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Students undertake investigations sponsored by individual faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Stanford Healer's Art is a unique five-session course that provides a foundation for designing and living one's life with meaning and well-being as a physician and healer. The Healer's Art focuses on essential foundations of our humanity not explored elsewhere in the curriculum. It is relevant to all combinations of specialties and careers in medicine whether clinical, academic, research, community health, business, administration, or policy. Medical school students and select faculty participate in a discovery process that explores essential dimensions of meaning, service, healing, deep listening, presence, loss, grief, awe and mystery, commitment, prophylaxis against burnout, self-care, and other topics. No papers/exams. May be repeated for credit. Here are the links that provide an overview of The Healer's Art ( http://www.rishiprograms.org/healers-art/) and a course description ( http://www.rishiprograms.org/healers-art/the-healers-art-course-description/)

Students organize an individualized study program in family and community medicine. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Required. DESCRIPTION: Teaches the management of diseases commonly encountered in the primary care setting. Emphasis is placed on patient-centered, efficient, equitable, cost-effective medical care of persons of all ages and genders in a variety of settings. Prevention, shared decision-making, communication, and cultural humility are emphasized. Didactic workshops are conducted at the School of Medicine, and clinic sessions are held at numerous community ambulatory sites on the Peninsula, in the South Bay, in the East Bay, in San Francisco, and electively in Humboldt County, Santa Cruz, and Amador County. PREREQUISITES: None. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 10 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Tracy A. Rydel, M.D. & Rika Bajra, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Natalie Gonzalez, natg@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: To be sent by email. Contact coordinator 2 weeks prior; Time: 8:00AM. CALL CODE: 2 (Occasional weekend and/or evening activities). OTHER FACULTY: R. Bajra, N. Brinckhaus, R. Case, A. DuBose, D. Golden, A. Hui, D. Jeyasingh, S. Korenstein, B. Laniakea, I. Nelligan,T. Rydel, G. Yu, G. Zane, and other faculty and community preceptors in Family and Community Medicine. LOCATION: (Stanford Family Medicine Hoover, Stanford Portola Valley, Stanford Los Altos, O'Connor Family Medicine Residency, Kaiser Santa Clara, Milpitas SCVMC, Almaden Family Practice/Stanford UHA, various community sites, and rural sites).

VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: In the Continuity of Care Clerkship, students work with a preceptor in an ambulatory setting, in any field of medicine, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and other sub-specialties. They are released from other clerkships for one afternoon a week for a total of four afternoons per period. One afternoon every odd period is reserved for the Continuity of Care group session consisting of student presentations. Students participating in this clerkship work with one faculty preceptor and his/her patients for 9 periods. This continuity experience allows students to establish a mentoring relationship with their preceptor, to see a cohort of patients repeatedly, gain insight into patient care and chronic disease management over time, and develop a deeper understanding of their specialty of choice. PREREQUISITES: FAMMED 301A, MED 300A/313A, OBGYN 300A or PEDS 300A. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Kim Chiang, M.D., kichiang@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Natalie Gonzalez, natg@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Please contact the clerkship director and coordinator at least 8 weeks prior to the first week of your anticipated start date and complete MANDATORY orientation. Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 0, varies according to preceptor. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: Various.

