title: Comprehensive family practice clerkship in a minority institution.
abstract: A comprehensive family practice clerkship program at Howard University College of Medicine has been conducted since 1970. This institution is one of three predominantly black institutions offering a family practice program. The senior clerkship is mandatory and at least 20 to 25 percent of each class elect to participate in a four-to six- week family practice preceptorship. As a result of the clerkship's success, over 50 percent of the program's graduates actively practice in primary medical manpower shortage or medically underserved areas.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Leath
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D004219:District of Columbia; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D011231:Preceptorship; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014495:Universities