May 14, 2024  
Catalog/Bulletin 2020-2021 
    
Catalog/Bulletin 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Nursing, General

  
  • NURS 8325 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRACTICUM VI

    [12 Credits]
    The course develops and applies advanced practice nursing roles and practice skills related to nurse anesthesia. The course follows the professional practice standards of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists with an emphasis on thoracic procedures and unusual patient co-morbidities. Human Patient Simulation includes anesthetic management of thoracic procedures. Simulation labs for central line placement, using landmark and ultrasound guidance and fiiberoptic simulation are included in this course.
  
  • NURS 8326 - NURSE ANESTHESIA CLINICAL PRATICUM VII

    [12 Credits]
    The course prepares students for advanced anesthesia skills needed in the anesthetic management of patients undergoing a variety of complex surgical and/or diagnostic procedures. This course is the final practicum course in the nurse anesthesia program and prepares students for clinical practice. The didactic portion of the course focuses on professional aspects of nurse anesthesia to include the business of anesthesia and practice management, reimbursement methodologies and payment policies, entrepreneurship, legal and ethical issues, quality improvement and risk management, professional advocacy, and a review of practice standards and regulations. The course follows the professional practice standards of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and has the student critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the knowledge gained in all previous nurse anesthesia courses in order to prepare for the certification examination and clinical practice.

Obstetrics/Gynecology

  
  • OBGYN 300 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

    [228 Hours]
    A block of six weeks is devoted to principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Core material is presented in thirty-four didactic hours. Supplemental self-instructional materials and audiovisual aids are available to students. The block is divided into three weeks of Obstetrics and three weeks of Gynecology. On Obstetrics the students are assigned rotations on the delivery suite and on postpartum wards and Obstetrical clinics. Weekly Gynecologic presurgical seminars are held on Wednesday mornings. Staff, Residents and students attend weekly problem-case seminars and major conferences at noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A weekly conference on Monday afternoon covers interesting cases and didactics. During the Gynecology portion of the block the student attends Gynecology Clinics, Ward Gynecology cases and surgical procedures. The student also observes the intra operative and postoperative management of cases. Staff teaching rounds are made three times weekly, while resident rounds are made daily.
  
  • OBGYN 415 - OBGYN AMBULATORY CARE

    [152 Hours]
    This elective is designed to provide an ambulatory experience that will expose medical students to reproductive health throughout the female life cycle: adolescent years, reproductive years, mid-life and post-menopause. It includes obstetric and gynecological outpatient encounters. Attendance at departmental conference is required. The elective is a 4 week block.
  
  • OBGYN 418 - OBGYN SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This elective functions similarly to the required AI. It is designed for students interested in learning more about OBGYN. It is geared to primary, preventive and acute health care for women relating to Obstetrics and Gynecology. Students will participate in patient care on the Obstetric and Gynecologic wards; participate in surgery and in clinics. Daily hospital rounds and teaching rounds are included in the rotation. The student will be actively involved in patient diagnosis and management.
  
  • OBGYN 419 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns. Students will develop additional skills in all areas of core competence. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making by giving students more responsibility for patient care than they had in the third year. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of responsibility while under the close supervision of hours staff and faculty. In addition to patient care skills, students will also enhance their communication skills, and develop a better appreciation of systems based practice due to their involvement as a more prominent member of the health care team. Students will continue to increase their medical knowledge and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance at conferences and didactic sessions.
  
  • OBGYN 420 - OBGYN CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    This elective is designed to provide a variety of inpatient and ambulatory experiences that will expose medical students to female reproductive health. It will focus on preventive care, preconception counseling, medical and surgical therapy for gynecological illnesses, and all aspects of the female life cycle. The elective also includes obstetric clinic and hospital encounters. A detailed schedule will be available upon arrival. Attendance at departmental conferences is required. The elective is a 4 week block.
  
  • OBGYN 431 - ACTING INTERNSHIP HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICS

    [152 Hours]
    This elective is designed to include antepartum and intrapartum diagnosis of maternal and fetal conditions in high risk pregnancy. The medical student will be exposed to prenatal diagnosis and counseling, ultrasonography, amniocentesis, and fetal monitoring techniques and interpretation. They will work directly with Maternal Fetal Medicine staff in the outpatient setting as well as the delivery unit. At the end of the elective, the student will be expected to develop a presentation on a topic from their experience on service. Attendance at departmental conferences is required. The elective is a 4 week block, with one student per block.Location: Perinatology Department and Labor and Delivery (Touro Infirmary) and Interim LA Hospital OBGYN Clinics
  
  • OBGYN 434 - REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
  
  • OBGYN 498 - OBGYN RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    OBGYN: FREE PLANNED ELECTIVE - 498A
  
  • OBGYN 498A - FREE PLANNED ELECTIVE-LSU

    [152 Hours]
    OBGYN 498a- Free Planned elective - LSU
  
  • OBGYN 499 - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    This course is designated for LSU students who will attend an elective rotation at a destination of their choice based on the courses provided at that institution. All requests must be approved by LSU course director prior to travel.

