Reproductive Health, Lactation & Infant Feeding in Primary Care
| Department: | Family Medicine |
| Title: |
Reproductive Health, Lactation & Infant Feeding in Primary Care Diversification = R1 Family Medicine |
| Location: |
Willow Family Medicine Clinic, #101, 3230 Parsons Road NW, Edmonton T6N 1M2 |
| Duration: |
2 weeks |
| Contact: |
Placement Contact: Nicole Stubbs fmunder@ualberta.ca Dr Kelly MacGregor kam4@ualberta.ca Dr Bailey Adams bmadams@ualberta.ca |
| Overview: |
The student works with the Department of Family Medicine to arrange an elective experience, which will broaden their exposure to Family Medicine with practitioners who have an interest in Reproductive Health, Breastfeeding and Infant Nutrition Care. |
| Objectives: |
This is a 2-week elective open to 3rd and 4th year medical students. This elective is ideal for those students who want to see the breadth of Family medicine and develop their clinical skills. In this elective, students will work with a family physician who also holds a designation as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who has additional interest and expertise in Women’s Health & Breast & Infant Feeding. Students will also have the unique experience to work not only on an interdisciplinary care team but in a technology forward clinic. The focus on this elective is to expose learners to both normal and abnormal patient presentations so they can better serve their general family practice. Although these experiences are opportunistic and not guaranteed, medical students could expect to see the following:
In addition, students might have opportunities to also see full-scope family practice. For further information about the scope of the practices, please check out the Willow Family Medicine Clinic website at https://www. |
| Additional Notes: |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA University of Alberta Students request this elective through MedSIS. |
| Last Updated: May 10, 2023 |