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Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH)

School of Medicine

FMCH 531 Unit VI 7­-Week Family Medicine Clerkship (10) Ambulatory-based clerkship in Hawai‘i. Students learn history taking, physical exam skills, and management of family medicine patients. Emphasis on behavioral care, caring for the underserved, sports medicine, preventive care, common acute/chronic ambulatory problems. CR/NC only. Pre: BIOM 555. Co-requisites: MED 531, OBGN 531, PED 531, PSTY 531, and SURG 531.

FMCH 532 Family Medicine and Community Health Longitudinal Clerkship (10) 5.5-month ambulatory clerkship. Students learn history taking, physical exam skills, and management of family medicine patients. Emphasis on behavioral care, caring for the underserved, sports medicine, preventive care, and common acute/chronic ambulatory problems. Repeatable one time. CR/NC only. Pre: BIOM 555. Co-requisite: MED 532, OBGN 532, PED 532, PSTY 532, and SURG 532.

FMCH 545 (Alpha) Unit VII Electives in Family Medicine and Community Health (V) Fourth-year elective in which medical students may do study of selected topics within the field of family medicine and community health: (B) primary care preceptorship; (C) topics in community health; (D) sub-internship in family medicine; (E) extramural elective in family medicine and community health-miscellaneous; (F) sports medicine preceptorship. CR/NC only. Pre: 531 or 532.

FMCH 599 Directed Reading/Research (V) Repeatable unlimited times. Pre: consent.