In addition to clinical care of
patients and participation in community activities, students also
participate in didactic activities for addressing clinical knowledge.
Academic Days: Mandatory - Charleston
(NOTE: Below is a typical schedule.
Students should refer to the pink calendar for their specific rotations
for exact activity dates)
MUSC
Family Medicine Building on Calhoun Street /
other classroom space on MUSC campus – conducted by MUSC
Family
Medicine faculty members. Rotation-specific
details are included in the student’s orientation packet.
| Week 1 |
Days 1 & 2 of rotation - morning and
afternoon (Orientation / Academic Day workshops) |
|
Day 3 of rotation –
morning OSLE afternoon travel to rural practice sites\
|
Week
6
|
Wednesday morning in clinic, afternoon return to Charleston
|
|
Thursday morning - Study time. Afternoon - Final
Exam/exit survey
|
|
Friday morning - OSCE. Afternoon
- Wrap Up (student presentations)
|
Academic
Day
Suturing Workshop
Dr. Alec Chessman (standing)
demonstrating suturing techniques
|
|
|
 |
 |
AHEC Family
Medicine Residency Procedure
Day
(Optional - NOT required)
One day per rotation at either Anderson, Greenwood, Florence
or Spartanburg
Family
Medicine Residency.
(Although
not required, students consistently rate Procedure Day as an excellent
experience and well worth the trip. Students often carpool
to
Procedure Day to save on travel expenses.)
- Students
start the day at
approximately 11:00 / 11:30 AM - allows students rotating around the
state to
travel to Residency, enjoy a luncheon with faculty and residents, tour
the facility, and participate in workshops.
- Hands-on
workshops may include:
- Casting
- Stress
Test
- Central
Line Placement
- Colposcopy
- Nasopharyngoscopy
- Skin
Biopsy
- Joint
Injections
