110 FCM Core Clerkship (2 - 9 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of a pre-core clerkship medical student curriculum (Essential Core, Foundations 1 or Joint Medical Program)
Restrictions: Medical student Activities: Independent Study, Web-based course work, Clinical Clerkship
A required core clerkship in Family Medicine where students learn to provide primary care in an outpatient setting. Under supervision and with instruction, students perform ambulatory visits for chronic care, acute care and preventive care.
130.01 Outpatient Family Medicine Apprenticeship CIEx (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): • Students must have completed at least 4 sessions of FCM 110 and either OB/Gyn 110 or Med 110 clerkship. • Students must have a strong interest in primary care.
Restrictions: Medical Students in Foundations 2 Activities: Clinical Clerkship
This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. San Francisco Free Clinic provides free primary care and urgent care for uninsured individuals in San Francisco. Students will work with family physicians and general internists to provide ambulatory care to primarily adult patients.
130.02 Family Medicine with Maternity Care (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): W. Mills Prerequisite(s): Student must be in good academic standing and have an interest in a family and community medicine experience.
Restrictions: Foundations 2 students Activities: Clinical Clerkship
This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. In this course, students will engage in family practice with a specific emphasis on maternity care.
130.03 Women's Health and HIV Care in Family Medicine (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): L. Pollock Prerequisite(s): 1. Strong career interest in Family Medicine 2. Must have completed at least 4 FCM 110 clinic sessions
Restrictions: Medical Students in Foundations 2 Activities: Block Elective
This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. Students will gain experience in the family medicine approach to HIV care and prevention among women. Students will work in the Women’s HIV Program at Parnassus, the Family HIV Clinic at ZSFG, and the National Clinical Consultation Call Center.
140.04 Family Medicine Clinical Clerkship (3 - 18 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Potter Prerequisite(s): Completed core clerkships. Written objectives with specific plans. Consent of instructor. Third or fourth year medical student tanding.
Restrictions: Only medical students. Students must work with a family physician as primary preceptor.
Students will work with a family medicine physician in various sites which could include an urban or rural private practice, community based clinic, or the Indian Health Service. Experiences will focus on students area of interest such as community oriented primary care, complementary & alternative medicine or maternal and child health.
140.10 Advocacy Medicine (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Renneker, E. Jamison Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted to 4th year medical students (but on special request, could include a 3rd year student, including from the UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical Program) Activities: Block Elective
A 2 week block elective for medical students to gain family medicine-based advocacy experience and clinical research skills. This curriculum will better equip them to help patients and families dealing with complex and life-threatening conditions who are seeking optimum care, or care that falls outside what is provided by standard medical practices.
140.16 Care of Adolescents & Adults with Developmental Disabilities (3 - 6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): C. Kripke, G. Collins-Bride Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 3rd year predoctoral medical coursework.
Restrictions: UCSF Students only; 4th year predoctoral medical students. Activities: Clinical Clerkship
UCSF Students will be mentored by a clinician who provides care to medically fragile patients with developmental disabilities in the community. Services will be delivered in a number of settings, including group homes, clinics, and community sites. Students will partner with a community agency and self advocates to complete a health promotion or resource development project. Participants will develop skills in working with teams. Activities and placements will be designed based on interests.
140.17 PRIME-US Capstone Course (6 units) Fall
Instructor(s): M. Hahn, L. Kimberg
Restrictions: This course is restricted to students in their final year of the PRIME-US program. Activities: Lecture, Seminar, Project
Students taking this course will review the core principles and practices of underserved care, acquire new leadership skills, and work together on community-based projects. As the culminating curriculum for PRIME-US, this course provides students with an opportunity to reconnect with their peers, renew their commitment to underserved care, and build a foundation for future leadership roles.
140.30 Advanced Family Medicine Clerkship in Ambulatory Care (6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): FAM CM MED 110 PEDIATRICS 110 OB GYN R S 110
Restrictions: Must have basic skills in providing primary care and preventive care in an outpatient setting. Activities: Clinical Clerkship
In this advanced elective in Family Medicine, students function as interns and assume a high level of responsibility in providing primary, preventive and acute care in an outpatient setting.
