Family Medicine Subinternship

University of Connecticut Health Center

Location: St. Francis Hospital in Hartford or Middlesex Hospital in Middletown

Committee Members:

Tom Agresta, MD, Director, St. Francis Hospital
Mary Guerrera, MD; Kelly Hookstadt Family Medicine Inpatient Attending UCONN Faculty Members
Alan Douglass, MD, Director, Middlesex Hospital Family Medicine Inpatient Attending Middlesex Faculty Members

Duration: One month

Months offered: Most months of the academic year

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of third year of medical school including Internal Medicine clerkship. No prior Family medicine clerkship required.

Description of Program

Objective: To engage the student in a family medicine approach to the hospital care of adult and pediatric patients, and to experience the responsibilities of internship under the guidance and supervision of family medicine residents and faculty.

Activities: The subintern, under the guidance of the supervising resident and attending physician, will be the designated physician for a minimum load of 4 hospitalized patients at a time. Responsibilities for these patients include doing the histories, physical exams, formulating management plans, and writing progress notes. The subintern will be on call every 4th night, be present and participate at sign out rounds for his/her patients, and participate in all daily attending work and teaching rounds. The student will be responsible for making 2 formal presentations on topics regarding patient care encountered during the month.

Formal Teaching Activities: Bedside rounds occur daily with the team. In addition, the subintern will meet on 2 occasions with the family medicine attending to present and review one patient in-depth from a medical and biopsychosocial perspective. The subintern will attend weekly Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Noontime conferences and other formal teaching conferences are also available for student attendance as duties permit.

Supervision: The student will be part of a team lead by a second and a third year family medicine resident and directly supervised by a family medicine attending. The administrative coordination and supervision of the clerkship will be the responsibility of Thomas Agresta, M.D. or if at Middlesex Hospital, Alan Douglass, M.D.

Facilities:

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center is a 650 bed community-based teaching hospital offering secondary and tertiary care services.
Middlesex Hospital is a 200 bed community teaching hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. It provides a full range of inpatient services. Family Medicine is the only residency program at the hospital. Family practice is the largest hospital department, with over 60 family physicians on staff.

Applications: In addition to the material required by the Clinical Education Office of the Medical School, non-UCONN students must submit a request 3 months in advance, to:

Thomas Agresta, M.D., Predoctoral Director.
Asylum Hill Family Practice Center
99 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 714-6583
or
Kelly Hookstadt, Predoctoral Coordinator
Asylum Hill Family Practice Center
99 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 714-6529