Pre-requisite: None
Duration for Elective: 2 or 4 weeks
Rotation Director: Jennifer McConnell, MD
Educational Objective
To provide the GME learner with clinical experience in a carceral setting.
Experiences and Procedures
- Providing medical intakes for newly incarcerated residents. Addressing previously diagnosed chronic conditions and screening for acute medical conditions.
- Providing annual health assessments on residents. Addressing annual preventive screening, chronic care concerns and management and acute medical needs.
- Opportunity to address acute needs through a daily sick call system. Including procedures, drawing labs, etc.
- Participate in hepatitis C management team meetings.
- Opportunity to work with Nurse Practitioners with extensive experience of working with incarcerated individuals.
- Opportunity to observe and understand dental issues in this population.
- Population includes male, female and transgender individuals. It may involve management of hospice or working in the assisted living population.
- Disease states are varied from chronic renal failure, cardiac issues, chronic musculoskeletal complaints, etc
Housing
The Department of Corrections does not offer learner housing. Interested residents may seek reimbursement for housing expenses through the MERGE Collaborative. See the MERGE Housing Reimbursement Policy for more information.
