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Family Medicine Overall Objectives

The overall goals of the program are for all students to have:

An understanding of the broad scope of family medicine

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Family Medicine Clerkship
This exit exam is one component of the successful completion of the clerkship core. The cut point is determined annually by the Undergraduate Clerkship Committee. An isolated exam failure is referred to the Student Progress Committee as per UG policy.
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
Preceptor Evaluation: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
During the four-week Family Medicine core, On Demand assessments will be filled out, in addition to the Mid Rotation and Final Rotation assessments.
2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of what knowledge is, the strengths and limitations of different ways of knowing, and how knowledge is created in historical, cultural and social contexts.
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations
2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care.
2.6 Understand the process of the dissemination, application, and translation of new health knowledges and practices.
2.99 Other Knowledge for Practice

An understanding of how virtual or same-site interprofessional teams function in the context of the primary care environment.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
Preceptor Evaluation: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
During the four-week Family Medicine core, On Demand assessments will be filled out, in addition to the Mid Rotation and Final Rotation assessments.
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.
6.5 Work effectively in various health care delivery settings and systems relevant to a variety of clinical specialties
7.1 Work with other health professionals to establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, dignity, inclusion, ethical integrity, and trust
7.2 Use the knowledge of one’s own role and the roles of other health professionals to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of the patients and populations served
7.3 Communicate with other health professionals in a responsive and responsible manner that supports the maintenance of health and the provision of healthcare in individual patients and populations
7.4 Demonstrate the ability to consult with and to other health professionals
7.5 Work with physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions to promote understanding, manage differences, and resolve conflicts
7.6 Participate in different team roles and appropriately apply leadership skills to establish, develop, and continuously enhance team function.
7.99 Other interprofessional collaboration

Appreciate the challenges in addressing complex, diverse patient care issues longitudinally.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health

Appreciate the nature of some of the specific challenges in the provision of primary care to patients, such as addressing undifferentiated illness, chronic illnesses and preventive care issues.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health

Gain skills and experience in meeting patients’ needs for prevention, problem identification and management, and complex disease management through episodic care of patients and their families in the community practice setting.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations

By the end of the rotation, the learner will be able to:

Describe how illness presents differently through the life cycle and in the family medicine setting compared to other settings.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Family Medicine Clerkship
This exit exam is one component of the successful completion of the clerkship core. The cut point is determined annually by the Undergraduate Clerkship Committee. An isolated exam failure is referred to the Student Progress Committee as per UG policy.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
2.99 Other Knowledge for Practice

Demonstrate an approach to the diagnosis and management of undifferentiated patient problems that present to family physicians.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans
8.5 Recognize that ambiguity is part of clinical health care and respond by utilizing appropriate resources in dealing with uncertainty

Demonstrate an approach to the diagnosis and management of common patient problems that present to family physicians (see Essential Clinical Encounter presenting problems for Family Medicine).

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
1.2 Organize and prioritize responsibilities to provide care that is safe, effective, and efficient
1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making
1.8 Provide appropriate referral of patients including ensuring continuity of care throughout transitions between providers or settings, and following up on patient progress and outcomes
1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health
1.99 Other Patient Care

Demonstrate effective communication skills in conducting a patient centered interview, including exploring the patient’s illness experience as well as the family and social context.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Direct Observation Tool: Communicate in difficult situations
Direct Observation Tool: Obtain a history and perform a physical examination adapted to the patient’s clinical situation
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
3.8 Obtain and use information about individual patients and their caregivers, populations of patients, or communities with which patients identify to improve care
4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds
4.2 Participate in the education of patients, families, students, trainees, peers and other health professionals
4.3 Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics
4.4 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions, including the ability to manage one’s own interpersonal responses
4.5 Maintain comprehensive, timely, and legible medical records
4.99 Other interpersonal and communication skills

Demonstrate an approach to health promotion and disease prevention during patient encounters that reflect best evidence and patient preferences and values.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations
2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care.
3.8 Obtain and use information about individual patients and their caregivers, populations of patients, or communities with which patients identify to improve care
3.9 Continually identify, analyze, and implement new knowledge, guidelines, standards, technologies, products, or services that have been demonstrated to improve outcomes

Conduct a sensitive, focused physical exam relevant to the patient’s presenting problem.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Direct Observation Tool: Obtain a history and perform a physical examination adapted to the patient’s clinical situation
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.

Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in documenting clinical encounters, making oral case presentations, prescription writing and making referrals to other care providers through clear, concise, efficient communication strategies.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Direct Observation Tool: Interpret and communicate results of common diagnostic and screening tests
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.8 Provide appropriate referral of patients including ensuring continuity of care throughout transitions between providers or settings, and following up on patient progress and outcomes
4.5 Maintain comprehensive, timely, and legible medical records
4.99 Other interpersonal and communication skills

Demonstrate life long learning practices in providing care to patients.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Family Medicine Clerkship
This exit exam is one component of the successful completion of the clerkship core. The cut point is determined annually by the Undergraduate Clerkship Committee. An isolated exam failure is referred to the Student Progress Committee as per UG policy.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
3.1 Solicit and respond to feedback from peers, teachers, supervisors, patients, families, and members of health care teams regarding one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours
3.2 Integrate feedback, external measures of performance and reflective practices to identify strengths, deficiencies, and limits in one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours
3.3 Set learning and improvement goals
3.4 Identify and perform learning activities that address one’s gaps in knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes
3.5 Understand principles of continuous quality improvement and how to incorporate them into practice improvement
3.6 Locate, appraise, and incorporate evidence from research related to patients’ health problems and the provision of healthcare
3.7 Use information technology and information systems to optimize patient care
3.8 Obtain and use information about individual patients and their caregivers, populations of patients, or communities with which patients identify to improve care
3.9 Continually identify, analyze, and implement new knowledge, guidelines, standards, technologies, products, or services that have been demonstrated to improve outcomes
3.99 Other practice-based learning and improvement

Discuss evidence-based approaches to patient care and the challenges of applying guidelines to individual patients.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
3.9 Continually identify, analyze, and implement new knowledge, guidelines, standards, technologies, products, or services that have been demonstrated to improve outcomes

Identify and/or communicate with other health care providers and community programs to support and/or optimize patient care.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
1.8 Provide appropriate referral of patients including ensuring continuity of care throughout transitions between providers or settings, and following up on patient progress and outcomes
7.1 Work with other health professionals to establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, dignity, inclusion, ethical integrity, and trust
7.2 Use the knowledge of one’s own role and the roles of other health professionals to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of the patients and populations served
7.3 Communicate with other health professionals in a responsive and responsible manner that supports the maintenance of health and the provision of healthcare in individual patients and populations
7.4 Demonstrate the ability to consult with and to other health professionals
7.5 Work with physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions to promote understanding, manage differences, and resolve conflicts
7.6 Participate in different team roles and appropriately apply leadership skills to establish, develop, and continuously enhance team function.
7.99 Other interprofessional collaboration

Understand the special needs of vulnerable groups related to disparities and inequities in seeking and receiving care. (e.g. Aboriginals, recent immigrants, same-sex relationships, transgendered, marginally housed, disabled, age extremes).

e-Learning Module: Family Medicine Geriatric Case
Describe an elderly patient's functional status using patient and collateral history. Define "Frailty" in the context of the following common problems as they contribute to functional status decline in the elderly including: Incontinence, Falls, Polypharmacy, Depression, Cognitive impairment (FM approach). Identify important topics of discussion with the elderly patient and family/caregiver meetings including: Advance care planning and Goals of Care discussions, Caregiver burnout, Driving, Community resources, Transition planning.
Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Family Medicine Clerkship
This exit exam is one component of the successful completion of the clerkship core. The cut point is determined annually by the Undergraduate Clerkship Committee. An isolated exam failure is referred to the Student Progress Committee as per UG policy.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
5.1 Demonstrate accountability to patients, society, and the profession
5.2 Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others
5.3 Demonstrate altruism, appropriately balancing patient needs and self-interest/self-care
5.4 Demonstrate respect for patient confidentiality, privacy and autonomy
5.5 Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including all dimensions of diversity such as those that are included in human rights legislation and federal and provincial law.
5.6 Demonstrate a critical understanding of personal, professional and institutional power and privilege and utilize anti-oppressive practice to create patient experiences where marginalization and oppression are minimized.
5.7 Demonstrate the application of ethical principles to commonly encountered ethical issues such as the provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations
5.8 Balance personal values and beliefs with professional and societal ethics

Discuss common ethical issues in family medicine through the life cycle including topics such as confidentiality, consent and capacity.

