Family Medicine & Community Health * Elective Course Description

Patricia (Trish) Seymour, M.D., Director  

UMass Students Contact: Karen Rayla
Karen.Rayla@umassmed.edu  or 774-442-4117

Elective Description:   
This elective fulfills the 4th year Medicine Subinternship requirement for UMass students. During this intensive subinternship the medical student functions as a member of a Family Medicine team serving adult patients. This includes taking histories, performing physicals, writing notes and orders, making work rounds, and participating in conferences. The students will learn about inpatient adult medicine delivered from a family practice viewpoint, including a strong focus on evidence-based medicine and patient-centered practice.

Additional information available from site coordinators. Sites Available:

• Family Medicine Inpatient Team Track (South 6 – Memorial Campus) – functioning as an intern’s role on a resident team covering adult inpatients from all three Family Medicine Residency Health Centers and community Family Medicine physicians. Contact: Patricia Seymour, M.D., Coordinator – Patricia.Seymour3@umassmemorial.org 

• Family Medicine Hospitalist Track (Memorial Campus) – working directly with four Family Medicine Hospitalist Attendings covering both adult inpatients and neonates on the Family Medicine Hospitalist Service. Contact: Patricia Seymour, M.D., Coordinator – Patricia.Seymour3@umassmemorial.org  

• HealthAlliance (Leominster/Fitchburg) - HealthAlliance Hospital is a medium-sized community hospital that hosts our UMass Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency as its only teaching service. Working with our residents and attendings, the sub-intern will perform an intern's role on a resident team covering adult and pediatric inpatients. The service covers admissions for the residency practice, Community Health Connections, and several community family physicians. Students will spend half a day per week in the office setting. Supervisor: Felix Chang, M.D., Director of Inpatient Services. Contact: Carol Roberts at Carol.Roberts@umassmemorial.org.

Please note that visiting students may request flexible dates at HealthAlliance. We will accommodate one to four week rotations within your school’s schedule parameters. Housing may be available.