Occupational Therapy

  
  • OCCT 6410 - CONCEPTS OF OCCUPATION

    [4 Credits]
    Focus is on the history, philosophy, and sociopolitical influences on the profession and theoretical frameworks on which occupational therapy (OT) is built. Other issues include professionalism, scholastic inquiry, and areas of OT practice.
  
  • OCCT 6418 - INTERACTIVE REASONING

    [3 Credits]
    Occupational therapy process, client-centered care, clinical reasoning, and therapeutic tools will be emphasized, e.g., therapeutic use of self, personal and professional values, interactions with others, and cultural diversity awareness.
  
  • OCCT 6432 - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

    [3 Credits]
    Focus is on the principles of design, fabrication, application, fit, and training in assistive technologies and devises used to enhance a client’s occupational performance.
  
  • OCCT 6450 - MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION

    [3 Credits]
    Principles of measurement, methods of assessment, responsibilities of examiners, measurement reliability and validity, standardization process and procedures in testing, components and interpretation of test analysis/assessment of test adequacy will be covered. Opportunities to practice with various instruments will be included.
  
  • OCCT 6491 - INDEPENDENT STUDY

    [1-6 Credits]
    Prerequisite: Consent of the department. The course credit, content, written objectives, and evaluation criteria will be jointly established by the student and instructor. These may be documented in writing and placed in the student’s file by the tenth day of the semester or summer term. This course can be retaken for a maximum of six semester-hours credit
  
  • OCCT 6512 - OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE ACROSS LIFESPAN

    [3 Credits]
    Emphasis on systems that influence occupational performance and human developement across the lifespan, including person-related factors, family dynamics, task requirements, the environment, governmental issues, and cultural demands
  
  • OCCT 6523 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

    [4 Credits]
    Lectures cover physiology of cell, tissue, organ and body systems with emphasis on physiological changes associated with selected pathological conditions. Laboratory demonstrations focus on observation and measurement of function in the body systems, using videotapes and animal experiments.
  
  • OCCT 6524 - APPLIED KINESIOLOGY

    [3 Credits]
    Clinical application of anatomy and kinesiology to include the examination of surface anatomy; identification of anatomical landmarks, manual muscle testing, and palpation of joints and muscles, human movment analysis, and conditions that influence the functions of movements will be taught.
  
  • OCCT 6526 - O.T. FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS

    [3 Credits]
    Provisions of occupational therapy services to individuals with mental health conditions will be addressed. Emphasis on factors contributing to the successful engagement of occupation through adulthood and conditions that challenge occupational performance in mid to late life.
  
  • OCCT 6528 - O.T. FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

    [3 Credits]
    Provision of occupational therapy services to individuals with neurological conditions will be addressed. Emphasis on factors contributing tot he successful engagement of occupation through adulthood and conditions that challenge occupational performance in mid to late life.
  
  • OCCT 6530 - APPLICATIONS I: GENERAL PRACTICE CONCEPTS

    [4 Credits]
    Presentation of specific occupational therapy intervention techniques for use with clients across the lifespan.
  
  • OCCT 6540 - FIELDWORK EXPERIENCEI & SEMINAR

    [1 Credit]
    This course focuses on student’s clinical reasoning through fieldwork experience and seminars with particular application to community practice. Included in the course is a 40-hour Level 1 Fieldwork Experience at an off-campus site.
  
  • OCCT 6614 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS

    [4 Credits]
    Medical management and provision of occupational therapy servies to orthopedic conditions will be addressed. Laboratory and clinical experiences will provide opportunities to develop related skills.
  
  • OCCT 6620 - O.T. FOR GERIATRICS

    [4 Credits]
    Focus on occupational therapy performance of the adult with special attention given to again and performance dysfunction in later life.
  
  • OCCT 6624 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS

    [6 Credits]
    This course will provide OT student with an understanding of both normal physiological function and pathophysiology of systems of the human body which are most relevant to occupational therapists. The course will emphasize the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and course of the diseases from the cellular to the systems level. The course content will coincide with a medical conditions and pharmacology component, which will address those conditions frequently encountered by occupational therapists from a medical perspective. The course will focus on the understanding and integration of appropriate medical terminology used to analyze and facilitate critical thinking.
  
  • OCCT 6640 - OT DOCUMENTATION

    [3 Credits]
    Common documentation practices used throughout the OT process will be shared including opportunities to develop needed skills. Included in the course is a 40-hour Level I Fieldwork Experience at an off-campus site.
  
