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Clinical Externship Rotations

Clinical Externship Rotations


Pacific Hospital of Long Beach excels in operating the oldest osteopathic postgraduate training program in California. The program is approved for 26 interns and residents, and we have consistently graduated prominent physicians.

OBJECTIVES

Pacific Hospital of Long Beach offers a program of clinical participation carried out in a hospital setting. The program goal is to train and prepare medical students for an internship. General objectives are for each student:

  • Learn history-taking and physical diagnosis
  • Learn differential diagnosis
  • Learn if/when patient is a surgical candidate
  • Learn pre-operative and post-operative care
  • Perform complete data base/problem oriented medical record approach to patient care, including H&P's, charting and patient management
  • Perform patient presentations in a short concise, complete manner.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

What rotations are available? We offer rotations in General Medicine, ICU, Family Practice General Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology, Obstetrics, Anesthesiology and pathology.

Who qualifies? Any third and fourth year medical students in good standing from an AOA approved osteopathic medical school.

How long are the rotations? Each rotation is four weeks in duration, however, more than one rotation may be requested.

What other educational activities are available? A full lecture schedule with didactic presentations, case reports, journal club, medical rounds and visiting professors are scheduled daily. We have a well-developed medical library with online computer access for medical searches.

Is housing available? Yes, we have housing available. It is a share unit, which rents for $450.00 per month.

Do students have night call? Students on medicine, ICU, and obstetrics participate in night and weekend call.

Are out-of-hospital preceptors available? Assistance is available to identify preceptors who work out of Pacific Hospital in areas such as orthopedics, family practice, pulmonology, rheumatology, and psychiatry.

If you would like to schedule a rotation please email derilyn.clark@phlb.org with dates and the rotations.

 

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