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: | MEDNEP-4991 |
| Course Name: | Nephrology |
| Instructors: | Dr. Kelly Beers |
| 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 clinical nephrology. The student may participate in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting. The student will attend all teaching conferences and their focus will be on the history and physical examination skills particularly pertaining to nephrology. Alternatively, the student may participate in the nephrology teaching program at the Veterans Administration Medical Center or in the outpatient nephrology clinic at Albany Medical Center. On the first day of the rotation, students should report to 25 Hackett Blvd, 1st floor. |
| 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 acute and chronic renal failure. 3. Demonstrate the ability to interpret acid-base status, volume status, urine studies, proteinuria, and GFR. 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/or outpatient setting. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | |
| 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 |