Clinical Preventive Medicine

This is a four (4) week rotation in preventive medicine where fourth year medical students will gain hands on experience in nutrition, physical activity, weight management, stress reduction, and sleep management as tools in preventing and reversing chronic diseases and their complications. This rotation is designed for students who are interested in understanding and intervening in the root causes driving the chronic disease epidemic in Mississippi and the country. Utilizing case presentations, lectures, discussions, readings, and hands-on experiences, students will: 1) gain the knowledge to live a healthy lifestyle through proper nutrition, physical activity, weight management, stress reduction and smoking cessation, 2) achieve the ability to provide effective lifestyle counseling in the clinical setting and 3) identify and demonstrate understanding of the role of health care partners in achieving lifestyle changes for their patients. (2 students each block. Available all blocks.)