{"id":307,"date":"2018-09-20T17:39:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T17:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/family-med\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2023-05-01T11:09:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:09:55","slug":"about-clerkship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/education\/medical-student-education-2\/about-clerkship\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Family Medicine Clerkship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are excited you will be joining us for the next six weeks as you experience the value of primary care in our health system and connect with patients across life\u2019s spectrum. The clerkship is designed to give you a solid understanding of the principles and philosophy of our specialty. Family Medicine is a primary care specialty that provides the first contact, ongoing and preventive care to patients of all ages. This includes comprehensive, continuous, cost-effective, and relationship-centered care, in the context of family and the community.<\/p>\n<p>Your clinical experiences in our clerkship will allow you to understand how context influences diagnostic processes and management decisions. You will learn the fundamentals of a clinical approach involving the evaluation and management of frequently occurring, complex, concurrent, and ill-defined health problems across a wide variety of acute and chronic presentations. While your clerkship experience occurs exclusively in the outpatient setting, keep in mind that family physicians are trained to provide comprehensive and continuous care, and practice in various inpatient, outpatient, urgent care and emergency settings based on the needs of their patients and communities.<\/p>\n<p>For those who are current students, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/uthscsa.instructure.com\/courses\/21368\/assignments\/syllabus\">Canvas Page for the Family Medicine Clerkship<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;roomy bleed&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;text-center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"emulate-h1\">Program Leadership<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4772\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/06\/nehmanmandry_9-393x550.jpg\" alt=\"Nehman Andry MD\" width=\"175\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/06\/nehmanmandry_9-393x550.jpg 393w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/06\/nehmanmandry_9-286x400.jpg 286w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/06\/nehmanmandry_9-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2022\/06\/nehmanmandry_9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><strong>Nehman Andry, MD<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, Family Medicine Clerkship<br \/>\nTel: <a href=\"tel:210-567-0479\">210-567-0479<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:andry@uthscsa.edu\">andry@uthscsa.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;]<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/10\/Regina-Martinez-small-321x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"238\" \/>Regina Martinez, MS<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Director, Academic Programs<br \/>\nTel: <a href=\"tel:210-567-0428\">210-567-0428<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:martinezr28@uthscsa.edu\">martinezR28@uthscsa.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;]<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1377\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/09\/Professional-Photo-Small-Nichole-Rubio.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Nichole Rubio\" width=\"170\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/09\/Professional-Photo-Small-Nichole-Rubio.jpg 429w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/family-medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/09\/Professional-Photo-Small-Nichole-Rubio-322x450.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/>Nichole Rubio<\/strong><br \/>\nAcademic Programs Coordinator &#8211; Lead<br \/>\nTel: <a href=\"tel:210-567-4556\">210-567-4556<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:rubion@uthscsa.edu\">rubion@uthscsa.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;far&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are excited you will be joining us for the next six weeks as you experience the value of primary care in our health system and connect with patients across life\u2019s spectrum. 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