  • OCCT 6650 - RESEARCH I

    [3 Credits]
    Introduction to research designs and data analyses used in quantitative and qualitive studies will be covered; a research proposal will be developed. The critical thinking needed for evidence-based practice and professional writing will be emphasized.
  
  • OCCT 6670 - FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE IIA

    [6 Credits]
    First of two in-depth, supervised experiences in delivering occupational therapy services in a variety of community settings, full-time for 12 weeks.
  
  • OCCT 6716 - MANAGEMENT IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

    [3 Credits]
    Introduction to management principles and issues including current healtcare trends, supervison, conflict management, legal concerns, quality improvement, fiscal management and reimbursement, program outcome studies, marketing strategies and advocacy, and utilization of community resources.
  
  • OCCT 6718 - COMMUNITY BASED & SPECIALIZED PRACTICE

    [3 Credits]
    Knowledge and experience in program development in emerging community areas of occupational therapy practice will be emphasized.
  
  • OCCT 6720 - PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE: EARLY LIFE

    [4 Credits]
    Application of the OT process with infants and young children from pre-assessment through intervention within various practice settings will be covered. Teaming with families and other service providers will be emphasized in this course. Assistive technology training provided.
  
  • OCCT 6730 - APPL II: SPECIALIZED PRACTICE CONCEPTS

    [3 Credits]
    OT concepts learned thus far will be integrated with knowledge of patient/client issues to develop skills and concepts of OT evaluation and intervention. Specific client cases involving various pediatric, adolescent, and adult conditions, with resultant occupational performance deficits, will be provided. Included in the course is a 40-hour Level I Fieldwork Experience at an off-campus site.
  
  • OCCT 6750 - RESEARCH II

    [3 Credits]
    Course emphasis is on the execution of a research protocol, written and oral dissemination of study findings, and the application of published research to practice.
  
  • OCCT 6770 - FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE IIB

    [8 Credits]
    Second of two in-depth, supervised experiences in delivering occupational therapy services to clients in a variety of community settings, full-time for 12 weeks.
  
  • OCCT 6850 - RESEARCH III

    [1 Credit]
    Students complete, disseminate, and reflect on their captsone project.

Ophthalmology

  
  • OPHTH 418 - OPHTHALMOLOGY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns. Students will develop additional skills in all areas of core competence. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making by giving students more responsibility for patient care than they had in the third year. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of responsibility while under the close supervision of house staff and faculty. In addition to patient care skills, students will also enhance their communication skills, and develop a better appreciation of systems based practice due to their involvement as a more prominent member of the health care team. Students will continue to increase their knowledge and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance at conferences and didactic sessions.
  
  • OPHTH 420 - OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    This four-week course is designed to familiarize aspiring ophthalmologists and non-ophthalmologists with general ophthalmic problems and skills that are useful to all physicians. Includes exposure to all aspects of general ophthalmology with a concentration on the student’s individual interests. The student will be assigned to work directly with one of the senior residents or faculty members for two weeks each in Baton Rouge (apartment may be provided), and the New Orleans LSU and ILH locations. Surgery observation and progressive responsibility for patient workup and treatment plan. The student is expected to attend in-patient consults and Wednesday didactic sessions with the option to attend neuroscience and subspecialty conferences and journal clubs. Student will present one patient at grand rounds. Evaluation is a short, multiple-choice test and an overall assessment of performance.
  
  • OPHTH 421 - CLINICAL OPTHALMOLOGY CLERKSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four-week course is designed to familiarize aspiring ophthalmologists and non-ophthalmologists with general ophthalmic problems and skills that are useful to all physicians. Includes exposure to all aspects of general ophthalmology with a concentration on the student’s individual interests. The student will be assigned to work directly with one of the senior residents or faculty members for two weeks each in Baton Rouge (apartment may be provided), and the New Orleans LSU and ILH locations. Surgery observation and progressive responsibility for patient workup and treatment plan. The student is expected to attend in-patient consults and Wednesday didactic sessions with the option to attend neuroscience and subspecialty conferences and journal clubs. Student will present one patient at grand rounds.
  
  • OPHTH 423 - CLINICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY-GLAUCOMA

    [152 Hours]
  
  • OPHTH 430 - CLINICAL OPTHALMOLOGY GLAUCOMA

    [152 Hours]
  
  • OPHTH 498 - OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    Legacy Course: OPHTH498A003 – OPHTHALMOLOGY
  
  • OPHTH 499 - OPTHALMOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]

Orthodontics

  
  • ORTHO 5200 - ORTHODONTIC PRACTICUM & CLINIC

    [1-12 Credits]
    Students matriculating in the curriculum gain experience with hands on treatment of patients in the clinic in order to see the results of various treatment modalities practiced by the clinical faculty. From their experiences, the students can determine which methods they feel most comfortable with in order to begin developing their own treatment methods to be used upon successful completion of the program.
  
