COMMFAM 435C
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Emma Par
Description from DukeHub
This elective is an intensive clinical experience in health promotion and disease prevention. Students see patients in the Duke Family Medicine Center, Duke Affiliated Programs, and Duke Community Health Programs. They will participate in a variety of activities designed to help them provide excellent health maintenance care. Specific content areas addressed include risk assessment, counseling skills in nutrition, safe sex practices, and smoking and alcohol cessation, as well as screening tests and immunizations. Students will be introduced to the practical implementation of preventative care in the clinical and community setting. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Family Medicine Clerkship (COMMFAM 205C). All interested students should contact the Coordinator of Medical Student Programs, Gretchen Oakley, at (contact listed in DukeHub). Permission is required. Credit: 4. Enrollment: max 1 per session. 2nd student accepted when clinic space allows. Emma Par, MD and Nancy Weigle, MD
Skills
- clinicalSchool of Medicine clinical course
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "clerkship"
- Yes: Live work with people · "clinical"
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "risk"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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