FMAT Program for TTUHSC School of Medicine
TTUHSC School of Medicine received approval in Spring 2010 for the establishment of a new accelerated educational program named the Family Medicine Accelerated Track (FMAT). This accelerated educational program was developed in recognition of the need to train more physicians who will practice in the major primary care field of Family Medicine. Up to 10 students per year will participate in this program. The major modifications in this program include additional coursework in the summer during Phase 1, a longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship in their second year and an advanced Family Medicine experience at the end of Phase 2 that covers material normally presented in the advanced clinical training component (Phase 3) of the standard curriculum.
Blocks and Clerkships
| Credit Hours
| Weeks
|
Phase 1
|
Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology (Fall)
| 10
| 10
|
General Principles (Fall)
| 8 | 8 |
Organ Systems 1 (Spring)
| 10
| 10
|
Organ Systems 2 (Spring)
| 9
| 9
|
Patients, Physicians and Populations 1 (Fall & Spring, MS1)
| 4
| 3
|
Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1 (Fall & Spring, M1)
| 3
| 0
|
FMAT 1 (Summer)
| 8
| 8
|
Organ Systems 3 (Fall)
| 7
| 7
|
Organ Systems 4 (Fall)
| 12
| 13
|
Organ Systems 5 (Spring)
| 8
| 8
|
Step 1 Enhancement
| 4
| 7
|
Patients, Physicians and Populations 2 (Fall & Spring, M2)
| 3
| 2
|
Family Medicine Clerkship/FMAT 2 (Fall & Spring)
| 12
| (12)
|
Phase 2 (Required Clerkships)
|
Internal Medicine
| 8
| 8
|
Surgery
| 8
| 8
|
Obstetrics & Gynecology
| 8
| 8
|
Pediatrics
| 8
| 8
|
Psychiatry
| 8
| 8
|
FMAT 3
| 16
| 16
|
Integration Seminar - Student Grand Rounds
| 0
| 0
|
|
|
|
| Total for FMAT | 154
| 141
|
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FMAT
6201
(Lubbock HSC)
Family Medicine Accelerated Track 1 (The Science of Family Medicine)
This 8-week concentrated course will be taken during the summer between Year 1 and Year 2 under the supervision of Family Medicine faculty. This course will prepare students to begin the Longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship during Year 2. Students in the regular curriculum take four integrated blocks in Year 2 that cover areas of neurobiology and pathophysiology of human disease. The FMAT 1 course will cover topics from these courses that are particularly important for students during the Family Medicine Clerkship.
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FMAT
6202
(Lubbock HSC)
Family Medicine Accelerated Track 2 (Longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship)
This will be a longitudinal Family Medicine Clerkship that introduces students to the care of the undifferentiated ambulatory patient. Emphasis will be on clinical problem-solving, management of common problems, and prevention and health promotion. Learning objectives from DOCS-2 and the Geriatrics rotation will also be incorporated.
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FMAT
7201
(Amarillo HSC, Covenant Branch HSC, Lubbock HSC, Odessa HSC)
Family Medicine Accelerated Track 3 (Family Medicine Inpatient and Critical Care Experience)
This 8-Week course takes place during May and June of the MS3 year. Experiences include ICU and critical care and Family Medicine inpatient service, with time available to take the Step2 CK exam. Students will participate in graduation activities in May but will not complete the course until the end of June, when they will participate in orientation for their residency program.
