Ambulatory Internal Medicine Clerkship
(AM011 through AM019)
The required four-week clinical clerkship in Ambulatory Internal Medicine is offered at the practice sites of eight of UCLA‘s teaching hospitals. Each of these sites has its own mix of patients with special clinical problems and cultural and socioeconomic issues. The goals of the clerkship include: providing students with opportunities to perform problem-focused histories and physical examinations in the evaluation of patients presenting with acute problems; for continuing care of chronic illnesses; to learn to develop diagnostic and treatment plans appropriate to the ambulatory setting; to refine their understanding and practice of health maintenance interventions; to solidify their skills in communicating with patients, and in providing health education to patient. Students will be expected to learn about the presentation of medical conditions commonly seen in the ambulatory setting.
Clinical Experiences: The clinical content of the clerkship will include both general medicine and subspecialty medicine experiences. Students will see patients in both continuity and urgent care settings. Students will be expected to participate in the management of patients with common medical conditions; when possible and appropriate to management, students will have the opportunity to see patients at repeat visits during the course of the rotation. Students will enter all (a minimum of 40 and all index diagnoses) patients into their patient log, to permit clerkship coordinators to assess the clinical curriculum of the rotation. This requirement must be completed by the end of each 4 week block of Ambulatory Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Clerkship.
Orientation and Integrated didactics: All students will come together on the first day for an orientation at UCLA. They will review and practice the focused outpatient history and physical and receive information as to the course requirements. In addition to the introductory session, all students on the Ambulatory Internal Medicine clerkship will meet together each Friday for joint didactic sessions (with Family Medicine), which will include lectures, sessions with invited patients, a Standardized Patient exercise and case-based interactive learning sessions. During one of these sessions students will present a topic on “Optimizing Primary Care.”
Ambulatory Medicine and Family Medicine share a half-day orientation and Friday didactic sessions for the 8-week block. The orientation and didactic sessions are held at UCLA. Sun Lim (310-825-1048, sunlim@mednet.ucla.edu) will e-mail a schedule of times and locations for the orientation.
Grading /Evaluation Policy
Final evaluation in the clerkship will be based upon clinical performance at the assigned site, the Adult Ambulatory Medicine Subject Exam (minimum score to pass 10th percentile), and a Case Presentation. Additionally, the student must complete the patient log requirement, participate in a self-assessment exercise (OSCE), complete two Mini-CEXs, complete two Structured Feedback in Medical Education forms (SEE-ME), submit an image for photo rounds, complete the interactive dermatology atlas, and all other required assignments during the 8 weeks.
Criteria for Letter of Distinction
- Faculty members must nominate the student for a Letter of Distinction on the medical student evaluation form.
- The marks on the medical student evaluation forms must be all "outstanding” (with majority as 7’s.)
- The final exam grade must be 90th percentile or above. The group participation must be excellent during the Friday sessions (attendance to all sessions).
- Exemplary performance on group presentation.
- The group participation and attendance must be excellent during the Friday sessions and all course requirements and assignments must be completed on time.
- Must demonstrate professionalism in attitude and behavior throughout the clerkship both clinically and in didactic sessions.
For more detailed information please refer to the course description on ANGEL.
Clerkship Contact Information
| Co-Course Chairs: | |
Mark Munekata, M.D., M.P.H. |
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| Coordinator: | Sun Lim (Interim) (310) 825-1048 |
Hospital Site |
Site Director(s) |
Student Coordinator |
Ronald Reagan UCLA Med Ctr. UCLA- (AM011) |
Thomas Mattimore, M.D. |
Sun Lim (Interim) (310) 825-1048 |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CS (AM012) |
Robert Goodman, M.D. |
Judy Jacobs |
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center HARBOR (AM013) |
Susan Hsieh, M.D. |
Virginia Ramirez |
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KAISER.SUN-(AM014) |
Peter Chee, M.D. Thomas Y. Tom, M.D. James R. Evans, M.D. |
Ashley Versher |
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center OVH (AM015) |
Tamara Modilevsky , M.D. |
Mark DeVany |
Sepulveda VA Medical Center SVA (AM016) |
Giulia Michelini, M.D. |
Giulia Michelini, M.D. |
West Los Angeles VA Healthcare System WVA (AM017) |
David Leaf , M.D.
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David Leaf , M.D. |
Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center MLK-MACC (AM019)
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Stanley Hsai, M.D. Shobita Rajagopalan, M.D. |
Lesley Vizcarra (310) 268-3034 lesleyk.vizcarra@cdrewu.edu |
Revised: 11/3/11