140.35 Advanced Ambulatory Family Med Clerkship/SF Free Clinic (6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): 1) Med 110 2) ObGyn 110 3) 6 months minimum of longitudinal FCM 110
Restrictions: None Activities: Clinical Clerkship
In this advanced elective in Family Medicine, students assume a high level of responsibility in providing primary, preventive and acute care in an outpatient setting at San Francisco Free Clinic.
140.40 Advanced Inpatient Clerkship (6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Stafford Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110. For students who have done a longitudinal third-year curriculum (e.g. PISCES, KLIC), we strongly recommend completing an inpatient consult month (1B) before starting FCM 140.40. If you have specific questions about your level of preparation for this rotation, please contact Dr Margo Vener.
Restrictions: To enroll in this course, you must also have contacted Dr Vener and let her know that you are considering Family Medicine residency. Activities: Block Elective
The Family Medicine Inpatient Service at SFGH employs a family medicine approach to the care of hospitalized adult patients with diverse medical problems. Students function as members of the multidisciplinary inpatient team at a junior intern level. Students review their patients with the attending daily. Teaching rounds are held daily and include weekly behavioral science and radiology rounds in addition to interactive small group teaching on core inpatient medicine topics.
140.42 Interprofessional Approaches to Integrative Medicine (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): S. Adler Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions: This course is intended for 4th year medical students, but is open to any student at UCSF. Please contact course coordinator prior to enrolling in course. Activities: Seminar, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Independent Study, Project
This two-week intensive course emphasizes both didactic and experiential learning, including a historical and cultural overview of integrative medicine, lecture-demonstrations by complementary & alternative medicine practitioners, and principles of ethnographic research relevant to clinical practice. Students will rotate through a variety of preceptorships at clinical integrative medicine sites, including those focusing on culturally diverse and underserved populations. (Enrollment minimum: 15)
140.45 Integrative Approaches to End-of-Life Care (3 units) Spring
Instructor(s): S. Adler Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: This course is intended for 4th year medical students, but is open to any student at UCSF. Please contact course coordinator for details. Activities: Block Elective
This elective takes an integrative and interprofessional approach to relationship-centered EOL care, cross-cultural understandings of death, and the spiritual dimension of dying. Highlights include didactic and experiential core seminars, presentations by EOL care providers, hospice visits, and the exploration of personal understandings and transformational opportunities of EOL care through the discussion of literature, writing, and reflection. (ENROLLMENT MINIMUM: 15 STUDENTS)
140.53 Inpatient Medicine/Family Medicine - Fresno (6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): S. Reddy Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110, FCM 110, fourth-year standing
Restrictions: none Activities: Block Elective
Students function as subinterns on either inpatient general medicine or family medicine wards staffed by family medicine residents and core faculty supervision. This rotation includes extensive and comprehensive H&P's, patient rounds, research, and presenting cases to residents and faculty during morning report. Acute medical care consistent with the principals of family medicine is provided.
140.55 Palliative Care Medicine - Fresno (6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): L. Rodriguez Carranza Prerequisite(s): n/a
Restrictions: Must be a 4th year medical student. Activities: Clinical Clerkship
A primarily hospital-based clinical experience on the Palliative Service focused on the care of patients with serious, chronic and terminal illness emphasizing symptom management, communication, ethical issues, spiritual care and psychosocial support of patients and their families. Students will have the opportunity to care for patients with serious and life-threatening illness. Students will serve as a part of the palliative care team made up of an attending physician, fellow & nurse specialist
140.55A Palliative Care Experience - Fresno (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): L. Rodriguez Carranza Prerequisite(s): n/a
Restrictions: Must be a 3rd year or 4th year medical student. Activities: Clinical Clerkship
This 2 week elective will focus on the care of patients with serious, chronic and terminal illness emphasizing symptom management, communication, ethical issues and psychosocial support of patients and their families. Students will spend time with the palliative care team made up of an attending physician, fellow and nurse specialist.
