What you will do:

You will be under the supervision of a physician who is an ATdjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. The preceptor has been recognized as one of the top physicians in Dallas as well as the nation. The physician is involved with teaching internal medicine residents from the Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The doctor is also actively involved in research, having been trained in research methodology at such institutions as Harvard, Yale, Mayo Clinic, Baylor, and UT Southwestern.

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.

There may be opportunities to attend Noon Conference and Grand Rounds at the Methodist Dallas Medical Center but this is at the discretion of the attending physician.