  • ORTHO 5201 - ORTHODONTIC SEMINAR

    [1-7 Credits]
    Students matriculating in the curriculum gain experience with diagnosing malocclusions, establishing treatment objectives, and formulating treatment plans for individual cases presented in the seminar on a daily basis. The students present the case’s chief complaint, medical and dental histories, clinical exam findings, radiographic exam findings, cephalometric analyses, and diagnostic casts. Using an open format seminar the instructors draw on their own clinical experience to question the students about various aspects of the case being presented. This format offers a unique interaction and discussion between the students and faculty members present for the day. It is expected that with increased exposure to numerous methods of diagnosis, treatment planning, and biomechanical therapy, the students upon graduation have the skills necessary to successfully transition into an orthodontic practice.
  
  • ORTHO 5202 - ADVANCED ORTHODONTIC TECHNIQUE

    [3 Credits]
    The purpose of this technique course is to give the first year students an introduction to the materials and wire-bending skills used in treating patients with standard edgewise appliances (0° torque, 0° tip, and 0° rotation). The first year students “treat” cases on orthodontic typodonts to familiarize them with the appliances, instruments, and hand skills that will be used during the treatment of orthodontic patients in the LSU Postgraduate Orthodontic Clinic. The course is taught in conjunction with the Biomechanics course (Ortho 5211) that gives the student an introduction to the principles and application of standard edgewise appliances.
  
  • ORTHO 5203 - CEPHALOMETRICS

    [2 Credits]
    The purpose of the course is to have the student acquire a working knowledge of Cephalometric Radiology and the ability to apply the information in diagnosing and treatment planning. Students learn the appropriate radiographic techniques, cranial anatomy, cephalometric landmarks, tracing techniques, select analyses with their interpretation and application, how to evaluate changes due to growth and/or treatment through superimpositions of serial radiograph tracings, to evaluate normal tooth formation and eruption, and various arch length analyses and their applications.
  
  • ORTHO 5207 - ORTHODONTIC THEORY & DIAGNOSIS

    [2 Credits]
    The faculty gives lectures and reading assignments on the history, theory, and techniques of edgewise orthodontic procedures. A component of the course includes laboratory wire bending. Soldering and detailed wire bending in a modified Tweed philosophy is taught. The students are expected to be proficient in these areas when the course is completed.
  
  • ORTHO 5208 - PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION

    [2 Credits]
    The course is designed to give the residents exposure to practice management techniques that will help them during their initial years in private practice. The course is customized on a yearly basis in order to address the needs of the individual graduates (e.g. - partnership vs. solo practice).
  
  • ORTHO 5209 - JOURNAL CLUB

    [2 Credits]
    The first and second year Journal Club is a sixteen-hour course, meeting every other week that involves lecture and seminar participation. Postdoctoral students have the opportunity to discuss the merits of clinical techniques and philosophies. The purpose of the course is to familiarize the students with the classic and contemporary literature that has influenced orthodontics and to critically analyze the literature that they have read and will be exposed to. They are encouraged to consider the principals, described in valid literature, as foundations for the development of their clinical and philosophical protocols.
  
  • ORTHO 5210 - RESEARCH

    [1-2 Credits]
    Through the performance of a research project, the students must select a topic, perform a literature search, formulate an experimental design, collect the data and perform appropriate statistical analyses, interpret the results, and present the project (written and orally). All of these tasks give the student an appreciation for the effort necessary to produce quality research. Performing the project also assists the students in analyzing professional literature and approaching professional literature in an unbiased manner.
  
  • ORTHO 5211 - BIOMECHANICS

    [1 Credit]
    The purpose of this course is to give the first year students an introduction to the principles and applications used in treating patients with standard edgewise appliances (0? torque, 0? tip, and 0? rotation). Basic concepts of orthodontic mechanics are covered in this course in an effort to give the student the foundation to draw upon for the diagnosing, treatment planning, and treatment of cases. The course is taught in conjunction with the Advanced Orthodontic Technique course (Ortho 5202) in which the first year students “treat” cases on orthodontic typodonts. The Advanced Orthodontic Technique course familiarizes the students with the appliances, instruments, and hand skills that will be used during the treatment of orthodontic patients in the LSU Postgraduate Orthodontic Clinic.
  
