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2023-2024 M3/M4 Course Syllabi

Family & Community Medicine

COURSE NUMBER:

06 01 39

TITLE:

GLOBAL HEALTH CARE - TANZANIA OP -ICE
Four week elective with either 1.) two weeks of didactics in U.S. and and 8-14 days of field experience OR 2.) Four weeks field experience. Field experience is in the low and middle income country of Tanzania. The didactic global health course covers the determinants of health, and focuses on care of the underserved domestically and internationally. The global health trips are offered at various times each year. PRIOR TO ENROLLING: Students must contact Dr. Chris Lewis at lewisct@ucmail.uc.edu and copy Susan Casey-Leininger (Executive Director, Village Life Outreach Project) at sue@villagelifeoutreachproject.org AND Nancy Jamison at Nancy.Jamison@uc.edu Requirements: a. In addition to submitting enrollment request on MedOneStop, students may be asked to complete and submit application, which may be found at www.familymedicine.uc.edu -- click on Medical Student Education, then click on Global Health on left-hand side of page, and scroll down to the Tanzania Field Experience. b. Attendance at didactics prior to trip, if necessary. c. Completion of all third year clerkships NOTE: There is a cost for this trip - see the Family Medicine website for information.

PREREQUISITES:

26920371 (FAMILY MEDICINE CORE CLKSP), 26920371 (FAMILY MEDICINE CORE CLKSP), 26931373 (INTERNAL MEDICINE CORE CLKSP), 26931373 (INTERNAL MEDICINE CORE CLKSP), 26940373 (NEUROSCIENCE CORE CLKSP), 26940373 (NEUROSCIENCE CORE CLKSP), 26946374 (OBSTETRICS/GYN CORE CLKSP), 26946374 (OBSTETRICS/GYN CORE CLKSP), 26961373 (PEDIATRICS CORE CLKSP), 26961373 (PEDIATRICS CORE CLKSP), 26963371 (PSYCHIATRY CORE CLKSP), 26963371 (PSYCHIATRY CORE CLKSP), 26980373 (SURGERY CORE CLKSP), 26980373 (SURGERY CORE CLKSP)

PRIOR TO ENROLLING: Students must contact Dr. Chris Lewis at lewisct@ucmail.uc.edu and copy Catherine Smith, Global Health Coordinator at smith6ce@ucmail.uc.edu AND Nancy Jamison at Nancy.Jamison@uc.edu

Requirements:

a. In addition to submitting enrollment request on MedOneStop, students may be asked to complete and submit application, which may be found at www.familymedicine.uc.edu -- click on Medical Student Education, then click on Global Health on left-hand side of page, and scroll down to the Tanzania Field Experience.

b. Attendance at didactics prior to trip, if necessary.

c. Completion of all third year clerkships

NOTE: There is a cost for this trip - see the Family Medicine website for information.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

COURSE YEAR:

CREDIT HOURS:

CREDIT WEEKS:

DOMESTIC VISITING:

INTERNATIONAL VISITING:

GRADED:

Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail

COURSE QUALIFICATIONS:

ICE, Outpatient

STATUS:

Full-Time
OFFERED AS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME: NO
ALLOWS OVERLAP: NO

COURSE LENGTH:

4 weeks

DIRECTOR:

Anisasattara Shomo, MD
shomoaa@ucmail.uc.edu
(216) 533-4683
MSB, 4309

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSON:

Nancy Jamison
Nancy.Jamison@uc.edu
513-558-1435
MSB, 4304

SITE(S):

Tanzania

MAX ENROLL:

ROTATIONS:

Rotation	Dates	Max
1	05/29/2023 - 06/23/2023	0
2	06/26/2023 - 07/21/2023	0
3	07/24/2023 - 08/18/2023	0
4	08/21/2023 - 09/15/2023	0
5	09/18/2023 - 10/13/2023	0
6	10/16/2023 - 11/10/2023	0
7	11/13/2023 - 12/08/2023	0
8	12/11/2023 - 01/05/2024	0
9	01/08/2024 - 02/02/2024	0
10	02/05/2024 - 03/01/2024	6
11	03/04/2024 - 03/29/2024	0
12	04/01/2024 - 04/26/2024	0

NOTE: If a rotation is offered in both 2 and 4 week slots, the max capacity is limited to the actual spots offered for the 4 weeks. (ie: the 2 week rotations listed share the max of the 4 week rotation)

WORKING HOURS:

8:00 - 5:00, Monday-Saturday,

REPORT 1^ST DAY:

You will received an email prior to the rotation.

