4th Year Electives
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Overview
The Department of Family Medicine (DFM) elective options are varied. Students may request from two to four weeks and may arrange for specific educational experiences offered by the site. Availability and the number of student slots vary at each site. We encourage you to make your plans early if you need a particular location or time period. It should be noted that the Madison-based clinical electives have limited training spots and fill up quickly. Other UW Family Medicine Residency Program clinical sites (Eau Claire, Appleton, Wausau, Milwaukee and the rural training tracks at Baraboo) usually have availability.
Madison Area Sites
UW Family Medicine Residency Training Clinics - Course # 370-920
Northeast Family Medicine Center, Madison
Wingra Family Medical Center, Madison
Verona Family Medicine Clinic, Verona
Belleville Family Medicine Clinic, Belleville
Clinics are staffed by UW Family Medicine physician faculty, residents, family nurse practitioners, counselors, and psychologists. Clinics are affiliated with UW Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center. Students spend most of the time seeing patients at the assigned clinic. Students also will provide patient care in the emergency room, participate in deliveries and admission of patients to the hospital. They participate in morning hospital rounds and assume some calls with residents.
Clinical Management of Addictive Disorders: Course # 370-931
This elective allows students to become more familiar with the epidemiology, medical complications, and various treatment options for persons adversely affected by alcohol and/or drugs. Students will become proficient in conducting diagnostic substance abuse assessments, detoxifying patients from alcohol and drugs, and prescribing appropriate treatment. Student activities will be under the direction of Randy Brown, MD, MPH, a family physician with expertise in the research and management of substance abuse. Students will spend time in a variety of settings becoming familiar with the treatment of substance abuse.
Family Medicine Sub-I - Course # 370-935
St. Mary's Hospital, Family Medicine Service
Students are part of a teaching team consisting of Family Medicine faculty and residents. Students function as a sub-intern taking primary responsibility for approximately one-third of the patients on the service. Students will be supervised by the third-year resident and the Family Medicine attending.
Sites Outside the Madison Area
Statewide UW Family Medicine Residency Training Clinics
Appleton: Fox Valley Family Health Center - Course # 370-921
Eau Claire: Eau Claire Family Medical Clinic - Course #370-922
Wausau: Wausau Family Practice Center - Course # 370-923
Milwaukee: St. Luke's Family Practice Center and Community Clinics - Course # 370-930
Students attending any of the above will have a training experience similar to what is provided by the Madison-Area Family Practice Residency Clinics. Housing is generally available.
Clinical Clerkship in Rural and Community Health Course # 370-927
Baraboo Rural Training Track
Baraboo Medical Associates, Baraboo
Instructors: James Damos, MD and other faculty
The Baraboo program is an accredited, 3-year residency-training program affiliated with the Madison Residency Program, located in a rural area that prepares family physicians for rural practice.
Other Rural Clinic Options
- Antigo: Aspirus General Clinic
- Menominee: Red Cedar Clinic
- Mauston: Mile Bluff Medical Center
- Prairie du Chien: Gunderson Lutheran
Other Locations of Choice
Students locate an acceptable family physician who agrees to supervise the student in patient care activities in the practice. Objectives: (1) introduce students to community and family orientated medical care; (2) teach students about health issues specific to communities including issues of health care delivery, (3) enable the students to understand the social structure of communities and how health care and preventive medicine efforts relate to this.
Students attending any of the above will have a training experience similar to what is provided by the Madison-Area Family Practice Residency Clinics. Housing is generally available.
Clinical Clerkship in Family/Community Medicine (Native American) Course # 370-926
Menominee Tribal Clinic, Keshena/Shawano Medical Center
This clinic is one of the largest Native American clinics in the state with six doctors and one nurse practitioner. The clinic serves Native Americans and non-Indians. Housing is provided.
Red Cliff Community Health Center, Bayfield
Red Cliff Community Health Center is owned and operated by the Red Cliff Band of Chippewa Indians and is located north of Bayfield, near Madeline Island. It is a single-doctor clinic, located on the reservation. The majority of patients are Native American and a few non-Indians from the local community. Students spend mornings at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland and afternoons at the clinic. Housing is available.
Research in Family Medicine - Course # 370-910
Research opportunities exist at the Madison, Belleville, Verona, Milwaukee, Wausau, Appleton, and Eau Claire residency clinics, as well as in adjunct community faculty offices scattered throughout the state. Students will have the opportunity to examine both the content and process of primary care research. The elective can be four to eight weeks in length. Students may design or implement a study of their own after consultation with appropriate faculty members or they may work on a faculty generated study. Students without a specific research question are encouraged to discuss their research interest with Dr. Jon Temte and other department faculty members.
Individualized Clerkship in Family Medicine - Course # 370-919
This elective is a specialized rotation that is set up by the student and physician in the clinic of choice. A Clerkship is for a minimum of 4 credits and a maximum of 8 credits. Applications need signed approvals by a physician supervisor, the Department of Family Medicine and the Dean's Office.
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