Learn more about this hospital Show Family Medicine Residency Program · Boston, MA Program Website Full access is free for physicians and medical studentsProgram Coordinator Mrs. Kathryn M Whitley, BA (617) 414-6239 Program Website http://www.bu.edu/familymed 13 positions Available Per Cycle 92nd percentile Alumni Publication Percentile 92nd percentile Alumni Clinical Trial Percentile 1998 Founding Year Patient OfficeFamily Medicine Center Administrative OfficeDepartment of Family Medicine Directions to Family Medicine at Boston Medical CenterDirections by Carhttp://www.bumc.bu.edu/about/map-directions/directions-by-car/ Directions by Bushttp://www.bumc.bu.edu/about/map-directions/directions-by-bus/ Directions by Subwayhttp://www.bumc.bu.edu/about/map-directions/directions-by-subway/ Directions by BU/BUMC Shuttlehttp://www.bumc.bu.edu/about/map-directions/directions-by-shuttle/ Parkinghttp://www.bumc.bu.edu/about/map-directions/parking/ Local Directions to the DepartmentThe Department of Family Medicine Administration Office is located on the South side of the 5th floor of the Dowling Building. Family Medicine Sub-Internships and Electives Telephone: 414-6237 email: Location: BMC-Dowling 5 Room 5414 SUB-INTERNSHIP IN FAMILY MEDICINE 030.1i Title: Sub-internship in Family Medicine Instructor:
Talia Singer-Clark, M.D. Interim Instructor (end of June): Lizzeth Alarcon, M.D. Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email:
Location: Menino Pavilion. Boston University Medical Center Team:
Family Medicine Inpatient Service Team A or Team B Orientation: First day of the rotation Overview Students will work as
interns with the family medicine inpatient team. They will care for a wide variety of patients from the HealthNet Rounder system, acting as the primary caregiver for their patients. They will have all the responsibilities of an intern, including daily management of their patients, new admissions, attending conferences and participating in daily teaching. Due to COVID-19, the structure of the day has been adjusted to ensure physical distancing and optimize the safety of the student, other
members of the medical team, and patients. Location: Menino 7E Daily schedule: Generally
6:15am to 6:30pm, 6 days per week. One day per week will be extended until 8pm to allow for an independent admission. Additional COVID-19 Information The student will: Weekends Supervision Education/Curriculum Feedback Objectives Evaluation:
Guidelines for Absences Students are reminded to maintain standards of professionalism, courtesy and common sense when scheduling residency interviews that take place during fourth year rotations. Try to schedule interviews during vacation blocks whenever possible. In general, a student may, with advance permission from the rotation director, be away for no more than four days during the four-week rotation. Please take note of the following guidelines:
ELECTIVES IN FAMILY MEDICINE 030.1e Title: Advanced Ambulatory Family Medicine Instructors: Sara Tepperberg, M.D., M.P.H., Heather
Miselis, M.D., M.P.H. and Rachel Mott-Keis, M.D. Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email: Locations: Two of three possible outpatient sites: Codman Square Health Center, South Boston Community Health Center, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Number
of Students: One or Two Fourth Year Medical Student(s)-This is an elective for students considering residency in Family Medicine Period to be offered: Blocks 11, 12 and 14 (one student per block) Block 13 (2 students) Description of Elective: Students who are entering the field of family medicine are the target for this elective. Students will see ambulatory patients at one or two of the affiliated residency sites, including South Boston Community Health Center, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and Codman Square Health Center. The student will work with a variety of Family Medicine residents and preceptors, and as such will not likely have opportunity for significant summative assessments and advanced accolades from faculty. With appropriate supervision, students will be expected to have first contact with patients and to do the initial work-up. Students will advance their skills in the diagnosis of the undifferentiated patient, and the assessment and management of acute and chronic problems which commonly present in family medicine. Instruction in patient education and preventive medicine in the family context will be emphasized. Students will participate in staff conferences and may attend rounds, conferences and lectures that are part of the BMC Family Medicine Residency Program. This elective is also available through the Boston Medical Center Minority Recruitment Program. EVALUATION The student will be evaluated by the same BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine assessment tool that is used for BU Family medicine clerks or by the elective evaluation supplied by their sponsoring institution. 031.0 Family Medicine 360° Clinical Elective Instructor: Elizabeth Ferrenz, M.D. Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email: Location: Boston Medical Center Number of Students: Four-4th year BU medical students only Period to be offered: Block 10 Description of Elective: The Family Medicine 3600 Clinical Elective is an opportunity for fourth year medical students to delve into the many roles of a family doctor. This elective is designed for medical students strongly considering a career in Family Medicine who would like additional exposure to outpatient, inpatient, maternal child health and specialty care provided by family doctors. The elective experience will take place at Boston Medical Center, at Family Medicine affiliated community health centers, and at the Ryan Center (Sports Medicine). The student will have a clinical home throughout their rotation at a community health center. Each student will be paired with a resident, and will participate in that resident’s continuity clinic 2 sessions/week on their inpatient and mom-baby weeks and 5 sessions/week