The four-year Care of the Underserved Pathway coordinates current offerings on underserved care and present them to students in a more formal and organized fashion across the four years.
A certificate of completion is awarded. Designation of the pathway completion is included in the graduation brochure. Once you have decided on your commitment to a pathway, please complete this form to finalize your selection. Students must submit this form by Dec. 31 of the MS2 year.
Requirements
- One foundational Elective: MS1 year
- Capstone elective: MS2 year
- Two clinical electives can be Ambulatory or Inpatient and can be two weeks or four weeks: MS3/MS4 year
- End of Pathway Reflection paper
Foundational Electives: Houston (H), Temple(T)
- MEFAM 407: Introduction to the Care of the Underserved (H and T)
- MEFAM 409: Longitudinal Community Medicine and Primary Care (H and T)
- MEOSA 441: Communicating Scientific and Clinical Research to Patients (H)
- MEFAM 447: Refugee and Immigrant Medicine (H and T).
- MEPED 562: It Takes a Village: Foundations of Pediatric Advocacy (H)
- MEMED 593: Beyond the Exam Room: Physician as Advocate (H and T).
- MEFAM 604: Longitudinal Community Care Practices and Service (H and T).
- MEFAM 606: Introduction to Telemedicine (H and T).
Non-Clinical Research Elective: (Capstone Elective)
- MEFAM 535: Community Project in Underserved Care
Clinical Electives (Houston Campus)
Ambulatory 2-4 weeks
- MEERM 504: Emergency Medicine
- MEPED 506: Developmental Pediatrics
- MEPED 549: Emergency Pediatrics
- MEMED 579: Palliative Care for the Indigent
- MEMED 587: Medicine/Pediatrics Primary Care
- MEMED 630: Life with Intellectual and Developmental Disability
- MEPED 545: Adolescent medicine and sports medicine-Covenant House of Texas (homeless shelter clinic)
- MEPED 454: Child Abuse Pediatrics
- MEPSY 200: Introduction to Emergency Psychiatry
- MEOBG 201: HIV in Ob/Gyn elective
- MEFAM 201: Addiction Medicine
- MEMED 202: Comprehensive HIV Care for the Underserved
- MEPED 207: Foster Care Pediatrics
- MEPED 201: Child Abuse Pediatric
Inpatient
- MEFAM 515: Family Medicine Sub-Internship (Ben Taub Hospital)
- MEMED 503: General Medicine Sub -Internship (Ben Taub Hospital)
- MEPED 547: Pediatric Sub internship Texas Children’s Hospital)-Please ask to be placed in the PHM service
- MENEU 503: Neurology Sub -Internship (Ben Taub Hospital)
- MEOBG 503: Obstetrics and Gynecology Sub internship (Ben Taub Hospital)
- MEPSY 545: Inpatient Psychiatry (Ben Taub Hospital)
- MESUR 501: Sub Internship Surgery
- MEPSY 503: Emergency Psychiatry Elective -4 weeks
- MEPSY 505: Sub Internship Psychiatry-4 weeks
- MEMED 502: MEDVAMC: General Medicine Sub-internship
Clinical Electives (Temple Campus)
- MEERM 820: Emergency Medicine: Introductory Pediatric Emergency Medicine- BSWH
- MEMED 805: Supportive Palliative Care – BSWH
- MEFAM 800: Hospital-Based Family Medicine – BSWH
- MEPED 802: Hospital-Based Pediatric Care – BSWH/McLane Children’s Hospital.
- MEMED 806: Elective in Internal Medicine -BSWH
- MEPSY 802: Elective in Inpatient Psychiatry
Sub-Internships
- MEMED 800: General Medicine - BSWH
- MEFAM 800: Family Medicine - BSWH
- MENEU 800: Neurology -BSWH
- MEOBG 800: OB -Gyn - BSWH
- MEPSY 800: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry BSWH
- MEPED 800: Pediatric- BSWH
- MESUR 800: General Surgery- BSWH
Enrichment Activities
- Student-organized monthly meetings with invited speakers
- Community Outreach Activities
Additional Optional Activities:
- Quarterly group meetings with the pathway director and associate pathway director (strongly encouraged)
- Leadership in the foundational courses as a student coordinator
How to Commit to this Pathway?
