We offer many elective courses during the senior year to best serve each student’s individual needs and goals. Students with well-defined career goals and those who are still in the process of choosing a specific area to focus on have a wide assortment of electives to choose from. Most courses are two or four weeks in duration.
Students are also encouraged to approach faculty members for the development of unique courses.
| Department: | Medicine |
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| Course Number: | MED-4990 |
| Course Name: | General Medicine |
| Instructors: | Dr. Abigail Belasen |
| Course Description: | This hospitalist medicine elective offers advanced training in the management of patients on the hospitalist medicine in-patient service and the opportunity to work directly with hospitalist attendings. Each student is expected to round on their assigned patients each morning, present to the attending with assessments and plans, perform admissions, and write discharge summaries. Students will take call per attending schedule. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will demonstrate the ability to: [1] Carry a higher volume of daily patients comparable to PGY1. [2] Summarize an accurate problem-focused history and physical examination. [3] Create a differential diagnosis hierarchy based on initial patient presentation. [4] Clearly define a management plan and interpret a response to therapeutic interventions. [5] Apply evidence-based recommendations to enhance patient care and improve knowledge base. |
| Types of Patients: | Medical inpatients |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | N/A |
| Resources /Readings: | Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Mid-Rotation Feedback |
| Contact Information: | Dr. Abigail Belasen, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 1-12 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks |
| Max Students: | |
| Visiting Students: | No |