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: | MEDINF-4010 |
| Course Name: | Infectious Disease |
| Instructors: | Drs. Alan Sanders, Evan Boyle and Benjamin Tack |
| Course Description: | Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3rd year. Course Description: A thorough exposure to clinical infectious diseases, based on hospital consultations, antibiotic stewardship, and infection prevention. Will be exposed to comprehensive antibiotic review, gain competence in performance of a through consultation for many surgical and medical conditions. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Select appropriate antibiotics for specific disease processes. 2. Describe common microbiology laboratory methods. 3. Develop broad experience in performing a ID consultation. |
| Types of Patients: | Adult patients with endocarditis (IVDU), surgical infections, immunosuppression, post-trauma infections. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Ambulatory Case Conference -Mondays @ noon; Grand Rounds-Tuesdays @ 8am; Individual one-on-one teaching with Dr. Sanders. |
| Resources /Readings: | Mandell's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Formal Presentation, Mid-Rotation Feedback |
| Contact Information: | Course Director: Dr. Alan Sanders, [email protected], 518-262-4732 |
| Period(s) Available: | 1-12 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 1 |
| Visiting Students: | Yes |