Family Medicine/Rural Clerkship
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Trident Health System
MUSC Department of Family Medicine
page updated 01/15/09
Peter Carek, MD Peter J. Carek, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Family Medicine, MUSC
Trident Family Medicine Residency Program Director

"Historic Charleston and its outlying communities provide an excellent and enjoyable environment in which to work and live.  Trident Medical Center, a nationally recognized community hospital, in partnership with MUSC provides unique educational opportunities associated with a community medical center while maintaining the benefits of a university affiliation.  Faculty have become nationally known in many areas of family medicine education including: quality improvement, primary care research, community-oriented primary care, evidence-based medicine, sports medicine, ambulatory pharmacology, the doctor-patient relationship, environmental and occupational medicine."


MUSC Department of Family Medicine
Family Medicine Center
295 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29425		 University Family Medicine
9228 Medical Plaza Drive
North Charleston, SC 29406
 Family Medicine Rural Clerkship Directors
Alec Chessman, MD
Alec Chessman, MD
chessman@musc.edu
Donna Kern, MD
Donna Kern, MD
kerndh@musc.edu
Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Family Medicine
295 Calhoun Street, MSC 192
Charleston, SC  29425-0192
843-792-2431 / 843-792-9623
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Administrative Coordinators
Della DeLong  - 843-792-2431 - delongdj@musc.edu
Shannon Simpson - 843-792-9623 - simpss@musc.edu
Medical Students

MANDATORY:  All students will attend Clerkship Orientation / Academic Day activities in Charleston.  Activities include:
Message from Dr.Bill Hueston, Chairman, Dept. of Family Medicine
Clerkship Overview
Case-based learning activity
Distribution of laptops,
printers, PDA's
CQI - Continuous Quality Improvement interactive session
Teaching OSLE

WORKSHOPS:
Diabetes
Asthma
HTN Jeopardy
Motivatonal Interviewing
Medical Myths
Suturing
Musculoskeletal Exam
ECG's

Optional:  Students may also participate in Procedure Day at SC AHEC Family Medicine Residency Programs in Anderson, Greenwood or Florence.  Specific information will be given to students at the clerkship orientation on the first day of the rotation.  Activities include:
Lunch with faculty & residents / Tour of facility
WORKSHOPS:
Stress Test
Central Line Placement
Skin Biopsy
Endoscopy
Joint Injections



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