Preceptor: Family Medicine Clinical Placement
The four-week Family Medicine rotation revolves around a one-to-one experience pairing a student with a community-based family physician. The most significant component of the Family Medicine rotation is this time spent with the clinical preceptor in the office setting.
Tutorial: Family Medicine Clerkship Tutorials
Family Medicine clerkship tutorials, a key component of the rotation, are weekly sessions, which are 90 to 120 minutes in length and are held throughout the 4 week rotation.
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Family Medicine Clerkship
This exit exam is one component of the successful completion of the clerkship core. The cut point is determined annually by the Undergraduate Clerkship Committee. An isolated exam failure is referred to the Student Progress Committee as per UG policy.
Final Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Clerkship
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review
Mid-Rotation Assessment: Family Medicine Rotation
Domains assessed: Fund of Knowledge, Knowledge Integration, History taking, Clinical Examination, Clinical Management, Learning Skills, Communication Skills, Professional Responsibility and Integrity, Pursuit of Excellence and Insight, Personal Interactions. Essential Clinical Encounters review.
5.4 Demonstrate respect for patient confidentiality, privacy and autonomy
5.7 Demonstrate the application of ethical principles to commonly encountered ethical issues such as the provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations

Specific Clinical Presentations and Disease Problems

Gastrointestinal

Abdominal pain - acute

Clinical Exposure: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Abdominal pain. Pelvic pain. AnalAbdominal paracentesisrectal symptoms. Blood in stool. Changes in bowel habits. Decreased appetite. Heartburn. Nausea and vomiting. Weight loss.
Tutorial: Gastrointestinal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Gastrointestinal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Abdominal pain - chronic

Clinical Exposure: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Abdominal pain. Pelvic pain. AnalAbdominal paracentesisrectal symptoms. Blood in stool. Changes in bowel habits. Decreased appetite. Heartburn. Nausea and vomiting. Weight loss.
Tutorial: Gastrointestinal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Gastrointestinal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Heartburn

Clinical Exposure: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Abdominal pain. Pelvic pain. AnalAbdominal paracentesisrectal symptoms. Blood in stool. Changes in bowel habits. Decreased appetite. Heartburn. Nausea and vomiting. Weight loss.
Tutorial: Gastrointestinal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Gastrointestinal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Nausea and vomiting

Clinical Exposure: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Abdominal pain. Pelvic pain. AnalAbdominal paracentesisrectal symptoms. Blood in stool. Changes in bowel habits. Decreased appetite. Heartburn. Nausea and vomiting. Weight loss.
Tutorial: Gastrointestinal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Gastrointestinal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Rectal bleeding

Clinical Exposure: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Abdominal pain. Pelvic pain. AnalAbdominal paracentesisrectal symptoms. Blood in stool. Changes in bowel habits. Decreased appetite. Heartburn. Nausea and vomiting. Weight loss.
Tutorial: Gastrointestinal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Gastrointestinal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Weight loss

Clinical Exposure: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Abdominal pain. Pelvic pain. AnalAbdominal paracentesisrectal symptoms. Blood in stool. Changes in bowel habits. Decreased appetite. Heartburn. Nausea and vomiting. Weight loss.
Tutorial: Gastrointestinal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Gastrointestinal Presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Gastrointestinal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Musculoskeletal

Back pain - Acute

Clinical Exposure: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Tutorial: Musculoskeletal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Musculoskeletal presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Musculoskeletal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Soft tissue injury

Clinical Exposure: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Tutorial: Musculoskeletal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Musculoskeletal presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Musculoskeletal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Back pain - Chronic

Clinical Exposure: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Tutorial: Musculoskeletal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Musculoskeletal presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Musculoskeletal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Joint pain

Clinical Exposure: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Tutorial: Musculoskeletal presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Musculoskeletal Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Musculoskeletal presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Musculoskeletal presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Respiratory

Cough

Clinical Exposure: Respiratory Presentations
Tutorial: Respiratory presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Respiratory Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Respiratory presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Respiratory presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Shortness of breath

Clinical Exposure: Respiratory Presentations
Tutorial: Respiratory presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Respiratory Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Respiratory presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Respiratory presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Wheezing

