DC Health Equity LIC

Background

DC Health Equity Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) was started at Georgetown University School of Medicine as a pilot in Spring 2022 with the first cohort of 6 students of the graduating class 2024. In Spring 2023, this 20-week longitudinal clerkship was approved by the COME and can now accept up to 12 students per year or 6 students per semester. In addition to DC LIC, the Department of Family Medicine, administers the Primary Care LIC based at Franklin Square, in Baltimore, MD.

What is DC Health Equity LIC?

This 20-week program is designed for third-year medical students to care for the whole patient with an emphasis on health equity. Students learn the disciplines of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and psychiatry simultaneously while caring for patients in medically underserved settings. This LIC replaces the student’s equivalent block rotations.

What are the goals of DC Health Equity LIC?

• To apply clinical skills and knowledge toward advocacy, health system navigation, and interventions advancing health equity for vulnerable populations in Washington, DC experiencing health disparities through clinical experiences and didactics.
• To meet core curricular competencies for Clerkship rotations in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry.
• To foster a deeper connection with continuity patients and improve patient care, medical knowledge, systems-based practice, professionalism, problem-based learning and improvement, and communication through continuity of care.

Contact Information:

• DC LIC Director, Jeff Weinfeld, MD – weinfelj@georgetown.edu
• DC LIC Coordinator, Devina Aggrawal, MBA – daa132@georgetown.edu