title: Development of faculty consultants in a problem-based third year community medicine clerkship.
abstract: This paper describes the development of consultancy groups in behavioral science, epidemiology and biostatistics, and information science in a required community medicine rotation with a twenty year history. The addition of consultants to individual student tutors and field preceptors has led to a structure which promotes student-project flexibility, development of critical assessment skills and independent learning while maximizing faculty expertise and effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York 10029.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schechter
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deuschle
mesh_terms: D001525:Behavioral Sciences / Q000193:education; D001699:Biometry; D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education*; D003253:Consultants; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000193:education; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007998:Library Science / Q000193:education; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011340:Problem Solving