Family Medicine Third Year Clerkship

Mission Statement

To teach Family Medicine with the highest possible standards utilizing academic innovation, while promoting a learning environment of respect and support for the medical student. As faculty, we will strive to model the scientific basis of medical care in balance with the patient-centered philosophy of Family Medicine.

The required Family Medicine clerkship introduces students to the principles of family medicine, including the biopsychosocial model. The clerkship demonstrates how family physicians provide continuous, comprehensive care to the patient across contexts, including clinic, hospital, and community. This foundation in the basic tenets of Family Medicine prepares students for their future role as physicians, regardless of specialty choice, and supports students who are interested in family medicine as a career.

This Clerkship is a required five-week program delivered one week at a time across a six-month period. Students primarily focus on ambulatory care and spend eighty percent of their time working with their assigned preceptor. On the first working day of weeks one, two, three and four students attend a series of educational modules on campus. 

For more information, please contact:

Mary Lindholm, M.D.
Clerkship Director
Mary.Lindholm@umassmemorial.org
Telephone: (774) 443-2403

Karen A.Rayla
Administrative Director
karen.rayla@umassmed.edu
Telephone: (774) 442-4117
Fax: (774) 441-6212