Clinical Exposure: Respiratory Presentations
Tutorial: Respiratory presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Respiratory Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Respiratory presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Respiratory presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Genitourinary

Dysuria

Clinical Exposure: Genitourinary Presentations
Tutorial: Genitourinary presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Genitourinary Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Genitourinary presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Genitourinary presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Hematuria

Clinical Exposure: Genitourinary Presentations
Tutorial: Genitourinary presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Genitourinary Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Genitourinary presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Genitourinary presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Menstrual irregularities, excessive vaginal bleeding and dysmenorrhea

Clinical Exposure: Genitourinary Presentations
Tutorial: Genitourinary presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Genitourinary Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Genitourinary presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Genitourinary presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Pelvic pain - acute

Clinical Exposure: Genitourinary Presentations
Tutorial: Genitourinary presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Genitourinary Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Genitourinary presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Genitourinary presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Pelvic pain - chronic

Clinical Exposure: Genitourinary Presentations
Tutorial: Genitourinary presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Genitourinary Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Genitourinary presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Genitourinary presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Vaginal discharge/urethral discharge

Clinical Exposure: Genitourinary Presentations
Tutorial: Genitourinary presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Genitourinary Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Genitourinary presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Genitourinary presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Cardiovascular

Chest pain

Clinical Exposure: Cardiovascular Presentations
Tutorial: Cardiovascular presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Cardiovascular Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Cardiovascular presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Cardiovascular presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Palpitations

Clinical Exposure: Cardiovascular Presentations
Tutorial: Cardiovascular presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Cardiovascular Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Cardiovascular presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Cardiovascular presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Syncope

Clinical Exposure: Cardiovascular Presentations
Tutorial: Cardiovascular presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Cardiovascular Presentations
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Cardiovascular presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: Cardiovascular presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Mental Health

Anxiety

Clinical Exposure: Mental Health
Tutorial: Mental Health presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Mental Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Mental Health presentations
Essential Clinical Experience Completion: Family Medicine Clerkship
The purpose of the Essential Clinical Experience is to ensure that all students cover high-priority areas longitudinally throughout clerkship.
Final Rotation Assessment: Mental Health presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Grief

Clinical Exposure: Mental Health
Tutorial: Mental Health presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Mental Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Mental Health presentations
Essential Clinical Experience Completion: Family Medicine Clerkship
The purpose of the Essential Clinical Experience is to ensure that all students cover high-priority areas longitudinally throughout clerkship.
Final Rotation Assessment: Mental Health presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Depression

Clinical Exposure: Mental Health
Tutorial: Mental Health presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Mental Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Mental Health presentations
Essential Clinical Experience Completion: Family Medicine Clerkship
The purpose of the Essential Clinical Experience is to ensure that all students cover high-priority areas longitudinally throughout clerkship.
Final Rotation Assessment: Mental Health presentations

Infectious Diseases

Cold/flu

Clinical Exposure: Infectious Diseases
Tutorial: Infectious Diseases
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Infectious Diseases
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Infectious Diseases
Final Rotation Assessment: Infectious Diseases
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Fever

Clinical Exposure: Infectious Diseases
Tutorial: Infectious Diseases
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Infectious Diseases
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Infectious Diseases
Final Rotation Assessment: Infectious Diseases
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Neurology

Dizziness

Clinical Exposure: Neurology
Tutorial: Neurology
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Neurology
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Neurology
Final Rotation Assessment: Neurology presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Headache

Clinical Exposure: Neurology
Tutorial: Neurology
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Neurology
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Neurology
Final Rotation Assessment: Neurology presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Numbness

Clinical Exposure: Neurology
Tutorial: Neurology
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Neurology
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Neurology
Final Rotation Assessment: Neurology presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

ENT (Ear, nose, throat)

Earache

Clinical Exposure: ENT
Tutorial: ENT presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: ENT
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: ENT presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: ENT presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Nasal congestion

Clinical Exposure: ENT
Tutorial: ENT presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: ENT
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: ENT presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: ENT presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Sore throat

Clinical Exposure: ENT
Tutorial: ENT presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: ENT
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: ENT presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: ENT presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Dermatology

