FCM850J

041820

This course provides an overview of disability in medicine. The student will be afforded the opportunity to actively participate in the care and management of patients with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in both the community and clinical setting.

The Care of Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) elective aims to provide training to medical students in the field of developmental medicine. It is a rotation composed of multidisciplinary clinical, didactic, community, and advocacy experiences act to highlight the unique features of life and clinical care for individuals with a wide variety of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Students will be asked to educate, interact, and care for people, and caregivers of people, with IDD in an empathetic and respectful manner. There will be discussion and exposure to how acute and preventative care, community engagement, and funding are unique for this population, which is often underserved and underfunded. The clinical experience will be primarily through the clinical program for adults with IDD at the Family Medicine Clinic at Banner University Medical Center South. Additionally, students will participate in home visits and have multiple opportunities to engage with community partners.

CLK - Clerkship H,HP,P,F

Medicine