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2014-2015 Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MEDE 7624 Applied Principles of Rural Medicine Practice 1


8 SCH. This course is the third of four Year 1 and Year 2 courses in a special medical school curriculum designed to train future physicians for rural practice. This course is taught longitudinally during semester 4, with integration occurring during the systems courses. Building on skills and knowledge gained from semester 1-3, this course will provide educational experiences (specifically targeted to the rural physician) that will enable the student to acquire advanced skills in interviewing and physical examination. Integration of Osteopathic Principle and Practice, as well as osteopathic manipulative skills will be stressed. Issues of culture, ethics, faith and community in relation to life and practice in a rural environment will be integrated. Each course module integrates concepts of prevention and population health in clinical practice. Students will observe how rural community agencies support the health care system. This course is comprised of classroom learning modules, rural clinical correlation’s, skills labs and clinical activities. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the TCOM curricular requirements for MP4. (Year 2, Semester 3) ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later. Letter Grade