FAM 701 Core Clerkship in Family Medicine
An intense ambulatory experience in family medicine. Students see patients initially and formulate their assessments and plans under supervision of senior residents and attendings. Participation in comprehensive, longitudinal care is stressed. The common problems and responsibilities of a primary care physician are observed and taught. A lecture series and syllabus supplement the clinical experience. Skills laboratories are provided for intruction in casting, suturing, and proctosigmoidoscopy, and gynecologic procedures. Diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism are also emphasized. Prerequisite: MED 503. FA WI SP SU [4 weeks]

FAM 710 Family Medicine Subinternship
An intensive inpatient primary care experience at either John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Illinois Masonic Hospital or MacNeal Hospital. The subintern will function in a capacity similar to an intern, with supervision by a senior resident and faculty physician. Prerequisite: FAM 701, MED 701, PED 701, SUR 701. FA WI SP SU [4 weeks]

FAM 725 Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Unit
Students will develop skills in interviewing and managing alcoholic and other chemically dependent patients. A longitudinal interdisciplinary experience is stressed, emphasizing detoxification, rehabilitation, and outpatient treatment. This rotation is offered at several sites. Prerequisite: FAM 701. FA WI SP SU [2 or 4 weeks]

FAM 735 Primary Care Sports Medicine
[4 weeks]

FAM 741 Urban Primary Care
An advanced preceptorship with three family physicians in an urban practice. Students are expected to initiate and complete a research or quality improvement project focusing on preventive health services or the enhancement of access to medical care for minority communities. This rotation must be pre-arranged at least four weeks in advance with the course director. Prerequisites: FAM 701, MED 701, PED 701, OBG 701. FA WI SP SU [4 weeks]

FAM 745 Private Practice Preceptorship
A preceptorship with an experienced family physician, both at the office and in the hospital. The student will work in all areas of a busy physician's practice. Multiple sites in Chicago and suburbs are available. This rotation must be pre-arranged at least 8 weeks in advance with the course director. Prerequisites: FAM 701, MED 701, PED 701. FA WI SP SU [4 weeks]

FAM 761 Principles and Practice of Wound Care
Designed to introduce the student to the multidisciplinary approach used in the management of chronic wound infections, including the evaluation and treatment of these wounds in the context of underlying complex medical conditions [including diabetes mellitus, renal failure, osteomyelitis, arterial insufficiency, spinal cord injuries, peripheral vascular insufficiency, and resistant infections]. Students will be introduced to new developments in wound care (platelet derived GF, skin grafting, vacuum assisted closure, compression pumps, etc.). Since the patients return to the clinic on a weekly basis for ongoing treatment, students will have the opportunity to participate in continuity of care, and observe the wound healing. Prerequisites: FAM 701. FA WI SP SU [2 weeks]

FAM 781 Research in Family Medicine
Students may arrange research rotations individually with faculty at Rush. To receive credit for such a rotation, the person to whom the student will be responsible must write a letter describing the student's activities, responsibilities, amount of supervision, and the specific dates of the rotation. Students must submit proposals to the Office of Clinical Curriculum for approval a minimum of eight weeks in advance of the rotation. The student must have written approval of the Director of Clinical Curriculum prior to beginning the rotation. Research rotations are scheduled for a minimum of four weeks and a maximum of eight weeks in duration. No two-week research electives will be approved for credit. Research electives will apply toward the student's eight-week maximum allotted for credit in a given specialty. FA WI SP SU [4 or 8 weeks]