To commit students must meet with Pathway Leadership during the fall term to review the program requirements and timeline.
Medical School Care of the Underserved Pathway At a Glance
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| Content/Courses | Campus | Years Taken | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEFAM 409: Longitudinal Community Medicine and Primary Care |
| Year 1, 2 | 1 |
| MEFAM 447: Refugee and Immigrant Medicine |
| Year 1 | 3 |
| MEFAM 407: Introduction to the care of the underserved |
| Year 1, 2 | 1 |
| MEPED 562: It takes a Village: Foundations of Pediatric Advocacy |
| Year 1 | 3 |
| MEFAM 606: Introduction to Telemedicine |
| Year 1 | 4 |
| MEMED 593: Beyond the Exam Room: Physician as Advocate |
| Year 1 | 4 |
| MEOSA 441: Communication Scientific and Clinical Research to Patients |
| Year 1 | 3 |
| MEFAM 604: Longitudinal Community Care Practices and Service |
| Year 1 | 2 |
| Content/Courses (All at Houston Campus) | Years Taken |
|---|---|
| MEERM-504: Emergency Medicine (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED-506: Developmental Pediatrics (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED-549: Emergency Pediatrics (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED 579: Palliative Care for the Indigent (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED-587: Medicine/Pediatrics Primary Care (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED-630: Life with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED 545: Adolescent medicine and sports medicine-Covenant House of Texas (homeless shelter clinic) (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED 454: Child Abuse Pediatrics (Ambulatory - Four Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPSY 200: Introduction to Emergency Psychiatry (Ambulatory - Two Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEOBG 201: HIV in Ob/Gyn elective Ambulatory - Two Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEFAM 201: Addiction Medicine (Ambulatory - Two Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED-202: Comprehensive HIV Care for the Underserved (Ambulatory - Two Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED 207: Foster Care Pediatrics (Ambulatory - Two Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED -201: Child Abuse Pediatric(Ambulatory - Two Weeks) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEFAM 515: Family Medicine Sub-Internship (Ben Taub Hospital) (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED 503: General Medicine Sub-Internship (Ben Taub Hospital) (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED 547: Pediatric Sub-internship (Texas Children’s Hospital)-Please ask to be placed in the PHM service (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MENEU 503: Neurology Sub-Internship (Ben Taub Hospital) (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEOBG 503: Obstetrics and Gynecology Sub-internship (Ben Taub Hospital) (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPSY 545: Inpatient Psychiatry (Ben Taub Hospital) (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MESUR 501: Sub-Internship Surgery (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPSY 503: Emergency Psychiatry Elective - 4 weeks (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPSY 505: Sub-Internship Psychiatry - 4 weeks (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED 502 MEDVAMC: General Medicine Sub-internship (Inpatient) | Year 3, 4 |
| Content/Courses - Inpatient | Years Taken |
|---|---|
| MEERM 820: Emergency Medicine: Introductory Pediatric Emergency Medicine - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED 805: Supportive Palliative Care – BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MEFAM 800: Hospital-Based Family Medicine – BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED 802: Hospital-Based Pediatric Care – BSWH/McLane Children’s Hospital | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED 806: Elective in Internal Medicine - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPSY 802: Elective in Inpatient Psychiatry | Year 3, 4 |
| MEMED 800: General Medicine - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MEFAM 800: Family Medicine - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MENEU 800: Neurology - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MEOBG 800: OB -Gyn - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPSY 800: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Year 3, 4 |
| MEPED 800: Pediatric - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| MESUR 800: General Surgery - BSWH | Year 3, 4 |
| Content/Courses (All at Houston Campus) | Years Taken |
|---|---|
| MEFAM 535 elective: Community Project in Underserved Care (this elective is required) | Year 2 |
| Non-credit Enrichment Activities | |
| Student-organized monthly meetings with invited speakers | Year 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Community Outreach Activities | Year 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Students write an end-of-pathway paper summarizing their learning experiences in underserved care including self-reflection (required for pathway completion) | Year 4 |