140.56 Rural Family Medicine OB/GYN - Fresno (6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): G. Neves Prerequisite(s): This course will be offered to 3rd and 4th year medical students in good standing.
Restrictions: Students must work with a family physician or primary care physician as their preceptor. Activities: Block Elective
A four-week rural obstetric and gynecology rotation working with family medicine residents and faculty will provide a busy comprehensive experience in obstetrics and gynecology in a small community hospital located in Reedley, approx. 20 miles south of Fresno. Family-centered care is a collaborative effort with local OB/GYN faculty. Weekly didactics will be provided.
140.69 Migrant & Farmwork Health - Fresno (6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): A. Padilla Prerequisite(s): 3rd year core clerkships:Medicine,Pediatrics,OB/GYN,FCM.
Restrictions: 4th year medical students. Activities: Block Elective
An immersion into the farmwork community in the san Joaquin Valley. Clinic work, course work on selected topics and cultural investigation will be expected.
140.70 Community Medicine in International Perspective (6 - 18 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): N. Hearst, M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Conversational command of language of country of placement and consent of instructor.
A 4-12 week elective involving placement at a supervised primary care training and/or service site abroad. Placements will be made according to student interest and language capability, and according to availability of appropriately supervised sites, mainly in Latin America.
140.75 Yosemite Primary and Urgent Outpatient Care (6 units) Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): V. Ohman Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required 3rd year core clerkships.
Restrictions: 4th Year Status Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Block Elective
This course will cover major topics and practical experiences in urgent and primary care in the wilderness. The Yosemite Medical Clinic in Yosemite, CA provides direct primary and urgent care to visitors and residents of Yosemite National Park, in an outpatient family practice setting. Students will participate in the Special Response Team to respond to emergency situations within the park setting.
140.76 Family Medicine: Women’s Health and HIV Care (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): L. Pollock, M. Vener Prerequisite(s): FAM CM MED 110
Restrictions: 4th year UCSF medical students only Activities: Block Elective
This course will provide an opportunity for 4th year medical students to work with family physicians and gain experience in providing health care for women, care for patients with HIV, and care for families where one person or more has HIV.
150.01 Research in Fam Cm Med (3 - 18 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Clinical epidemiology, health services, or behavioral science research approaches are applied in the study of selected areas in family medicine or community health.
160.04 Transgender Health (1 units) Winter
Instructor(s): M. Deutsch Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: None Activities: Lecture
This course introduces students to health challenges faced by transgender patients. With an emphasis on primary care considerations, lectures will discuss the components of transgender-inclusive healthcare. Through lecture, discussion, and a patient panel, student will explore: demographics, health disparities, primary care protocols, history of transgender medicine, surgical options, primary care for transgender youth, and critical research questions in transgender health.
170.01A Special Issues in Health Care (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture
Explores in systematic (lecture/readings/discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to family and community health. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.01B Special Issues in Health Care (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture
Explores in systematic (lecture/readings/discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to family and community health. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.01C Special Issues in Health Care (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture
Explores in systematic (lecture/readings/discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to family and community health. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.01D Special Issues in Health Care (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture
Explores in systematic (lecture/readings/discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to family and community health. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.01E Special Issues in Health Care (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture
Explores in systematic (lecture/readings/discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to family and community health. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.06 Program in Med. Educ. for the Urban Underserved - PRIME-US (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): L. Kimberg, E. Wilson Prerequisite(s): Admission to PRIME-US
Restrictions: Only PRIME-US students
This seminar provides the core didactic experience for students participating in the program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved program. The seminar features interactive teaching sessions with experts in the care of urban underserved populations and field trips to sites in the Bay Area that demonstrate health problems and/or solutions for urban underserved populations and communities.
