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Tentative Schedule of Assignments

Tentative Schedule of Assignments
Month History/Physical Focus Small Group Discussion
October OPEX Lecture/ Introduction
November

Orientation to office

Shadow preceptor

December

See patients independently   

Focus on taking a good history and physical

OPEX Check In: 12/10

Discuss OPEX sites and preceptor

January

Practice counselling patients

Focus on skin, muscle, bones & joints

Prepare 1 patient H&P for presentation

in SG, Date 2/25

February

Practice Motivational Interviewing

Focus on Pulmonology

OPEX Check In, Date TBD

Importance of patient education

and counseling patients

March

Focus on Cardiovascular

Reflection Paper #1 – Due 3/9

Turn in Reflection Paper #1 to SGA
April Focus on Gastrointestinal
May

Focus on Renal 

Update your patient log

Prepare 1 patient H&P for presentation

in SG, Date June 3/4/10/11

June

Focus on Genitourinary

First OPEX evaluation

Turn in OPEX evaluation to SGA

Prepare 1 patient H&P for presentation

in SG, Date TBD, mid July

July

Focus on Endocrine & Reproductive Health

 

August

Focus on Hematology

September

Focus on Neurology

Prepare 2 patient H&Ps for presentation

in SG, Date TBD, early and end Oct

October

Focus on Mental Health

Final OPEX evaluation

Complete Patient Log

Thank preceptors

Final reflection paper #2 – Due 10/2

OPEX Wrap Up, Date TBD

Discuss patients/ Reflection #2  

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