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Union Hospital Family Practice Center
1513 North 6 1/2 Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807

Title: Family Medicine Residency

Contact:Vicki Miller

Phone: (812)238-7631
Email:fpvsm@uhhg.org
Website:www.LugarCenter.org

Sponsor:Offered by Family Medicine Dept/Division
Benefits to Medical Students from other medical schools:
Malpractice Insurance: No
Housing: Yes
Stipend: No
Subject: In-patient Family Medicine
Level: Fourth Year
Length: Four weeks
Methods: Lecture, Clinics, Meetings with Faculty, Assigned Reading
Number of students involved: 4 in Fourth Year, 4 Total
Number of faculty involved: 6 Full-time

Comments:
The rotation is affilated with the Family Medicine residency which has a long tradition of preparing physicians for rural practice. In-patient family medicine is a busy rotation with an average census of 12-15 patients managed by 3 house-staff and one faculty member. Patient status varies from observation to critical care.


Title: Pregnancy/Birth Care

Contact:Vicki Miller

Phone: (812)238-7631
Email:fpvsm@uhhg.org
Website:www.LugarCenter.org

Sponsor:Offered by Family Medicine Dept/Division
Benefits to Medical Students from other medical schools:
Malpractice Insurance: No
Housing: Yes
Stipend: No
Subject: Pregnancy / Birth Care
Level: Fourth Year
Length: Four weeks
Methods: Lecture, Clinics, Meetings with Faculty, Assigned Reading
Number of students involved: 4 in Fourth Year, 4 Total
Number of faculty involved: 6 Full-time

Comments:
The rotation is affiliated with the Family Medicine residency which has a long tradition of preparing physicians for rural practice. The pregnancy/birth care rotation takes place in a busy urban setting. The gamut of prenatal, perinatal and postnatal care, both routine and high risk. Multidisciplinary team of faculty, house-staff and nurse midwives.


Title: Rural Family Medicine

Contact:Vicki Miller

Phone: (812)238-7631
Email:fpvsm@uhhg.org
Website:www.LugarCenter.org

Sponsor:Offered by Family Medicine Dept/Division
Benefits to Medical Students from other medical schools:
Malpractice Insurance: No
Housing: Yes
Stipend: No
Subject: Rural Family Medicine
Level: Fourth Year
Length: Four weeks
Methods: Lecture, Clinics, Meetings with Faculty, Assigned Reading
Number of students involved: 4 in Fourth Year, 4 Total
Number of faculty involved: 6 Full-time

Comments:
The rotation is affiliated with the Family Medicine residency which has a long tradition of preparing physicians for rural practice. Rural Family Medicine is an out-patient experience located in a busy rural health clinic in Clay City, Indiana. Emphasis is on collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, informatics and chronic disease management.


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