Phase 2 Courses
In Phase 2, students move to the clinical arena on one of our four campuses: Amarillo, Lubbock-HSC, Lubbock-Covenant or Permian Basin. Each student focuses on one clinical discipline at a time, and rotates through six eight-week clerkships in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry. Each student also participates in the Integration Seminar, a student-led Grand Rounds that explores the fundamental scientific basis of selected clinical cases. Our School actively promotes and monitors the quality and comparability of the educational experiences on each of the campuses and maintains equivalent methods of evaluation. Student performance is assessed at the end of each clerkship using three independent and complementary assessment components, an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), clinical performance assessments completed by faculty and residents and a subject-specific examination. Thus, student performance can be compared with national norms as well as with each other on the three campuses. The values are well correlated and thus, the second phase is equivalent to a single campus experience. We also closely monitor the number and diversity of patients to ensure the necessary breadth of exposure to clinically challenging patients.
Students who are granted short-term leaves of absence from clerkship(s) will be registered in Independent Study Period course(s) that correspond to the scheduled curriculum component
Independent Study
Course Number
| Name/General Description
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MIDS-7191
| IDS-Period 01
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MIDS-7192
| IDS-Period 02
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MIDS-7193
| IDS-Period 03
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MIDS-7194
| IDS-Period 04
|
MIDS-7195
| IDS-Period 05
|
MIDS-7196
| IDS-Period 06
|
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MFAM
7101
(Amarillo HSC, Covenant Branch HSC, Lubbock HSC, Odessa HSC)
Family Medicine Jr. Clerkship
An eight-week core clerkship introducing students to the care of the
undifferentiated ambulatory patient. Emphasis is on clinical problem solving,
management of common problems, and prevention and health
promotion.
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MINT
7101
(Amarillo HSC, Covenant Branch HSC, Lubbock HSC, Odessa HSC)
Internal Medicine Clerkship
In this eight-week rotation, the student participates as a member of the
ward team, honing skills in performing histories and physicals, and in the
collection, integration, and documentation of information for
comprehensive diagnosis. Concepts of practical medical therapeutics and
management are presented, but emphasis is on understanding
pathophysiology and accurate diagnosis. Outpatient experience is provided
in a community setting.
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MOBG
7101
(Amarillo HSC, Covenant Branch HSC, Lubbock HSC, Odessa HSC)
Obstetrics-Gynecology JR Clerkship
A study of the treatment of female patients by the primary care practitioner.
Obstetrics-gynecology spans the entire age range of womanhood and is
extensively health-oriented with emphasis on prevention of illness and on
surgical and obstetrical techniques. The quality of human life is
emphasized.
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MPED
7101
(Amarillo HSC, Covenant Branch HSC, Lubbock HSC, Odessa HSC)
Pediatrics Clerkship
During the clerkship, students rotate through the pediatric inpatient,
ambulatory care and newborn nursery services, participating in the evaluation
and management of children with a variety of problems. Emphasis is
placed on a comprehensive approach to total child, including his/her family
and environment. Learning is augmented by a lecture series and various
case conferences coupled with close faculty support and supervision.
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MPSY
7101
(Amarillo HSC, Lubbock HSC, Odessa HSC)
Psychiatry JR Clerkship
The primary goals of this rotation are to provide educational experiences that
facilitate continued learning regarding the diagnosis and management of psychiatric illness and clinical experiences that allow the student to further develop skills in evaluation and treatment of selected patients. The core clinical experiences for students consist of significant exposure to inpatient psychiatry, consultation psychiatry, ambulatory psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ambulatory neuropsychiatry/behavioral neurology, and on-call emergency room coverage.
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MSUR
7101
(Amarillo HSC, Covenant Branch HSC, Lubbock HSC, Odessa HSC)
Surgery Clerkship
An introduction to the pathophysiology of surgical diseases and the
principles and techniques used in their diagnosis and management. The
Clerkship includes participation in pre- and post-operative patient care,
operating room and clinic experience as a member of a team of the surgical
faculty.
