tkind@gwu.edu
Other Contacts

Family medicine advisor Dr. Andrea Anderson, MD, FAAFP (aanderson3125@gwu.edu); also see full list of advisors on current students page: https://smhs.gwu.edu/academics/md-program/current-students
Location
Limit
Report

Per host institution
Evaluation

Student should work with host institution to arrange evaluation (GW Uniform Clinical Evaluation preferred).
Description

IDIS 390 provides the option for students to select an extramural (away) Acting Internship in inpatient family medicine to meet GW SMHS’s core AI graduation requirement. Please note the following:

  • The extramural course must must be >80% inpatient and the student should verify with the Dean’s Office that the extramural course will suffice to meet the core AI graduation requirement.
  • The student is responsible for arranging the extramural Acting Internship with the host institution (VSLO preferred). Extramural courses not arranged through VSLO/VSAS require an affiliation agreement with the host institution; if there is no current agreement on file this must be arranged at least 90 days in advance with the Dean’s Office.
  • For all extramural courses, students must submit the mandatory Extramural Elective Request Form (Registration Form 2301-EA) located on the MD Registrar website to the Dean’s Office prior to the beginning date of the elective.

Additional Family Medicine Options:

  • For students seeking an outpatient primary care or family medicine elective with GW faculty in the DC region, please see MED 343 and inquire with Dr. Mia Marcus.
  • For students seeking an extramural elective rotation in family medicine, please see IDIS 391-393 (Extramural Family Medicine Rotation).

Course Learning Objectives:

Students completing an extramural Family Medicine Acting Internship in a predominantly inpatient, family medicine service will be able to:

  1. Perform a complete and accurate history and physical exam in patients of varying ages, diagnoses, and complexity on an inpatient service.
  2. Demonstrate the development of an evidence-based assessment and treatment plan for patients admitted to the hospital, including discharge planning.
  3. Demonstrate effective oral and written case presentation skills for new patients and follow up care.
  4. Interpret the value of various tests and procedures in the work-up of a hospitalized patient.
  5. Apply medical standards, clinical practice guidelines and practice algorithms relevant to patients' medical conditions.
  6. Demonstrate the ability to navigate through specialty consultations, care management services, and discussions with other health care providers across disciplines and health professions to ensure appropriate care coordination and transitions of care.
  7. Demonstrate appropriate professional and ethical behaviors related to patients and other health care professionals.
  8. Demonstrate empathic patient-centered communication when interpreting management plans, risks/benefits, end-of-life care, treatments and behavioral changes with patients and medical personnel.
Additional Notes

For all extramural courses, students must submit the mandatory Extramural Elective Request Form (Registration Form 2301-EA) located on the MD Registrar website to the Dean’s Office prior to the beginning date of the elective.