Primary Care Medicine Pediatrics Elective
Director: Samuel Borden, MD
Location: Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center, 11 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA
Goals
This elective provides students with exposure to an integrated medicine/pediatrics ambulatory practice with 32 combined medicine/pediatrics residents. with an emphasis on primary care of adults and children in the ambulatory arena in an inner-city med-peds practice.
The student will receive broad clinical training in the care of adult and pediatric outpatients as well as a sophistication in understanding the ambulatory components of med-peds training.
Objectives
The student will…
- gain knowledge in the areas of continuity clinics, urgent care clinics, and subspecialty clinics including ob/gyn, HIV, tuberculosis, renal disease, physical medicine and rehabilitation, procedure clinics, and infectious disease.
- attend teaching sessions with on-site diabetic counselors, nutritionists, and social workers.
- participate in medicine/pediatric conferences and weekly pediatric and medicine grand rounds.
- experience time on the medicine and pediatric wards.
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Course Number
PE-442
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Duration
4 weeks
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Average
Hours per Week
40
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Night Call/Weekends
1-2 nights may be required/No weekends
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Capacity
2 per Block
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Alternate Dates
Available
Yes, at the discretion of the Director
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Transportation
Required
Yes
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On-Campus Housing
Available on a first-come, first-served basis
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| Prerequisite: Successful completion of Medicine and Pediatrics Clerkships. |
If you would like to apply for this elective, please refer to Application Process.