Rash/skin lesions

Clinical Exposure: Dermatology
Tutorial: Dermatology
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Dermatology
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Dermatology
Final Rotation Assessment: Dermatology
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Ophthalmology

Red eye

Clinical Exposure: Ophthalmology
Tutorial: Ophthalmology
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Ophthalmology
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Ophthalmology
Final Rotation Assessment: Ophthalmology presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

General

Falls

Clinical Exposure: General Presentations
Undifferentiated problem (unwell, fatigue, pain). Falls.
Tutorial: General presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: General Presentations
Undifferentiated problem (unwell, fatigue, pain). Falls.
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: General presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: General presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Undifferentiated problem (unwell, fatigue, pain)

Clinical Exposure: General Presentations
Undifferentiated problem (unwell, fatigue, pain). Falls.
Tutorial: General presentations
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: General Presentations
Undifferentiated problem (unwell, fatigue, pain). Falls.
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: General presentations
Final Rotation Assessment: General presentations
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Women's Health

Breast abnormality

Clinical Exposure: Women's Health
Tutorial: Women's Health
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Women's Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Women's Health
Final Rotation Assessment: Women's Health
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Management of early pregnancy loss

Clinical Exposure: Women's Health
Tutorial: Women's Health
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Women's Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Women's Health
Final Rotation Assessment: Women's Health
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Menopause symptoms

Clinical Exposure: Women's Health
Tutorial: Women's Health
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Women's Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Women's Health
Final Rotation Assessment: Women's Health
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Prenatal care

Clinical Exposure: Women's Health
Tutorial: Women's Health
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Women's Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Women's Health
Final Rotation Assessment: Women's Health
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Post natal care

Clinical Exposure: Women's Health
Tutorial: Women's Health
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Women's Health
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Women's Health
Final Rotation Assessment: Women's Health
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Counseling

Breast feeding support

Clinical Exposure: Counseling
Tutorial: Counseling
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Counseling
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Counseling
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Counseling
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making

Contraception counseling

Clinical Exposure: Counseling
Tutorial: Counseling
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Counseling
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Counseling
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Counseling
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making

Domestic abuse / family violence

Clinical Exposure: Counseling
Tutorial: Counseling
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Counseling
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Counseling
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Counseling
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making

Lifestyle counseling (exercise, dietary, etc.)

Clinical Exposure: Counseling
Tutorial: Counseling
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Counseling
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Counseling
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Counseling
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making

Sexual health counseling

Clinical Exposure: Counseling
Tutorial: Counseling
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Counseling
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Counseling
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Counseling
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making

Smoking cessation

Clinical Exposure: Counseling
Tutorial: Counseling
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Counseling
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Counseling
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Counseling
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making

Substance abuse

Clinical Exposure: Counseling
Tutorial: Counseling
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Counseling
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Counseling
Final Rotation Assessment: Counseling
1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making

Periodic Health Review

Preventative health care female

Clinical Exposure: Periodic Health Review
Tutorial: Periodic Health Review
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Periodic Health Review
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Periodic Health Review
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Periodic Health Review
1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations

Preventative health care male

Clinical Exposure: Periodic Health Review
Tutorial: Periodic Health Review
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Periodic Health Review
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Periodic Health Review
Direct Observation Tool: Educate patients on disease management, health promotion and preventive medicine
Final Rotation Assessment: Periodic Health Review
1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations

Well baby / Well child

Clinical Exposure: Periodic Health Review
e-Learning Module: Family Medicine Pediatric Case
Be familiar with Growth and Development Milestones and know how to determine if the child needs early interventions (Rourke, Nippissing). Nippissing has a new name Looksee. Describe the impact the social determinants of health have on health outcomes (young, single mother with little money and time to raise child). Appreciate the role of the Family Physician as an advocate for health - what resources can you leverage in the community to help optimize life for both Ashley and her mother? Be able to discuss contraception planning to prevent another unplanned pregnancy. Be familiar with common skin rashes in children
Tutorial: Periodic Health Review
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Periodic Health Review
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Periodic Health Review
e-Learning Module Completion: Care of Children
Describe and apply the core concepts of infant / child preventative health care. Counsel patients and families around common infancy / early childhood concerns.
Final Rotation Assessment: Periodic Health Review
1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health
2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations

