Baylor College of Medicine Elective Program

Department:	740-Family and Community Medicine
Course:	512-Immigrant Medicine
Track:	International Health Track,Care of the Underserved

Course Coordinator:	Dr. Patrick J. Mc Colloster
Course Faculty:	Dr. Patrick J. Mc Colloster,Dr. Wayne Shandera,Dr. Santhi Penmetsa,Dr. Ann Gotschall,Dr. Elizabeth Guy
Elective Location:
Periods Elective offered:
Min. Number of Students:	1 Max: 2
Course Level:	Clinical Elective: Counts toward 32-credit graduation requirement
Credit:	8
Pre-requisites:	CORE
Visiting Student Elective:	No
Open to International Students:	No
Grading:	Pass/Fail Only
Faculty Approval:	Yes

Time Commitment		Percentage of time expected
Regular Hours (Mon-Fri):	8 per day	Inpatient Ward:	0
Night Call:	None	Inpatient consultations:	0
Number on-call nights:	0	Outpatient clinics:	100
Weekends:	Optional	Surgery:
		Laboratory
		Didactic:
		Other:
Statement of Goals:
Elective is offered in Jan, Feb, April, May, August, Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec each year. Instructor approval is REQUIRED prior to enrollment. By the completion of this course, students should be able to diagnose and treat the most common conditions confronting immigrants. Conversational ability in simple English and Spanish is required. An effort will be made to pair one international medical student with a U.S. student during the elective to promote cultural exchange. Enrolled students are expected to perform evaluations at outpatient clinics for immigrants, read the assigned material and complete an open book test each week.
Learning Activities
Preseptorship at a variety of clinics and didactic lectures on course material.
Evaluation Methods
Baylor elective student evaluation form and take home tests
When and Where to report on first day of service:

For additional information regarding this elective contact:
Contact Name:	Carolyn Olson
Contact Phone:	713-798-6590
Contact Fax:	713-798-5795
Contact Location:
Address:
Email:	colson@bcm.edu

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