Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Allergy & Immunology in Dallas

Information about this clinical experience:

You will be under the supervision of a physician who is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.  The doctor is involved with teaching internal medicine residents and allergy/immunology fellows. The preceptor is the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. As a resident, the preceptor received an award in recognition of superb humanistic qualities.

During your experience, you will learn the following U.S. medical practices under the preceptor’s supervision:

• Taking patient histories.

• Performing physical exams under the physician's supervision.

• Presenting patients.

• Writing or entering clinic progress notes.

• Researching the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.

• Educating patients.

• Delivering talks about important topics.

• Have opportunities to teach other team members.

• Spending time with other healthcare professionals in the office to understand their roles and responsibilities.

• Spending time in the front office and billing departments to understand how an office operates.