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: | MEDALL-4001 |
| Course Name: | Allergy & Immunology |
| Instructors: | Dr. Jocelyn Celestin |
| Course Description: | Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3rd year. Course Description: The goals of the elective are to provide the student with instruction and a broad experience in allergy and immunology. The student will participate in the outpatient setting. The student will attend all teaching conferences and their focus will be on the history and physical examination skills particularly pertaining to allergy and immunology. In the outpatient setting, the student will be assigned to a clinic and evaluate patients under supervision of an attending physician. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will: 1. Demonstrate the ability to perform a thorough and comprehensive physical exam. 2. Under appropriate supervision, identify and correctly treat common allergic conditions. 3. Demonstrate the ability to correctly interpret skin testing and lab information regarding to immunological conditions. 4. Provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems. 5. Demonstrate a commitment to accountability, excellence in practice, adherence to ethical principles, humanism, altruism, and sensitivity to diversity. |
| Types of Patients: | Students will have direct supervised care of a broad diversity of patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Grand Rounds: Second and Fourth Thursday of the month from 8:30 - 9:30 in ME100. |
| Resources /Readings: | Defined and provided upon enrollment. |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Conference Participation |
| Contact Information: | Course Coordinator: Emma Galvin, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 2 |
| Visiting Students: | Yes |