Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Internal Medicine in Washington D.C.

Information about this clinical experience:

This is an outpatient experience during which you will be under the supervision of a physician who is board-certified in Internal Medicine. The preceptor holds hospital privileges at Anne Arundel Medical Center.  For years, the physician has been actively involved in the education of medical students and residents from different schools, including the Howard University College of Medicine.

This preceptor sees many patients with chronic medical conditions, and this will be an excellent opportunity to see and take part in the care of these disease processes in the outpatient setting. The physician also has a deep focus on preventive medicine, and IMGs will be able to gain a better understanding of the role internal medicine physicians play in the prevention and early detection of disease.

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

• Taking patient histories under supervision.

• Examining patients under supervision.

• Presenting patients.

• Writing or entering clinic or progress notes.

• Have opportunities to research the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.

• Educating the patient.

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

Several days a week, you will be able to attend educational lunch programs.