What It’s Really Like — Three Days with a Family Doctor

In summer 2005 , a new, innovative program offered MSU-CHM students an “immersion experience” into the life of a practicing family physician. Three Days with a Family Doctor matched current second year students with a host who invited that student into the fullness of their lives—not only in the clinic, but to share meals, social activities, and family life. The students even slept at the host’s home. For three days, the student went where the host went, did what the host did, and came away with a much clearer perspective on the life of a family physician.

Family Medicine Myth Busters
(or "Huh, I didn’t know that!")

a PowerPoint presentation by Vince WinklerPrins, MD to the Family Medicine Interest Group.

Family Medicine Elective Rekindles Medical Student's Dream of Service

While in her f ourth year, medical student Sarah Graff completed the Family Medicine subinternship at Sparta Health Center in western Michigan. This rotation gave visible form to her dreams of providing medical care to the underserved.

MSU Family Medicine Interest Group

We are an interest group dedicated to helping medical students learn more about the ultimate specialty, FAMILY MEDICINE! We offer social events, guest speakers, clinical workshops, a mentoring program, and LOTS MORE!

Fundamentals of Family Medicine

An overview of the discipline of family medicine, is available in PowerPoint and includes audio clips. The presentation will open in its own browser window.

Curriculum and clerkships

A description of required and elective clerkships.

Family Medicine Clerkship syllabus

Family Medicine Clerkship assignments & materials (on Angel)

Report from MEDICC Study Tour to Cuba, March 1-9, 2003 (pdf file)

Report from Elective in Malawi, Africa, by Rebecca Armour, MD

Awards available to Family Medicine students

Faculty and student awards announced