What do the students need to do during the rotation?

• Actively practice taking a history and performing a physical examination.
  • Shadowing is discouraged, active learning with supervision is best.
• Giving an oral presentation including a detailed patient management plan to the preceptor
• Practice documentation in an electronic health record (as allowed by the facility).
• Practice common clinical skills such as suturing, incision and drainage, etc.
• Assist with pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative management of patients.
• Participate in rounding on patients in a hospital.
• Calling patients with laboratory results and giving patient education.
• Observe ancillary staff in their office functions such as referrals, x-ray, lab, coding & billing, etc.
• Develop and sharpen clinical problem-solving skills.