Objectives

1. Knowledge and Skills Objectives:

1.1 Demonstrate proficiency in the diagnosis and management of at least 10 of the most frequently encountered medical problems in the selected community practice.

1.2 Describe the role of advanced practice providers, i.e. nurse practitioners and physician assistants, in a community practice.

2. Career Development Objectives:

2.1 Discuss with community faculty the challenges and rewards of practicing in the selected community.

2.2 Discuss with community faculty advantages and disadvantages of developing a community practice with an interdisciplinary team including advance practice providers, i.e., nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

3. Advocacy Objectives:

3.1 Identify a community health issue affecting this community and the potential advocacy role for a physician.  

3.2 Explore how the community physician may collaborate with other disciplines in the advocacy role

4. Healthcare Systems/Practice Management Objectives:

4.1 Describe a healthcare systems issue or practice management issue which your community faculty identifies as important to the practice.

4.2 Describe the influence of advanced practice providers, i.e., nurse practitioners and physician assistants, on practice management issues such as billing.

5. Service Learning Objective:

5.1 Spend at least two half-days per week at a community health or public health or health-related organization and reflect on your learning there. FAQ about service learning

6. Complementary/Alternative Medicine Objective:

6.1 Discuss with the community faculty complementary and alternative health professionals’ roles in the community and how they relate to the community physician.

7. Public Health Objectives:

7.1 Identify the local chief public health official and medical examiner.

7.2 Describe how the community physician relates to public health surveillance needs and responds to public health risks.

7.3 Identify “Homeland Security” issues which relate to a community physician.