on the outpatient week. These supervising residents will receive Resident as Teacher training and will get teaching support and mentoring during the rotation from Dr. Cohen-Osher. The student will see a subset of patients on the resident’s schedule. The clinical care provided by the student-resident pair will be supervised by the attending physician who is precepting in resident clinic. The student will also work with additional clinicians at the community health center to understand the comprehensive services available for the care of patients such as integrated behavioral health and nutrition counseling. The inpatient experience during the elective will include 2 weeks on the Family Medicine inpatient service caring for hospitalized adults. During the week of nights, the student will work directly with the Family Medicine intern and attending physician to admit new patients and cross-cover patients on the Family Medicine resident teams. During the week of days, the student will follow their own assigned patients with supervision from the resident team and attending physician. The maternal child health week gives students a true Family Medicine-centered experience to include prenatal/perinatal care (including labor and delivery), inpatient postpartum care for women, as well as newborn nursery care for their infants. The student will spend mornings on the postpartum floor caring for women and their infants- focusing on issues such as breastfeeding (including spending time with a lactation consultants), the newborn exam, routine postpartum care, maternal counseling and anticipatory guidance. During the outpatient/specialties week the student will have an opportunity to tailor their clinical experiences to their individual interests. All students will have the opportunity to spend clinical time with the Sports Medicine fellowship trained Family Medicine faculty and fellows. Students will also be able to experience other areas of focus in Family Medicine such as integrative medicine, transitions of care, office based substance use treatment, geriatrics, and student health and these will be tailored (as much as possible) to the student’s clinical interests. Inter-professional experiences are built-in to many components of this elective. On the inpatient Family Medicine service there are board rounds twice daily where the MD team, nurses, and case management come together to discuss all patients. During the maternal child health week, there is daily communication with nursing and often with lactation consultants and social workers. Our outpatient clinics have team care nursing and integrated behavioral health. During the four-week rotation the student will select a topic of interest relevant to Family Medicine and prepare an oral presentation to be shared with Family Medicine residents and faculty which will be evaluated by the presentation coordinator. This will happen in the 3rd or 4th week of the clerkship. 032.1 Maternal/Child Health Instructor: Keri Sewell, M.D. Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email: Location: Boston Medical Center Number of Students Per Block: Selective Blocks, Please Inquire Period to be offered: Blocks 9 – 19 Description of Elective: This elective gives students a true family medicine-centered experience to include prenatal/perinatal care (including labor and delivery), inpatient postpartum care for women, as well as newborn nursery care for their infants. The student will spend mornings on the postpartum floor caring for women and their infants- you will focus on issues such as breastfeeding (including spending time with our lactation consultants), the newborn exam, routine postpartum care, maternal counseling and anticipatory guidance. Afternoons will be spent either seeing primary care patients in clinic (including as many prenatal/pediatric visits as possible), or researching a maternal/child health topic of your choice to be presented at the end of the elective. Students take call overnight on labor and delivery one night per week, allowing them an opportunity to be actively involved in deliveries and all aspects of labor and delivery care. Each student chooses one weekend to work with the postpartum/nursery rounder to get more direct clinical experience. Participation in this elective provides you with a wonderful opportunity to be an active and important team member with a lot of independence. Students who will derive the most benefit from this rotation are self-motivated and active learners. 033.1 Title: Latino Health Elective Department of Family Medicine Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Course Director: Elizabeth Ferrenz Email address: Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email: Clinical Faculty (may vary depending on availability each block): Carol Singletary, Registered dietician, EBNHC Dr. Sonia Ananthakrishnan, Endocrinology Dr. Jose Betances, Pediatrics Dr. Charles Bliss, Gastroenterology Dr. Miriam Hoffman, Family Medicine Dr. Jessica Levi, Pediatric Otolaryngology Dr. Jose Romero, Neurology Dr. Peter Smith, Chronic Disease Education and Management (CDEM), EBNHC Number of Students: One fourth year medical student Period to be offered: 4 weeks Available Blocks: 14, 17, 18 and 19 Please note: Students must contact the course director before signing up for this elective to ensure that their level of Spanish proficiency will be adequate for a successful experience on this rotation. DESCRIPTION OF ELECTIVE: The Latino Health Elective is an opportunity for fourth year medical students to improve their ability to provide medical care in Spanish, to increase their understanding of Latino health issues and disparities, and to research a topic of relevance to the health of Latino communities. The elective experience will take place at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), Boston Medical Center, and Boston area community agencies. Students will participate in clinical sessions in Family Medicine and Chronic Disease Management at EBNHC. Specialty clinical sessions will take place