The Family Medicine Computer-Assisted Simulations for Educating Students (fmCASES) is iInTIME's virtual patient program for the Family Medicine clerkship.
fmCASES's 29 interactive virtual patient cases encompass the learning objectives of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum. Case content also draws heavily from other projects in which STFM played a central role: FMCR (Family Medicine Curriculum Resources) and the Future of Family Medicine. These cases will build clinical competency, fill educational gaps, and help instill the core values and attitudes of family medicine. fmCASES fosters self-directed and independent study, builds clinical problem-solving skills, and teaches an evidence-based and patient-centered approach to patient care.
Case List
Case #1: 45-year-old female annual exam - Mrs. Payne
Authors: Thomas Tafelski, D.O., University of Toledo; Saudia Mushkbar, M.D., Neighborhood Health Clinic, Fort Wayne, IN
Mentor: Shou Ling Leong, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
Case #2: 55-year-old male annual exam - Mr. Reynolds
Author: Jason Chao, M.D., Case Western Reserve University
Case #3: 65-year-old female with insomnia - Mrs. Gomez
Author: William Hay, M.D., University of Nebraska
Mentor: Shou Ling Leong, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
Case #4: 19-year-old female with sports injury - Christina Martinez
Author: Stella King, M.D., M.H.A., University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, TX
Mentor: Jason Chao, M.D., Case Western Reserve University
Case #5: 30-year-old female with palpitations - Ms. Waters
Author: Katherine Margo, M.D., University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: John Waits, M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Case #6: 57-year-old female presents for diabetes care visit - Ms. Sanchez
Author: Donna Kern, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Mentor: Alexander Chessman, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Case #7: 53-year-old male with leg swelling - Mr. Smith
Author: Robert Mallin, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Mentor: John Waits, M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Case #8: 54-year-old male with elevated blood pressure - Mr. Martin
Author: Pablo Joo, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mentor: Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H., Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Case #9: 50-year-old female with palpitations - Ms. Yang
Author: Carol Motley, M.D., University of South Alabama
Mentor: Alexander Chessman, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Case #10: 45-year-old male with low back pain - Mr. Payne
Author: Shou Ling Leong, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
Case #11: 74-year-old female with knee pain - Ms. Roman
Author: Jacqueline Weaver-Agostoni, D.O., M.P.H., University Pittsburgh
Mentor: Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H., Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Case #12: 16-year-old female with vaginal bleeding and UCG - Savannah Bauer
Author: John Waits, M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Case #13: 40-year-old male with a persistent cough - Mr. Dennison
Author: William Huang, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Mentor: Alexander Chessman, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Case #14: 35-year-old female with missed period - Ms. Rios
Author: Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H., Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Case #15: 42-year-old male with right upper quadrant pain - Mr. Keenan
Author: Pamela Rockwell, D.O., University of Michigan
Mentor: John Waits, M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Case #16: 68-year-old male with skin lesion - Mr. Fitzgerald
Author: Augustine Sohn, M.D., M.P.H., University of Illinois at Chicago
Mentor: John Waits, M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Case #17: 55-year-old, post-menopausal female with vaginal bleeding - Mrs. Parker
Author: Suzanne Clarke, M.D., Michigan State University
Mentor: Shou Ling Leong, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
Case #18: 24-year-old female with headaches - Ms. Payne
Author: Rachel Franklin, M.D., University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Mentor: Shou Ling Leong, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
Case #19: 39-year-old male with epigastric pain - Mr. Rodriguez
Author: Joel Heidelbaugh, M.D., University of Michigan
Mentor: Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H., Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Case #20: 28-year-old female with abdominal pain - Ms. Bell
Authors: Joanne Williams-Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., Emory University; Martha Seagrave, P.A.-C., University of Vermont
Mentor: Jason Chao, M.D., Case Western Reserve University
Case #21: 12-year-old female with fever - Marissa Payne
Author: Elizabeth Brown, M.D., M.P.H., University of Rochester
Mentor: Shou Ling Leong, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine
Case #22: 70-year-old male with new-onset unilateral weakness - Mr. Wright
Author: George Nixon, M.D., Medical College of Georgia
Mentor: Alexander Chessman, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Case #23: 5-year-old female with sore throat - Althea Newman
Authors: Pamela Wiseman, M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine; Sarat Raman, M.D., Tulane University School of Medicine
Mentor: Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H., Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Case #24: 4-week-old female with fussiness - Amelia Arlington
Author: Cathleen Morrow, M.D., Dartmouth Medical School
Mentor: Jason Chao, M.D., Case Western Reserve University
Case #25: 38-year-old male with shoulder pain - Mr. Chen
Authors: Peter Lewis, M.D., Penn State College of Medicine; Eric Law, M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Mentor: John Waits, M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine
Case #26: 55-year-old male with fatigue - Mr. Cunha
Author: David Anthony, M.D., M.Sc., Brown University
Mentor: Stephen Scott, M.D., M.P.H., Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Case #27: 17-year-old male with groin pain - Andrew Hailey
Author: Vasantha Kondamudi, M.D., Weill College of Medicine - Cornell University
Mentor: Jason Chao, M.D., Case Western Reserve University
Case #28: 58-year-old male with shortness of breath - Mr. Barley
Author: Alexander Chessman, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Case #29: 72-year-old male with dementia - Mr. Marshall
Authors: Fred Kobylarz, M.D., M.P.H., UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; David Anthony, M.D., M.Sc., Brown University
Mentor: Alexander Chessman, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
The following CLIPP and SIMPLE cases are an integral part of the fmCASES course.
CLIPP
Case 1: Evaluation and care of the newborn infant - Thomas
Author: Stephanie Starr, M.D., Mayo Medical School
Editor: Stephen Tingueky, M.D., University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Case 2: Infant well-child (2,6, and 9 months) - Asia
Authors: Robin English, M.D., Louisiana State University, and Erin Knoebel, M.D., Mayo Medical School
Editor: Edward K. Clark, M.D., Mercer University School of Medicine
Case 3: 3-year-old, well child check - Benjamin
Author: Ardis Olson, M.D., Dartmouth Medical School
Editor: David Kwee, M.D., Morehouse School of Medicine
Case 4: 8-year old, well child check - Jimmy
Author: Michael S. Dell, M.D., Case Western Reserve University
Editor: Heather Taylor, M.D., College of Community Health Services, University of Alabama
Case 13: 6-year-old with chronic cough - Sunita
Author: Leslie Fall, M.D., Dartmouth Medical School
Editor: Glenn Medellin, M.D., Univeristy of Texas Health Science Center
SIMPLE
Case 2: 60-year-old woman with episodic chest discomfort - Ms. Johnston
Author: James L. Nixon, M.D., University of Minnesota Medical School
Case 16: 45-year-old man with obesity - Mr. James
Author: Nora L. Porter M.D., Saint Louis University College of Medicine