Training medical students is an integral part of our mission in family medicine education. We welcome 3rd and 4th year students for electives tailored in four week blocks. Students are given primary responsibility under faculty supervision and most teaching is one on one. Daily noon conferences, morning report and other didactic lectures provide an educational forum for interaction. Evaluation will be based upon performance of physical exam skills, history taking, differential diagnoses creation, treatment plans, and teamwork concepts.
Electives are for students in good standing with permission from their medical school to take the course. Students with UMKC are given priority in scheduling electives. Meals, pager and reserved parking are provided. Program Director is Todd Shaffer, MD, MBA.
Family Medicine Course Director ~ Todd Shaffer, MD, MBA
This elective will provide students with experience in primary care.
Curriculum is one week each in OB, Inpatient, outpatient and Geriatrics.
Those with specific interests may have their block customized. Students
will learn about diagnoses and management found in a primary care
office.
This elective allows for two U.S. students per month. Overnight call
will be 2-4 times during the rotation for after-hours experience.
Learning Objectives:
1. Assemble the skills and valued needed for healthcare of people of
all ages
2. Synthesize the dynamics of an integrated health system and overall
patient care
3. Examine community strategies to help the underserved population
4. Utilize hands on training with obstetrics and neonates
5. Developing and promoting interest in preventative Family Medicine
Geriatrics Course Director ~ Jon Dedon,
MD
Students receive exposure to the elderly in the nursing home, and
the outpatient clinic. They will learn about conditions, demographics
of an aging society, ethical and social issues. The setting for this
elective is the Long Term Care Facility and Geriatric Outpatient Assessment
Clinic at Truman Medical Center Lakewood. Many elderly patients are
seen, and are supervised by Geriatric Medicine Faculty and Fellows.
As many as five students may participate monthly.
Learning Objectives:
1. Conditions such as dementia, falls urinary incontinence, osteoporosis,
heart failure, DMII
2. Ethical issues ~ end of life care, advanced directives, and surrogate
decision makers
3. Social Issues ~ elder abuse, healthcare financing
4. Geriatric Assessment including use of screening instruments
5. Educational path leading to becoming a Family Medicine Geriatrician
OB / Womens' Health Course Director ~ Chad Shaffer, MD
Emphasis
is on Identifying the skills and values for a family physician performing
obstetrics. Curriculum is three weeks of Family Medicine
OB, and one week of out patient gynecology. On Labor and Delivery,
students will be expected to take several calls with the residents.
They will learn diagnoses and management of common disorders, and perform
hands on procedures under faculty supervision. This elective allows
for one U.S. student per month. Overnight call will be 3-5 times during
the rotation for after-hours experience.
Learning Objectives:
1. Utilize hands on training with obstetrical and neonatal patients
2. Develop skills for basic bedside ultrasound
3. Develop knowledge in colposcopy and triage of abnormal pap smears
4. Perform outpatient antepartum continuity skills
For More Information, contact: Denise Haushahn, Residency Program Coordinator denise.haushahn@tmcmed.org or 816-404-7753
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