Rural and Community Care Clerkship

Competencies/Education Objectives

Students are required to see each of the following conditions during both Rural & Community Care and Adult Ambulatory Care clerkships, or to work through supplemental online cases that are posed on Blackboard. Detailed objectives related to these conditions and required reading are posted on the Blackboard site at blackboard.cuonline.edu.

Symptoms

• cough
• family/social difficulties
• fatigue
• headache
• low back pain
• skin lesions
• weight loss/failure to thrive

Physical Exam Skills

• conduct an oral/dental exam
• conduct a skin cancer screening exam

Clinical Problems

• allergies
• asthma
• depression/anxiety
• diabetes mellitus
• domestic/family violence
• end-of-life care
• hypertension
• lipid disorders
• obesity/overweight
• prevention
• skin infections
• strains and sprains
• upper respiratory infections
• urinary track infection