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: This is an elective course intended for 4th year medical students interested in pursuing family medicine residency. Students will spent two weeks rotating in the inpatient setting and two weeks in the outpatient setting. The rotation will take place at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Hospital in Pleasanton, CA and in a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Family Medicine Residency Program clinic in Pleasanton, CA. SHC Tri-Valley hospital is a hybrid academic-community institution (40 min from Palo Alto campus). The inpatient experience follows an acting internship or sub-internship format. Students will be with the Family Medicine Inpatient team and work directly with family medicine residents and Stanford SOM attending hospitalists. Students will consult and work directly with attending specialists (no fellows) on complex patients and will have the opportunities to assist with procedures. The outpatient experience will be at the new Stanford Medical Partners Family Medicine Clinic that also serves as the primary outpatient continuity clinic for the Family Medicine Residency program. Students will see patients with core Family Medicine Faculty and Family Medicine residents. This course is for students who are interested in family medicine and a unique blend of academic medicine with a community mission. PREREQUISITES: Completion of internal medicine core clerkship. PERIODS AVAILABLE: full time for 4 weeks; 2 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Kavitha Subramanian, M.D., kavithas@stanford.edu and David Quillen, M.D., dquillen@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Abigail Santos, absantos@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Please report to SHC Tri Valley 1 West at 8am on your first day. The team room has a sign outside that says "Nursing Admin." When walking onto 1 West, it is the third door on the right after the men's and women's bathrooms. If you have difficulty finding the room, please call (925) 416-3510. CALL CODE: 4. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SHC Tri-Valley.

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Elective. DESCRIPTION: Offers the student a flexible learning experience as part of a team of family physicians working closely with Stanford's Family Medicine Residency Program at Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley. The student will experience a variety of family medicine experiences, which may include individual and group patient care in the ambulatory care setting, supplemented by didactic conferences on family medicine topics. Special faculty interests include sports medicine, HIV, addiction medicine, women's health, maternity care, point-of-care ultrasound, procedures, palliative care, weight management, geriatrics, and quality improvement. Emphasis is given to providing continuity and comprehensive family-oriented care to diverse patients of all ages, in inner-city outpatient medical offices. Please note: Visiting students who wish to apply to any clerkship in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health, with a focus in Family Medicine (clerkships that start with FAMMED) must fill out the Family Medicine supplemental application. Please submit the supplemental application to Michelle Engle, M.D. at mengle@stanford.edu. These forms must be reviewed for pre-clearance before submitting your visiting clerkship application form and other supporting documents to the Clerkship Office. Please email Michelle Engle, mengle@stanford.edu, for more information. Students wishing to do this elective clerkship are required to complete a detailed background check, submit a letter of good standing from their medical school and show proof of liability insurance. PREREQUISITES: None. Open to third and fourth year medical students. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Michelle Engle, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Diep Nguyen, 408-283-7767. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 455 O'Connor Drive, Ste 250, San Jose, CA 95128; Time: 8:30 am. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (residency practice), Family Medicine Associates of San Jose (Faculty practice).

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 2. DESCRIPTION: Offers the student ready for an advanced experience similar to an internship a learning experience with an assigned patient load as part of a team of family physicians and working closely with Stanford's Family Medicine Residency Program at O'Connor Hospital. The student will have a tailored mix of inpatient and ambulatory patient care responsibilities including supervised procedures and night call, supplemented by conferences and tutorials in family medicine topics. Special faculty interests include sports medicine, HIV, addiction medicine, women's health, maternity care, point-of-care ultrasound, procedures, palliative care, weight management, geriatrics, and quality improvement. Emphasis is given to providing continuity and comprehensive family-oriented care to diverse patients of all ages, in an inner-city community hospital setting and outpatient medical offices. Please note: Visiting students who wish to apply to any clerkship in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health, with a focus in Family Medicine (clerkships that start with FAMMED) must fill out the Family Medicine supplemental application. Please submit the supplemental application to Michelle Engle, M.D. at mengle@stanford.edu. These forms must be reviewed for pre-clearance before submitting your visiting clerkship application form and other supporting documents to the Clerkship Office. Please email Dr. Michelle Engle at mengle@stanford.edu for more information. PREREQUISITES: FAMMED 301A, MED 300A, PEDS 300A. Fourth year students only. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 4 weeks. 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Michelle Engle, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Diep Nguyen, 408-283-7767. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Program Office, 455 O'Connor Drive, Ste 250, San Jose, CA 95128; Time: 8:30 am. CALL CODE: Required. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: O'Connor Hospital, Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (residency practice), Family Medicine Associates of San Jose (Faculty practice).