170.08 Complementary Paths of Healing (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): S. Adler Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Lecture
This introductory 1 unit P/NP course is open to all UCSF students and explores the general theory and practice of several widely utilized non-allopathic healing modalities with the aim of demonstrating how these therapies can be complementary to modern biomedicine. This is a student run elective that is held once annually, please check the SOM undergraduate electives page to verify when the course will be held: http://meded.ucsf.edu/ume/first-and-second-year-electives
170.10A Homeless Health Issues (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Vener, J. Tulsky Prerequisite(s): N/A
Restrictions: N/A Activities: Seminar, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
A survey course covering the broad spectrum of living issues (health care, drug addiction, HIV, shelter life, etc.) confronting the homeless population of San Francisco. The course will consist of work at a Homeless Shelter, with half the time in group discussion/seminar and half the time doing clinical work with patients at a shelter.
170.18 Caring for the Underserved (1 units) Fall, Winter
Instructor(s): M. Hahn
Restrictions: None Activities: Lecture
This course is intended to raise awareness around important topics and issues concerning the care of underserved populations from an interdisciplinary perspective. Lecture topics focus on the principles, practices and populations of underserved care. Lecturers reflect a diversity of health professions ranging from social workers, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other community leaders that work with underserved communities.
171.01 The Healer's Art (1.5 units) Winter
Instructor(s): S. Bromer, R. Remen Prerequisite(s): 1st & 2nd year medical students.
Activities: Lecture, Workshop
Learning to strenghthen your humanity and remain open-hearted can make the difference between professional burnout and a fulfilling life. An opportunity to learn tools for self care, healing loss, finding meaning, strenghthening commitment and becoming a true physician.
171.04 Integrative Medicine Forum (1 units) Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): S. Adler Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Lecture
The Integrative Medicine Forum is a student-run, multidisciplinary community conference for current and future leaders in all areas of healthcare including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy. Through keynote addresses, panel discussions, and interactive workshops, attendees will examine key issues in alternative and integrative medicine.
171.05 Longitudinal Primary Care Elective (1 units) Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Vener, S. Galewyrick Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: 1st year medical students only Activities: Lecture
The Longitudinal Primary Care Elective is an experience in which first year medical students learn about the importance of primary care and continuity relationships. Students discuss the role of primary care and focus on key issues in preventive care. Using primary care cases, students practice essential elements of a primary care visit including: patient interviewing techniques, the hypothesis-driven physical exam, outpatient procedures, closing the loop, patient education and counseling.
171.06 Forensic Evaluation and Education of Asylum Seekers (1 units) Spring
Instructor(s): C. Kivlahan, T. Defries Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: None Activities: Lecture
The course will empower students to both understand and act to alleviate the health challenges faced by displaced populations. Students will learn to conduct forensic medical and psychiatric evaluations of asylum seekers in the U.S. Students will apply skills learned during the elective by taking part in medical and psychiatric asylee evaluations in the clinic. The course will additionally host speakers who are leaders in refugee health and connect students with research opportunities.
172A Legal Medicine (2 units) Fall
Instructor(s): D. Tennenhouse
Activities: Lecture
Fundamental legal principles and procedures affecting medical practice, with emphasis on medical negligence; the physician's role in the litigation process; the areas of medical practice which most frequently involve litigation; and practical measures to minimize the risk of lawsuit.
172B Legal Medicine (2 units) Winter
Instructor(s): D. Tennenhouse
Activities: Lecture
Fundamental legal principles and procedures affecting medical practice, with emphasis on medical negligence; the physician's role in the litigation process; the areas of medical practice which most frequently involve litigation; and practical measures to minimize the risk of lawsuit.
173.01 Nutrition in the Outpatient Setting (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Vener
Restrictions: None Activities: Lecture
Nutrition has unique challenges in different cultural, socioeconomic, and age-stratified groups. The ability to understand these challenges and connect with patients to improve their nutritional health is covered in a way that is practical, personal, and can be applied directly to clinical practice. This course invites a variety of healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, dietitians, physicians, etc), to share their perspective on how to approach nutrition in a variety of patient populations.
184 Contemporary Issues in Latino Health (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): M. Tapia Prerequisite(s): Medical student status.
Activities: Seminar
An introduction to demographic, political/economic, anthropologic and sociologic issues of importance for the health of diverse Latino subcultures in the US.
198 Supervised Study (1 - 6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): M. Vener Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Restrictions: None Activities: Block Elective
Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.