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Primary Care Psychology and Medical Education Fellowship
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
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- Who We Are
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- UMass Chan Affiliated Fellowships
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UMass Chan Sponsored Fellowships
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Community Health Committee
- Strategic Goals
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Metrics
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- Criminal Justice Health
- Global & Refugee Health
- Health Disparities, Equity, Bias
- HIV & Hepatitis C
- Homelessness
- Integration - Collaborative Care, Interprofessional
- Intellectual & Mobility Disability
- Maternal & Child Health / Infant Mortality
- Occupational Health
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- Substance Disorders (Tobacco)
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To Learn more, visit our website at www.umassmed.edu/fmch or contact
Mary Lindholm, MD, Clerkship Director at 774-442-4117 to receive additional information.
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Preceptor Program
Top 10 Reasons to Precept UMass Third Year Family Medicine Clerkship Students
10 - Teaching medical students keeps you current.
9 - Free library access through UMass to many databases including
(i.e., Up-to-Date, MD Consult, DynaMed, 5-Minute Clinical Consult).
8 - 20 hours of AAFP CME/year for teaching medical students.
7 - $1,000 honoraria for each medical student you precept per 5 week rotation.
6 - Free live online access to weekly UMass Family Medicine Grand Rounds (an additional 40 hours of Category 1 CME).
5 - Free half day A.B.F.M SAM Seminar.
4 - Students are IT whizzes! Let them show you the latest apps used in patient care.
3 - Students bring a different perspective and personality to the office.
2 - You can be the inspiration! More family medicine physicians are needed.
... and the number one reason to precept is ...
1 - It's incredibly rewarding to mentor the family medicine workforce of tomorrow!
General Organization
- Students spend ~19 days/5 week block in your office
- Students can assist ancillary staff or visit community resources
- Students should see 3-4 patients per session (6-8 per day)
- Students should write up at least one note per session (2 per day)
- Students are responsible for their own housing / transportation
- A home visit assignment is encouraged but no longer mandatory
To Learn more, visit our website at www.umassmed.edu/fmch or contact
Mary Lindholm, MD, Clerkship Director at 774-442-4117 to receive additional information.