The Family Medicine Clerkship will expose you to patients in an ambulatory care setting. Because the range of patients seen in this setting is quite broad, your reading should reflect this diversity. Listed below are the recommended books for the Family Medicine Clerkship. You will find these books helpful throughout the rotation and in preparing for the clerkship exam. While a reference library will be available at your clerkship site and on reserve at the UT Southwestern library, students are responsible for purchasing their own texts.
Syllabus:
Links to articles on diagnoses commonly seen in a family medicine clinic.
Books:
- Family Medicine Clerkship Guide / Paulman, et al / Cost: $29.25
- Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia / Cost: $8.95
Recommended Review/Study Books:
- Swanson’s Family Practice Review / Cost: $69.95
- National Medical Series: Family Medicine / Cost: $34.95
Other Resources:
- http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library/guides/famMed/famMed.cfm highly selective list of web pages aimed at providing family practitioners the most valuable resources in a usable manner. Special sections include: Family Practice journals, drug references, patient education links, practice guidelines and evidence based medicine resources.
- http://www.familypractice.com Has Interactive Learning Center that includes ABFP practice questions.
- http://www.aafp.org Includes journal articles and clinical information.
- Family Practice Recertification Journal - current and back issues are available in the department library
