to develop an appreciation of the art and practice of medicine as it occurs in a community.

to enhance and further develop this/her diagnostic and therapeutic skills

to view individual patients and families as unique, but situated within a cultural socio-economic setting,

to identify roles that practicing physicians take in a community, including advocacy, attention to public or community health issues, and leadership for community issues

to learn about at least one Texas community’s needs for health care professionals

to learn about multidisciplinary healthcare experience (i.e. working with a variety of healthcare professionals.)