Chronic disease management

Asthma

Clinical Exposure: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Tutorial: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Final Rotation Assessment: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Chronic pain

Clinical Exposure: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Tutorial: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Final Rotation Assessment: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

COPD

Clinical Exposure: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Tutorial: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Final Rotation Assessment: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

End of Life Management

Clinical Exposure: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
e-Learning Module: Family Medicine Palliative Case
Describe the palliative care approach to care, and who may benefit from it. Assess and manage pain and other common symptoms in palliative care. Understand the interprofessional approach to providing palliative care. Organize care for the actively dying patient and family. Describe an approach to responding to grief, bereavement, and suffering
Tutorial: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Final Rotation Assessment: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination: Palliative care
4.3 Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics
5.4 Demonstrate respect for patient confidentiality, privacy and autonomy
5.5 Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including all dimensions of diversity such as those that are included in human rights legislation and federal and provincial law.
5.7 Demonstrate the application of ethical principles to commonly encountered ethical issues such as the provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations
5.8 Balance personal values and beliefs with professional and societal ethics

Hypertension

Clinical Exposure: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Tutorial: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Final Rotation Assessment: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Ischemic Heart disease

Clinical Exposure: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Tutorial: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Final Rotation Assessment: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Clinical Exposure: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Tutorial: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Key Feature Exam: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
Final Rotation Assessment: Continuity of care/chronic disease management
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

Accessing Community Resources

Referral to a specialist

Clinical Exposure: Accessing Community Resources
Referral to a specialist. Integration of care with allied health professional. Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.
Final Rotation Assessment: Accessing Community Resources
Referral to a specialist. Integration of care with allied health professional. Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.
1.8 Provide appropriate referral of patients including ensuring continuity of care throughout transitions between providers or settings, and following up on patient progress and outcomes

Integration of care with allied health professional

Clinical Exposure: Accessing Community Resources
Referral to a specialist. Integration of care with allied health professional. Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.
Final Rotation Assessment: Accessing Community Resources
Referral to a specialist. Integration of care with allied health professional. Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.
7.1 Work with other health professionals to establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, dignity, inclusion, ethical integrity, and trust
7.2 Use the knowledge of one’s own role and the roles of other health professionals to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of the patients and populations served
7.3 Communicate with other health professionals in a responsive and responsible manner that supports the maintenance of health and the provision of healthcare in individual patients and populations
7.4 Demonstrate the ability to consult with and to other health professionals
7.5 Work with physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions to promote understanding, manage differences, and resolve conflicts
7.6 Participate in different team roles and appropriately apply leadership skills to establish, develop, and continuously enhance team function.

Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.

Clinical Exposure: Accessing Community Resources
Referral to a specialist. Integration of care with allied health professional. Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.
Final Rotation Assessment: Accessing Community Resources
Referral to a specialist. Integration of care with allied health professional. Awareness of Poverty Tool and application to patient's health.
2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care.

Procedures/physical examination skills

Cryotherapy, i.e. of warts or other suitably treated benign skin lesion

Clinical Exposure: Procedures/physical examination skills
Final Rotation Assessment: Procedures/physical examination skills
Logbook/Portfolio: Family Medicine Procedures/physical examination skills
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.

Injections: subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular and intravenous

Clinical Exposure: Procedures/physical examination skills
Final Rotation Assessment: Procedures/physical examination skills
Logbook/Portfolio: Family Medicine Procedures/physical examination skills
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.

Pap test

Clinical Exposure: Procedures/physical examination skills
Final Rotation Assessment: Procedures/physical examination skills
Logbook/Portfolio: Family Medicine Procedures/physical examination skills
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.

Pelvic exam

Clinical Exposure: Procedures/physical examination skills
Final Rotation Assessment: Procedures/physical examination skills
Logbook/Portfolio: Family Medicine Procedures/physical examination skills
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.

Ear syringing

Clinical Exposure: Procedures/physical examination skills
Final Rotation Assessment: Procedures/physical examination skills
Logbook/Portfolio: Family Medicine Procedures/physical examination skills
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.

Sexually transmitted infections sampling.

Clinical Exposure: Procedures/physical examination skills
Final Rotation Assessment: Procedures/physical examination skills
Logbook/Portfolio: Family Medicine Procedures/physical examination skills
1.6 Perform or assist with medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the area of practice.