Course Number: FMME____ /ACSM 401-50

Course Title: Rural Medicine in Family Medicine – Charlotte AHEC

**Selective may be combined with Occupational Medicine in Family Medicine (also offered in Charlotte)

Faculty: James Wetter, MD and Karen Bartley, MD

Prerequisites: Completion of Third-Year Family Medicine Clerkship

Offered: Blocks 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (Availability depends on Selective ACSM 401-50)

Min. Enrollment: Max. Enrollment: 1

Duration: 1 elective period

Meeting Times: 8:00 a.m.

Credit Hours: 6

Meeting Place: Carolinas Medical Center-Union, Monroe, NC

Learning Objectives: At end of course students will be able to:
• Experience In/Out-patient care in a rural setting
• Learn unique aspects of community and occupational medicine and how it relates to practice in a small town

Learning Activities: Are you interested in practicing in a small town? We at Carolinas Medical Center-Union in Monroe, NC offer a selective that involves inpatient and outpatient care. Our hospital is 140 beds and is similar to the community hospitals where most family physicians practice. We see our clinic patients at Union Family Practice, which is a private practice of 5 physicians and our family practice residency. Monroe is a city of 25,000 within 15 miles of uptown Charlotte. It is a rapidly growing area allowing you to see plenty of interesting patients and experience family medicine in a “real practice” environment. If you are interested in more information, please contact Kay Emerson, Program Coordinator at (704) 226-5013 or email her at kay.emerson@carolinashealthcare.org. Housing is provided at no expense to the student.