Electives by Department
Medical Student Fourth Year Electives - Family Medicine
FME2-3010/F JI ANY - FAMILY MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP - KNOX
Course Coordinator: Jon Parham, DO, MPH
Location: University of Tennessee Medical Center
Maximum Class Size: 2 students
Medical students at the M4 level may negotiate their learning activities with the course coordinator, as MANY options are available. Here is just one choice (traditional):
University Family Physicians (UFP), adjacent to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, is a 30 year old family medicine practice staffed by residents and faculty. Students provide patient care for a patient population that is diverse and challenging in their health care needs under the direct supervision of family medicine residents and faculty. Various procedures are performed in the office including colposcopy, LEEP, OB ultrasound, minor surgery, “no-scapel” vasectomy, and others. Students may assist on procedures under direct faculty supervision. Students are also integrated into the UFP Inpatient Team, admitting and managing University of Tennessee Medical Center inpatients. One to two weeks can also be spent working with a board-certified family practitioner in the community. (This very popular community experience for the student can easily be in a rural or urban practice site.) Patient care activities with family physicians at Interfaith Health Clinic or the Free Clinic and the Brakebill Nursing Home can round out the learning experience. The student’s clinical interests are definitely integrated into the curriculum of their elective. Nearly any rotation site with a board certified family physician in our area will be considered.
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Office of Student Affairs
1924 Alcoa Highway, U94
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865) -305-9618 or
(800)-596-7249
students@utmck.edu