OBJECTIVES
To provide an outpatient interdisciplinary experience in the care
of women from adolescence through geriatrics in a variety of
settings, including family medicine, gynecology, psychiatry,
surgical oncology, cardiology, adolescent care, geriatrics, and
pathology. Specifically, elective participants will
learn: Interpretations of pap, colposcopy, and breast slides
read with the pathologist.
COURSE OUTLINE
Clinical experiences with female patients in geriatrics, adolescent
medicine, adolescent gyn, psychiatry, including work with patients
from eating disorders, family medicine, cardiology, pathology,
gynecology, including pelvic relaxation and pelvic pain problems,
surgical oncology, specifically breast cancer and endocrinology.
Readings and didactic components will include such areas as
biology, physiology, endocrine, developmental tasks, exercise
physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, prevention, psychology,
women's studies, alternative medicine, and selections from the lay
press. Additional experiences may be included to meet the
student's own learning objectives.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Some group and one-on-one clinical experiences, instruction and
precepting, one-on-one lecture / discussion, participation in
Ob/Gyn didactics and Family Medicine lectures and workshop days as
appropriate to women's health, selected readings from texts, lay
press, and articles.
EVALUATION
1. Presentation to course faculty, students, and residents in
Ob/Gyn and / or Family Medicine on same or different topic (30%).
2. Clinical preceptor evaluations (70%).