INSTRUCTION

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

Case-Based Instruction/Learning
Clinical Experience - Inpatient
Clinical Experience - Inpatient (Nights)
Conference
Demonstration (description, performance, or explanation of a process, illustrated by examples, observable action, specimens, etc)
Journal Club
Patient Presentation--Faculty
Patient Presentation--Learner
Research

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT POLICIES:

UCCOM strives to provide medical students with a learning environment that is conducive to their professional growth. All UCCOM and visiting medical students are encouraged to review the Student Handbook.

The Office of Student Affairs and Admissions is available to all UCCOM and visiting medical students to discuss any concerns/questions related to the learning environment. Please call 558-6796 to access faculty/staff that can assist you.

TEACHING:

40%	Attending Physician
20%	Senior Resident
20%	Other Faculty
20%	Other Allied Health Professional(s)

FEEDBACK:

ASSESSMENT:

Institutionally designated evaluation

ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Clinical Performance Rating/Checklist
Narrative Assessment

FINAL GRADE:

GRADE ASSIGNED BY: Course director

OBJECTIVES

Curricular Resources :

You will receive an email with detailed information prior to the elective.
Syllabus provided on 1st day of courseSelf-study of global health topics: infectious diseases, public health, community
oriented primary care

Instructional Methods:

Clinical experience in country

Knowledge/Skills:

The student will develop a knowledge base and understanding of global health care delivery in low or middle-income countries by being able to do the following:

1. Develop a knowledge base of clinical global health
2. Identify the social, political and cultural factors which influence the delivery of health in low or middle-income countries.
3. Apply the didactic and laboratory skills acquired in the two week sessions at UC during a practical experience in a low or middle-income country.

Main Course Topics :

Global health
Community oriented primary care
Cross cultural medicine
Tropical medicine

Procedures:

Perform a history, physical and formulate a diagnostic plan in a low resource setting.

Remediation Plan:

Determined on a case by case basis.

SAMPLE WEEK

SCHEDULE NOTE:

Additional requirements may include: ongoing research projects, school nutrition or water projects, immunization program (or for other public health related reasons), and other public health related experiences.

ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE POLICY

Session Attendance for M4 Students

Students may miss no more than two days of planned excused absences on a four week rotation without being required to make-up the work, at the discretion of the clerkship/elective/course director or his/her designee.
Non-AI Rotations - Per the Student Duty Hours Policy, an average of one day (24 hours) in every seven must be free of clinical responsibilities (including seminars, clinic, rounds, lectures) averaged over a four week period. These days off are assigned by the clerkship director to best align with the site schedule. Students may request to schedule 1 or more of these 4 days for planned absences that fall under 1 of the categories listed below for excused absences during non-AI rotations, in consultation with the course/elective director, who may or may not approve such planned absences.
AI Rotations - Per the Student Duty Hours Policy, an average of one day (24 hours) in every seven must be free of clinical responsibilities (including seminars, clinic, rounds, lectures) averaged over a four week period. These days off are assigned by the course director to best align with the site schedule. Students may request to schedule 1 or 2 of these days for planned absences that fall under 1 of the categories listed below for excused absences during AI rotations, in consultation with the course director, who may or may not approve such planned absences. Students must avoid scheduling Step 2 examinations during an Acting Internship.
Excused Absences - The following will be considered excused absences:
- Diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health services (e.g. doctor appointments, physical therapy, counselling, etc).
- Personal illness, accident or a major catastrophic event
- Death or serious illness of immediate family members. Immediate family members, as defined by UC, are Grandparents, Brother, Sister, Brother-in law, Sister-in-law, Daughter-in-law, Son-in-law, Father, Mother, Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Step-sister, Step-brother, Step-mother, Step-father, Spouse or domestic partner, Child, Grandchild, legal Guardian or other person who stands in place of parent (in Loco Parentis)
Whenever possible, planned absences should be requested a minimum of six weeks in advance of the start of the clerkship/elective/course in which the absence will occur; this enables the clerkship/course/elective to help plan for educational event scheduling (e.g. a known appointment could be scheduled around with enough notice and the student might not have any required coursework to make up). Absences requested less than 1 week prior to the planned absence may not be considered for a possible excused absence unless extenuating circumstances prevented the student from providing timely notification per the policy. Students should first submit their request for a planned absence to the clerkship/elective/course director using the online MSSF. All planned/excused absences for any reason should be documented on the MSSF.
The COM abides by the UC Religious Observance Policy that respects the religious diversity of its students by providing opportunities, where possible, for accommodation in cases where conflicts exist between students’ religious beliefs/practices and educational activities. In clinical settings, such accommodations must honor the primacy of a commitment to patient care and avoid unduly burdening faculty, staff and the general student population involved in the affected educational and/or patient care activity.
The following items are explained in detail in the Medical Student Handbook:
- Excused/unexcused/unplanned absence, religious holidays, jury duty, and make-up work

See Attendance and Absences Policy, Religious Observance Policy, Medical Student Handbook.