FAMMED324E

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: This is an elective course intended for students interested in pursuing family medicine residency who have completed their internal medicine clerkship. The rotation will take place at SHC Tri-Valley in Pleasanton, CA, a hybrid academic-community institution (40 min from Palo Alto campus). You will work directly with attending hospitalists within the division of Hospital Medicine and carry ~5-8 patients. You will consult and work directly with attending specialists (no fellows) on complex patients, and will have the opportunities to assist with procedures. This course is for students who are interested in hospital medicine, "academic medicine with a community feel," and increased autonomy in patient care. The equivalent Internal Medicine elective is listed as Med 324E. PREREQUISITES: Completion of internal medicine core clerkship. PERIODS AVAILABLE: full time for two or four weeks; 2 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Kavitha Subramanian, M.D., kavithas@stanford.edu and David Quillen, M.D., dquillen@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Abigail Santos, absantos@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Please report to SHC Tri Valley 1 West at 8am on your first day. The team room has a sign outside that says "Nursing Admin." When walking onto 1 West, it is the third door on the right after the men's and women's bathrooms. If you have difficulty finding the room, please call (925) 416-3510. CALL CODE: 4. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SHC Tri-Valley.