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: | MEDPUL-4000 |
| Course Name: | Pulmonary |
| Instructors: | Dr. Nagendra Madisi |
| 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 pulmonary medicine 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 pulmonary diseases. In the inpatient setting, the student will attend daily patient rounds with the attending and provide appropriately supervised care. In the outpatient setting, the student will be assigned to a clinic and evaluate patients under supervision of a fellow or attending physician. On the first day of the rotation, students should report to 16 New Scotland Ave, 2nd floor of Pulmonary Clinic by 8am. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will: 1. Demonstrate the ability to perform a thorough and comprehensive pulmonary exam. 2. Under appropriate supervision, identify and correctly treat obstructive lung disease and asthma. 3. Demonstrate the ability to correctly interpret chest X-rays, acid-base status, and pulmonary function tests. 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: | 1. Tuesday noon conference (A418 conference room) - Case conference, 3-4 interested cases will be presented. 2. Wednesday noon Conference (A418 conference room) - Fellows presentation - Journal Club, Physiology conference, or M&M. 3. 2nd Friday of month at noon (Basement, Radiology Conference) - Combined Radiology and Pulmonary Conference. |
| Resources /Readings: | To be defined 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 |