  • ORTHO 5213 - CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOGENESIS

    [1-2 Credits]
    Legacy Course: ORTHO5213002 – CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOGENESIS
  
  • ORTHO 5214 - SURGICAL ORTHODONTICS

    [1 Credit]
    The purpose of this course is to relate the specialties of Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in regard to the combined therapy required for treating dentofacial deformities. The emphasis will be on diagnosis and treatment planning from a team approach. The rationale for this course is based upon the need for the proper diagnosis of dentofacial deformities, the need for both dental specialties (Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) to be aware of what each can do to correct these deformities, and the need for coordination of treatment planning for the proper execution of therapy.
  
  • ORTHO 5217 - CASE ANALYSIS

    [2 Credits]
    The course is divided into three main sections: 1) guidance of eruption, 2) approach to early treatment, and 3) evaluation of long-term post-treatment results. The lecture course is designed to aid the students to gain a better understanding what can be done to alleviate problems later in dental development with appropriate action in the mixed dentition. The discussion about possible intervention includes observing the development of the dentition clinically and radiographically, when to extract deciduous teeth and the reasoning for these extractions, and when to begin biomechanical therapy in the mixed dentition and the reasoning for initiating early treatment. In addition the course reviews cases that have been followed up after at least ten years post-treatment with complete orthodontic records. Discussion includes observation of dental, facial, and cephalometric changes that occur with maturation of the individual and includes problems encountered in retention
  
  • ORTHO 5219 - ADVANCED ORTHODONTIC TECHNIQUE II

    [2 Credits]
    The purpose of this course is to enhance the materials introduced in the Advanced Orthodontic Techniques course (Ortho 5202) and in the Seminar course (Ortho 5201) with additional information on different orthodontic treatment philosophies and biomechanical principles including: Tweed mechanics, Roth mechanics, MBT mechanics, and Surgical Orthodontic mechanics. Students will integrate the gnathological (occlusion) principles into orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning for each of these principles. The treatment mechanics for each discipline will be incorporated into the respective treatment philosophy. Students will familiarize themselves with the cephalometric analyses, software applications and instruments used in each of the philosophies.
  
  • ORTHO 5220 - ADVANCED ORTHODONTIC LABORATORY

    [1 Credit]
    The purpose of this course is to instruct the students in the fabrication, adjustment, and utilization of numerous orthodontic appliances (fixed and removable) used during orthodontic treatment to maintain space, control harmful habits, facilitate orthodontic treatment (interceptive, partial, or comprehensive) and to assist in maintaining alignment and fit of the dentition after completion of active orthodontic treatment.
  
  • ORTHO 5221 - TEAM MANAGEMENT OF ORAL FACIAL ANOMALIES

    [1-2 Credits]
    The purpose of this course is to introduce postgraduate dental residents to the professional management of patient with oral-facial and speech problems. Lecturers will discuss: a)orthodontic management, b) embryology of the oral facial complex, c) speech physiology and pathology, d) surgical management of hard and soft tissue, e) neonatology considerations, f)genetic considerations, g) prosthodontic management, and h) otorhinolaryngologic considerations.
  
  • ORTHO 5222 - AMERICAN BOARD OF ORTHODONTICS PREPARATION COURSE

    [1 Credit]
    The purpose of this course is to facilitate the reisdents’ navigation of the process to pursue certification withe the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) The ABO is the only recognized Speciality Board of the the Specialty ofOrthodnotics. Residents are curently required to chalange the written exam prior to graduation. The Journal Club course (Ortho 5409) is designed to give residents a review of the literature suggested by the ABO in preparing for that exam. This Prep is designed to review for the residents the pathways outlined by the ABO in order to successfully achieve Board certification via the clinical exam process.These pathways were first introduced in the Advanced Orthodonc 2 cours (Ortho 5219) The current course is also designed to help students identify cases they are treating that may be suitable to present to the ABO during the clinical examination after graduation. Additionally, the course will utilize a Mock Board exam where students present cases to Board Certified alumni in an effort to simulate the ABO clinical exam setting better preparing the residents for the exam itself.
  
  • ORTHO 9999 - EXAM ONLY

    [0 Credit]

Orthopaedics

  
  • ORTH 418 - ORTHOPAEDICS SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
  
  • ORTH 420 - ORTHOPAEDICS CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    This is a basic rotation in clinical orthopaedics in which medical students learn the fundamentals of orthopaedic surgery. Rotations occur at the Interim LSU Hospital.
  
  • ORTH 432 - PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

    [152 Hours]
    This is a basic rotation in clinical orthopaedics in which medical students learn the fundamentals of orthopaedic surgery. Rotations occur at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans.
  
  • ORTH 498 - ORTHOPAEDICS RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    Legacy Course: ORTH 498A001 – ORTHOPAEDICS
  
  • ORTH 499 - ORTHOPAEDIC OUT - STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    This is a rotation in clinical orthopaedics at an out-of-state hospital.

