Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Internal Medicine in Chicago

What you will do:

You will be under the supervision of a board-certified internal medicine physician who is on staff at at Advocate South Suburban Hospital, St. Bernard Hospital, and Ingalls Memorial Hospital.  The preceptor is an experienced educator having taught and mentored international medical students and nurse practitioners in his practice for years. The doctor is a strong believer in having students become actively involved in patient care.

During your experience, you will learn the following U.S. medical practices under the preceptor’s supervision:

• Taking patient histories.

• Performing exams under the physician's supervision.

• Presenting patients.

• Researching the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.

• Educating patients.

• Teaching other team members.