Course Title
Physician Healer Preceptorship |
Course Number
PHTU-1050 |
Duration/Weeks
8 |
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of year 1
Additional Requirements:
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Responsible Faculty Director:
Cara Geary
Other Faculty:
Susie Gerik
Charlena Melnyk
Julia Tripple
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Available Dates
• 8-week block: 4/22/2024 – 6/14/2024
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Application Submission Deadline
2/19/2024 |
Maximum Enrollment
No cap |
| Where and to whom the application should be submitted |
| Students in the Physician Healer Track will attend their own orientation to choose clinical
shadowing. Students interested in joining the track should contact Dr. Cara Geary
(cageary@utmb.edu) or Chelsea Tippit (chtippit@utmb.edu) |
| Goals & Objectives |
| Goals and Objectives: 1. Students will examine what it means to be a healer and determine how to integrate these components into their professional identity through self-reflection assignments, small and large group discussions, mentorship from faculty, and real-world interactions with standardized and real patients. 2. Discover the body/mind/spirit relationship, how stress impacts each component, and how they can adapt their attention, behaviors and thinking during physiologic stress response. 3. Define and demonstrate mindfulness in personal and professional activities and examine ways to apply these concepts to patient encounters. 4. Contrast different communication styles and the impact each style has during communication with oneself and others across different cultural backgrounds. 5. Identify one's own inner critic and compare scenarios in which it can he helpful or harmful. 6. Demonstrate insight to emotion and human response to manage interactions with colleagues and patience in a helpful manner. 7. Recognize one's impact on others (in conversations, in silence, in behaviors, in intention) as a medical student and healer.
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| Description of course
activities |
| Clinical Work: Students will be paired with experienced faculty physician-healers in fields of their preferred specialties. Students unsure of specialty preferences at this point will be placed in diverse fields as a way to assist them in later choosing their specialty. Students will be given specific reflective exercises and experiences in which to engage during these times to assist in their professional identity development as healers. Non-Clinical Work: Students will participate in five courses taught by UTMB faculty. Each course will meet one afternoon of the week. One course will be on Communication Skills, one on the practice of Mindfulness, one on 'Being with Suffering', one on the tenets of healing, and one entitled Wellness and Life Balance. These courses are experiential in nature, but there may be some reading assignments and written work associated with them. These assignments will not be more than 90 minutes of work daily and will be very unlike the normal studying and memorization that is usual for medical students. Students must read and reflect on three books from a selected list. Students will prepare a Preceptorship Essay that will be geared toward reflecting upon and consolidating learning done through clinical observations and the self-reflection exercises.
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Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate
section(s) only:
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1. Clinical Observation |
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A. |
Frequency - How often are students
observed clinically? |
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Daily during clinical assignments and during classroom activities.
Observations will also be made through evaluation of written assigments. |
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B. |
Format - What method(s) are used to
document the student's clinical performance? |
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Daily oral feedback
End of period oral feedback
Written feedback
Other |
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2. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Audience - To whom does the student present? |
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B. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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C. |
Format - What guidelines are set for
the student's presentation? |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer assessment
Faculty assessment |
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E. |
Method of content selection |
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Current cases
Student-selected topic
Assigned topic |
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3. Written Assignment (H&P's,
notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
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A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s)? |
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1. Short reflective journaling daily after clinical activities.
2. Weekly written assignments for reflection and synthesis.
3. Book reflections will be in paragraph form.
4. End of preceptorship essay. |
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B. |
Format - What guidelines are set for
the student's written work? |
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Journaling is free form and spontaneous writing
Essays are in paragraph form, but should be well thought out and demonstrate thought and consideration. |
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C. |
Length of written assignment(s)? |
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Abstract
Annotated bibliography
1 - 2 page paper
3+ page paper |
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D. |
Are recent references required?
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Yes
No
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E. |
Method of content selection - e.g.
student-selected, relate to cases, etc.? |
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Students will choose topics based on selected books and movies.
Students will also self-select journaling topics.
Students will self select reflective essay topics however, there will be some guidance from faculty regarding broad topics for consideration. |
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F. |
Audience - Who
assesses the student’s written performance? |
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Peer Assessment
Faculty Assessment
Other |
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4. Extra Course Activities |
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What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the course (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, etc.)? |
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5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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Students will be encouraged and required to engage in self evaluation and self directed growth during this course. |
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6. Stipend Availability |
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Yes
No
Maybe |
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