Otorhinolaryngology

  
  • OTOR 220 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD & NECK CANCER ELECTIVE

    [25 Hours]
    The ENT Head & Neck Cancer Elective is a course designed for second year medical students to provide specialized care to patients with different ENT pathologies and head and neck neoplasms. Students will be afforded the opportunity to interact with faculty and residents while participating in clinical interactions and procedures within the Department of Otolaryngology. We will emphasize exposure to head and neck cancer patients. The course objectives are to give students early exposure to patient care and clinical medicine as well as specific surgical sub-specialty exposure to the filed of Otolaryngology and nuances of work up and diagnosis of common otolaryngologic conditions, with emphasis on head neck cancers. Students will also have the opportunity to gain exposure to ENT faculty and residents to afford opportunities for mentorship and clinical research. Each student in the course is required to attend three half-days of clinic and three half-days in the operating room. All clinical activities will take place at University Medical Center. Additionally, participating students will have the option to participate in Otolaryngology Department’s Cancer Buddies program, an elective which pairs students with patients undergoing active treatment for head and neck cancer to provide additional support during treatment. Students participating in the Cancer Buddies program will also be awarded SLE (Service Learning Elective) hours for their effort. Students in the ENT Head & Neck Cancer Elective will be evaluated by the LSU SOM faculty on a Pass/Fail scale, to include all course responsibilities such as individual patient encounters, completion of reading assignments, and their level of engagement in small group sessions.
  
  • OTOR 418 - ORTORHINOLARGYNGOLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns. Students will develop additional skills in all areas of core competence. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making by giving students more responsibility for patient care than they had in the third year. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of responsibility while under the close supervision of hours staff and faculty. In addition to patient care skills, students will also enhance their communication skills, and develop a better appreciation of systems based practice due to their involvement as a more prominent member of the health care team. Students will continue to increase their medical knowledge and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance at conferences and didactic sessions.
  
  • OTOR 420 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    Otorhinolaryngology Clinical
  
  • OTOR 498 - ENT RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    Description Needed The L 4 students will spend 4 weeks involved in a clinical research project under the direction of a faculty mentor of his/her choice. Dr. Rohan Walvekar is the Director of Research for the department and will oversee the research project in addition to the assigned mentor and will mentor the student if wished. The expectation of this rotation is for the student to learn how to formulate a hypothesis, design the study and collect data. Analysis of data and presentation in the form of a written manuscript is encouraged during the research block. Students will have the opportunity to complete the project after the rotation if necessary and if time allows. The ultimate goal of this rotation is for students to present a research project at an appropriate regional or national meeting. A written evaluation will be completed at the end of the rotation.
  
  • OTOR 499 - OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

Pathology

  
  • PATH 420 - PATHOLOGY CLINICAL & ANATOMICAL

    [152 Hours]
  
  • PATH 498 - PATHOLOGY RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
  
  • PATH 499 - PATHOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    Free planned electives in our out of state will be reviewed and approved by individual department clerkship directors on a case by case basis.

Pediatrics

  
  • PEDI 300 - PEDIATRICS

    [304 Hours]
    A clinical clerkship of eight weeks is divided between rotations on the general pediatric wards, newborn nursery, and ambulatory clinics at the Children’s Hospital of New Orleans and its ancillary sites. A few students also have the option of completing this clerkship at University Medical Center, Lafayette and Our Lady of the Lake, Baton Rouge. On inpatient rotations, students are responsible for taking histories, examining patients, presenting cases on rounds, and assisting in the evaluation and treatment of patients on their team under staff and house officer supervision. Teaching rounds and conferences are held daily, but the student is expected to exercise initiative in learning about his/her own patients as well as other patients on the team. During their outpatient rotations, pediatric health maintenance is emphasized through participation in primary care clinics. Students may also spend time in local pediatricians’ offices in order to get a balanced appreciation of the practice of pediatrics. All patient care experiences during the clerkships provide opportunity for students to study a variety of pediatric conditions while utilizing each patient encounter to assess preventative care needs, growth and developmental milestones, and socioeconomic factors.
  
  • PEDI 415 - PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY CARE

    [152 Hours]
    The Senior programs in ambulatory pediatrics are designed to provide opportunities for each student to augment or reinforce knowledge and skills learned in the pediatric core curriculum, as they apply to child health problems encountered in an outpatient setting. To facilitate accomplishment of this overall goal, the following basicprogram options are made available within a four week block of time. 415p: Ambulatory Pediatrics Private Office: The student works with a pediatrician on the clinical faculty in a private pediatric practice. Participation in the care of patients in the hospital (rounds), office, and emergency room is expected. 415e: Ambulatory Pediatrics Children’s Hospital, New Orleans: The student will be assigned to general and sub-specialty clinics in the out-patient department of Children’s Hospital. New Orleans. The student will be assigned to general and sub-specialty clinics in the outpatient department of Children’s Hospital. A new Ambulatory elective is offered in the 2007-2008 academic year. The student will rotate through the Tiger Care clinics and the Children’s Hospital Emergency Room. Responsibilities include performing independent history and physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses and management plans, and discussing those with LSU Pediatrics faculty. For all programs, evaluation of students will be based primarily on staff assessment of the student’s abilities and attitudes in the student’s day to day work with patients.
  
