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School of Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Medical Center

Foundations of Clinical Medicine

Doctor working with medical student

Thanks to our alumni and community physicians, first- and second-year students in the medical school have the chance to interact with patients as early as their first month on campus-putting newly gained knowledge to use in a hands-on environment.

The school’s Foundations of Clinical Medicine (FCM) program pairs each student with a preceptor in the community for two afternoons a month. Of the more than 330 preceptors who participate in the FCM course, nearly half are M.D. or housestaff alums of the medical school. See Foundations of Clinical Medicine to learn more about this program.

If you are interested in becoming a preceptor, contact:

Foundations of Clinical Medicine
Susan DiGiovanni, M.D., Course Director
Phone: (804) 827-1743
E-mail: sdigiovanni@mcvh-vcu.edu