The following information is offered for those medical students with a desire to perform an elective rotation at Choices Medical Clinic. For more information and to see if you qualify, contact the Executive Director, Tim Wiesner at 800-879-7451 with the times and dates of your availability.
Mission Statement of Choices Medical Clinic
Choices Medical Clinic is a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to providing alternatives to abortion through the delivery of:
- prenatal medical care
- counseling
- practical support
Supervising Physicians
- Dr. Scott Stringfield, MD, AAFP
- Recipient of the Outstanding Family Practice Teacher Award: of 2004 from the Via Christi Family Practice Residents - Dr. Cynthia Nash, MD, AAFP
Syllabus
- Clinic Procedures
- Request for Services
- Intake Sheet as a tool in the counseling setting specifically, determining
- Client intent
- Religious affiliation
- Social and Family History as relates to abortion decision
- Physical/Emotional/Spiritual approach to counseling
- SOAPES charting format
Continuing Medical Education
- Video - Embryoscopy
- Video - Harder Truth
- Video - After the Choice
- Video - Liljenberg on Family Health Channel
- Video – A Doctor Explains the Abortion Procedure
- Video – Meet the Abortion Providers
- Video – Impacting the Culture
- Video – Sex, Lies and the Truth
- Video – Sex Can Wait
- Video – Client testimonials
- Monograph and related articles - Abortion/Breast Cancer Link
- RU-486
- Morning After Pill
- Textbook - Politically Correct Death by Beckwith
- Brochure - How at Risk are You
- Handout - Adoption by Keeling, JD – Adoption Laws in Kansas
- Public v. Private
- Handout - Article by Alexander - The Changing Face of Adoption
- Handout – Levels of Involvement as a pro-life physician
- Handout - Abortion proofing your practice
- Handout - Larimore article on Post fertilization Effects of Oral Contraceptives
- Handout - Maitre article on Medical Termination of Pregnancy
Clinical Experience
- Abortion tools and their usage
- Observing abortion technique (not done live)
- Sonography, including 4-D Ultrasonography
- Measurements
- Determination of sex
- Fetal landmarks
- Initial obstetrical examination
- Client Counseling – Including the “Hard Cases”
- The abortion-minded patient
- The abortion-vulnerable patient
- The post-abortive patient
- The patient with lethal fetal anomaly
Lethal Fetal Anomaly
- Interview with Dr’s. Calhoun and Stringfield - video
- The Perinatal Hospice Concept
- Initial Evaluation
- Confirmation of the diagnosis
- Consultation with a Neonatologist and Perinatologist
- Memory accumulation
- Formulation of a birth plan
- Post-partum care
- Involvement in a support group
- Planning the funeral
Community Resources - Review
- United Way web site
- Limited rotation through 1-2 crisis pregnancy clinics in Wichita
Worldwide Resources - Review
- Heartbeat Manual
Other clinical experiences will include:
- School or Youth Group Presentation - Pending availability
- Adoption
- Plan of Salvation in the Office Setting
Dr. Scott Stringfield directs two medical students in the use of the General Electric 4D Ultrasound device. (for more about this technology click here).
Click Here to access the Application Forms for the Student Program.
Click Here to access the Reference Forms for the Student Program.
Click Here to listen to Medical Student Lydia describe her experiences in the student program of Choices Medical Clinic. (The link will open an archived "Choices for Life" radio show (program #54) recorded in mp3 format)