  • PEDI 416 - PEDIATRIC AMB/PER/TIGER CARE

    [152 Hours]
    The Senior programs in ambulatory pediatrics are designed to provide opportunities for each student to augment or reinforce knowledge and skills learned in the pediatric core curriculum, as they apply to child health problems encountered in an outpatient setting. To facilitate accomplishment of this overall goal, the following basic program options are made available within a four week block of time. 415p: Ambulatory Pediatrics Private Office: The student works with a pediatrician on the clinical faculty in a private pediatric practice. Participation in the care of patients in the hospital (rounds), office, and emergency room is expected. 415e: Ambulatory Pediatrics Children’s Hospital, New Orleans: The student will be assigned to general and sub-specialty clinics in the out-patient department of Children’s Hospital. New Orleans. The student will be assigned to general and sub-specialty clinics in the outpatient department of Children’s Hospital. A new Ambulatory elective is offered in the 2007-2008 academic year. The student will rotate through the Tiger Care clinics and the Children’s Hospital Emergency Room. Responsibilities include performing independent history and physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses and management plans, and discussing those with LSU Pediatrics faculty. For all programs, evaluation of students will be based primarily on staff assessment of the student’s abilities and attitudes in the student’s day to day work with patients.
  
  • PEDI 417 - ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    Students are assigned to adolescent focused outpatient clinics including: School Based Health clinics (middle and high schools), College Health Clinics, outpatient adolescent medicine specialty clinics, and on some occasion juvenile justice clinics if desired. Group and individual projects and assignments from appropriate adolescent health literature pertinent to the rotation are integral parts of this elective. Faculty members will grade the participation in each clinic based on the student’s attendance, interest, knowledge, clinical skills, and evidence of reading and utilizing the assigned literature and projects.
  
  • PEDI 418 - PEDIATRICS SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    Students participate in the care of critically ill patients in one of several rotation options available at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans (NICU, PICU, CICU) and Touro Infirmary (NICU). Students are evaluated based on performance in patient care, medical documentation, acquisition of technical skills, and application of clinical and basic science literature pertaining to critical care. Students can also complete a Secondary AI through Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Hematology-Oncology inpatient rotations upon request.
  
  • PEDI 419 - PEDIATRICS PRIMARY ACTING INTERNSHIP

    [152 Hours]
    The student functions as an intern in the evaluation and management of hospitalized pediatric patients under the direct supervision of house officers and faculty. Rotation objectives focus on the improvement of clinical judgment, medical decision making, and systems-based practice. Evaluations are based on day-to-day observations by faculty while the students perform assigned duties. This experience is offered at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans through Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine and Hematology-Oncology inpatient services as well as at Our Lady bf the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. This rotation can also serve as a Secondary Al upon request.
  
  • PEDI 420 - PEDIATRICS CLINICAL

    [152 Hours]
    Students can choose from several inpatient and outpatient elective options, which range from primary care, pediatric emergency medicine, subspecialty practice, and pediatric inpatient medicine. Evaluations are based on :student attendance, engagement, knowledge, and clinical skill. Please visit the LSU Department of Pediatrics website for a list of all elective options and their descriptions.
  
  • PEDI 423 - AMBULATORY PEDIATRICS-PRIVATE OFFICE

    [152 Hours]
    The student will work with a pediatrician in a private pediatric practice. Participation in the care of patients in the hospital, office, and emergency room is expected. Evaluation will be on a day-to-day basis while the student is performing assigned duties. The preceptor will evaluate the student’s knowledge, skills, attitudes, and evidence of reading assigned literature.
  
  • PEDI 424 - PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE

    [152 Hours]
    Under the supervision of residents and faculty the student will have direct involvement in primary care of patients. The student will be expected to evaluate patients daily, write progress notes, write daily orders and perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with direct supervision of faculty. The student will take an active part in patient rounds, and will be expected to attend lectures and conferences related to critical care. Faculty and residents will evaluate the student’s performance based on attitude, attendance, interest, general fund of knowledge and willingness to learn. Limited Space.
  
