Family Medicine/Rural Clerkship
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Page updated 03/25/09
Charleston County sites are reserved for MUSC students ONLY.


MUSC Family Medicine Center (Charleston) / MUSC University Family Medicine (Trident)
East Cooper University Family Medicine / C.A.R.E.S. Clinic
St. James-Santee Family Health Center (McClellanville)
Palmetto Primary Care Physicians Trident Office (North Charleston)
Community Resources
/ Student Projects
Useful Info
for Students


   MUSC Department of Family Medicine
MUSC Family Medicine Center
295 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29425
University Family Medicine
9298 Medical Plaza Drive
North Charleston, SC 29408
http://www.musc.edu/dfm/
S T A F F
Students will work with multiple MUSC Family Medicine faculty members
and other providers in an interdisciplinary team atmosphere.
P R A C T I C E
Click on the above link find out more about the MUSC Family Medicine Clinics.
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Most students will do 1 week of inpatient service at University Family Medicine/Trident or MUH and
5 weeks of clinical experience at the FMC on Calhoun Street. 
Some students will participate in all 6 weeks of inpatient and clinical activities at University Family Medicine.
 
Students will be given their clinic schedules the first or second day of the rotation.




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East Cooper University Family Medicine
The C.A.R.E.S. Clinic
1145 Six Mile Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC  29466

East Cooper University Family Medicine
East Cooper University Family Medicine
Comprehensive care for the entire
family

4 days per week:  Students will see patients and work with health care providers during daytime office hours at the ECUFM clinic.
2 nights per week:  Students will see patients and work with health care providers at the C.A.R.E.S. Clinic.
CARES Clinic
Also, please consider volunteering your time and talents to this student-lead endeavor!
map to ECCO





 
 
 St. James-Santee Family Health Center, McClellanville
1189 Tibwin Road
McClellanville, SC  29458
 843-887-3274, FAX 843-887-3929
Alfred Daniels, MD, Medical Director
Jill Peterson, MD
S T A F F

P R A C T I C E
Other Students Affiliated Hospital
Charleston County sites are for MUSC students who need to be close to Charleston for special circumstances. No housing is provided in this area.



 

Palmetto Primary Care Physicians Trident Office Palmetto Primary Care Physicians
Trident Office

9313 Medical Plaza Drive, Suite 202
North Charleston, SC  29406
843-572-1200,  FAX 843-553-0424
http://www.palmettoprimarycare.com/trident.html
Brian Dewhirst, MD
Brian Dewhirst, MD
Primary Preceptor
Trident Family Medicine Residency Graduate

Thomas Bolt, MD
Thomas Bolt, MD
T. Brantley Arnau, MD
T. Brantley Arnau, MD
Gordon Thompson, MD
Gordon Thompson, MD
Tara Vandergrift, MD
Tara Vandegrift, MD
Alison MacLeod, FNP
Alison MacLeod, FNP
S T A F F
Janice Dalton, Trident Manager
Janice Dalton, Trident Manager
Affiliated Hospital
Trident Medical Center, North Charleston
Trident Health System
http://www.tridenthealthsystem.com/
9330 Medical Plaza Drive
North Charleston, SC 29406

P R A C T I C E
Other Students
Charleston County sites are for MUSC students who need to be close to Charleston for special circumstances.
No housing is provided in this area.

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Community Resources / Student Projects

Lowcountry AHEC

Student Projects
Promotion of Diabetes Health Behaviors - Diet, Foot Care, Needs Assessment, Medication Compliance
Asthma Education  *   *  Blood Pressure Screening  *  *  Tri-County Immunization Project
Prescription Drug Assistance/Health Maintenance  *  * Faith-Based Free Medical Clinics in Charleston
Careers in Medicine  *  *  Resource Speaker Catalog for Charleston County Schools
Teen Pregnancy Prevention  *  *  STD Prevention  *  *  Childhood Obesity / Healthy Eating
Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness  *  *  Summer Safety  *  *  Junior Doctors of Health



Useful Info for Students

We have made these Charleston County sites available for students who need to be close to home during the Family Medicine Rural Clerkship rotation - no housing is provided.  Questions may be directed to Donna Kern, MD (kerndh@musc.edu).

Students will be notified one week in advance by email to attend the mandatory clerkship Orientation / Academic Days / OSLE on the first 3 days of the rotation.   In addition to clerkship guidelines and instructions, students will be issued laptops with online capability, printers & PDA's--to be used as research & learning tools and to produce required presentations and documents.

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