at BMC. Students will be responsible for conducting history and physical examinations in Spanish and presenting their findings in standard oral presentation format in English. At community agencies, students will learn about outreach to the Latino community around issues of immigration, housing, education, and more. Latino elder care will be explored with an adult day health program. Selected readings will be provided to students to expand their knowledge of Latino communities in the United States and health disparities facing Latinos. These readings will be reviewed independently and discussed with the course director. During the four week rotation the student will select a topic of interest relevant to the Latino community and prepare an oral presentation to be shared in the final week. Students will be evaluated on the basis of their participation in clinical sessions and engagement with community agencies and independent readings. The final presentation will be evaluated on the basis of relevance to Latino health and skills in oral presentation. Latino Health Elective additional information 034.0 Title: Primary Care Sports Medicine Instructor: Christopher Ma, M.D. Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email: Telephone: 617-414-6237 Number of Students: One 4th year BU medical student Period to be offered: Blocks 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 19 LOCATIONS: Boston Medical Center, BU Ryan Center for Sports Medicine, BU Student Health Services, BU Athletic Training Room and various athletic fields/venues for event coverage OBJECTIVE: To gain exposure and experience in the field of primary care sports medicine. GOALS:
FACULTY: Christopher Ma, M.D.-Family Medicine/Primary Care Sports Medicine Nathan Cardoos, M.D.- Family Medicine/Primary Care Sports Medicine Douglas Comeau, D.O-Family Medicine/Primary Care Sports Medicine Stephen Huang, M.D.-Family Medicine/Primary Care Sports Medicine ADDITIONAL FACULTY: Mark Laursen, Director of Athletic Training Services, Boston University Jennifer Chadburn,, Assistant Director of Athletic Training Services, Boston University Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow Description of Elective: The curriculum will include multiple experiences in primary care sports medicine. A sample of a weekly schedule of clinic time and other experiences would be the following: -8 half days of Primary Care Sports Medicine -1 full day in BMC orthopedics with Dr. Ma in my non operative orthopedic clinic -Wednesday Morning Sports Medicine Conference 7 am -1/2 day BU Athletic Training Room physician clinic working one on one with one of the primary care sports medicine physician as they evaluate BU student athletes -1/2 day of reading time -Game coverage: will vary depending on the time of year and block but anticipate at least 1-2 game coverage opportunities per week of the elective. Please note much of the game coverage occurs in the evening and/or the weekends so student needs to be aware they may have to work late and possibly on the weekends. The student will have a mid-block evaluation of their achievement of the above stated goals, done by Christopher Ma, M.D. with the written/verbal input of the other physicians and additional staff members. At the end of the rotation, the student will be responsible for presenting a recent journal article on a sports medicine topic at their final sports medicine conference. They will further be evaluated throughout their rotation on their musculoskeletal examination skills. Student will have to provide at least 30 days notice if they are going to drop the elective, otherwise it will not be allowed. 036.0 Family Medicine Boot Camp Elective Course Director – Amanda DeLoureiro MD, MPH Family Medicine Course instructors –Additional clinical involvement of faculty and family medicine residents who participate in teaching the modules and SIM center. Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email: NUMBER OF STUDENTS 6-10 fourth year medical students LENGTH OF ELECTIVE 2 weeks AVAILABLE BLOCK Block 19 A (3/21/22-4/3/22) (academic year 2021-2022) Block 19 A (3/27/23-4/9/23) (academic year 2022-2023) Description of Elective: The Family Medicine Boot Camp Elective is an opportunity for fourth year students to directly prepare for their transition from medical school to an internship in Family Medicine. Faculty and residents will lead small-group activities and simulations to review core procedural skills. These sessions will focus on key categories of Family Medicine training, including outpatient care, inpatient adult and pediatric care, and inpatient obstetric care. The expected hours will be from 9 am to 5 pm on Monday through Friday. There will be no weekend activities. The course will be taught in Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (for case-based learning) and in the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Simulation Center (for procedural sessions). There will be no direct patient contact. 037.0 Primary Care Elective at BU Student Health Services Course Director: Aaliyah Y. Rizvi Shaikh, M.D. email: Administrative Contact: Chenille Hogan Email: Location: BU Student Health Services NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1 LENGTH OF ELECTIVE : 4 weeks AVAILABLE BLOCKS 13, 19 Description: The Primary Care elective at BU’s Student Health Services’ (SHS) Department of Primary Care (PC) provides students with an opportunity to engage in a university-based, outpatient primary care clinic serving a diverse domestic and global population. The MS4 will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and will participate in daily patient care. Simulating a primary care physician, they will be expected to conduct and document a thorough history, physical, assessment, differential, and plan. They will be assigned and guided by a physician and may have opportunities to rotate in other departments of SHS (Behavioral Medicine, Wellness, Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center (SARP), and Athletic Training). |