  • PEDI 425 - PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    The participant may choose a primary clinical or research focus. During the elective, the participant will function as a full member of the endocrine team. For clinical activities, the participant will be under the supervision of the endocrine clinic and ward attendings. The participant will be the primary physician for outpatient evaluation of new and follow up cases in general endocrine clinic and pediatric diabetes clinic. The student will participate in ward rounds on endocrine patients and perform the initial evaluation for inpatient consultations. For electives during the month of July the participant may choose to spend 1 week at Lion’s diabetes camp. In electives with a research focus participants will help take part in research activities of the division under supervision of the principal investigator. Participants will become familiar with protocol preparation, IRB/IACUC regulations, data collection, analysis and presentation. The student will also take an active part in divisional seminars, journal clubs, meetings and other ongoing activities. Evaluation will be based on punctuality, effort, thoroughness of clinical history and physical exams, progress in the participant’s ability to integrate history, physical findings to guide development of differential diagnosis, choice of diagnostic testing and management plan. The student will also be evaluated on participation in seminars and journal club
  
  • PEDI 426 - GASTROENTEROLOGY NUTRITION

    [152 Hours]
    The student will participate in GI/nutrition rounds, daily pediatric GI clinic, lipid clinic, obesity clinic, and pediatric conferences. The student will be assigned and involved with patients, either children or adolescents, with clinical problems of a gastroenterological or nutritional nature. Attendance at special procedures such as endoscopy, liver biopsy, manometry, etc. Students may elect to use time engaged on a well circumscribed small clinical study mentored by Dr. Hyman or Dr. Noel.
  
  • PEDI 427 - PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    Attendance at, and participation in, the pediatric hematology-oncology clinics, sickle cell clinic, and hemophilia clinic at Children’s Hospital, and weekly pediatric tumor conference (weekly multidisciplinary conference); active participation in the work-up and management of in- and outpatients; attendance at microscopy teaching seminars, Journal club & protocol review; performance of procedures such as bone marrow aspiration and spinal taps. Preceptor evaluation of the student’s progress in pediatric hematology-oncology as manifested by his/her attendance, interest, participation in clinical activities, and evidence of acquired knowledge.
  
  • PEDI 428 - CHILD ABUSE

    [152 Hours]
    Each student will learn physical, laboratory, and history taking techniques in the evaluation of suspected child maltreatment, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. An emphasis is made on meeting all physicians’ basic legal responsibilities to aid in the prevention, recognition, investigation and/or prosecution of suspected abuse of children. Faculty assessment of the student’s interest, knowledge, and skills is based on observation of the student’s performance during the elective. Space is limited.
  
  • PEDI 429 - NEONATAL/PERINATAL MEDICINE

    [152 Hours]
    Direct involvement in primary care of both critically ill neonates. Perinatal physiology and pathophysiology are emphasized. Students are evaluated by analysis of their performance in general patient care, medical records, acquisition of technical skills and their familiarity with applicable current clinical and basic science literature. Evaluations are performed by faculty, fellows, and house staff.
  
  • PEDI 430 - TROPICAL PEDIATRICS/PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

    [152 Hours]
    Students will be assigned 16 8-hour shifts during their rotation at Children’s Hospital. Student responsibilities will include performing independent history and physical examinations, developing differential diagnoses and management plans, and discussing those with LSU Pediatrics faculty. Faculty members will grade the participation in each clinic based on the student’s attendance, interest, knowledge, clinical skills, and evidence of reading and utilizing the assigned literature and projects.
  
  • PEDI 432 - PEDIATRIC ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    The student will function as an intern in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients referred to the Allergy/Immunology clinics. The student will be guided to the appropriate literature and invited to research topics pertinent to patients being evaluated during rotation.
  
  • PEDI 434 - PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    The student will attend and participate in cardiology clinics, rounds, consultations, conferences, case discussions, and procedures at Children’s Hospital. Faculty evaluation of the student based on attendance, clinical ability, and evidence of reading the appropriate recommended literature.
  
  • PEDI 435 - PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTS

    [152 Hours]
    Students will participate and attend four-weekly subspecialty clinics in Pediatric Rheumatology, three at Children’s Hospital and one at the Metairie satellite. They will be involved in inpatient consultations at Children’s Hospital. Students will also attend outreach clinics once a month for each of the following: Children’s Hospital clinics in Baton Rouge and Children’s Hospital clinics in Lafayette. In addition, students are expected to attend Combined Rheumatology Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs at the Section of Rheumatology, citywide Rheumatology conference held once a month, and participate in individual discussion of special topics with the senior student and residents. Faculty evaluations are based on the student’s progress as evidenced by attendance, interest, participation in clinical activities, and reading of appropriate literature in the area of Pediatric Rheumatology and special topic presentation by the student.
  
  • PEDI 436 - PEDIATRIC PULMONARY

    [152 Hours]
    The student will be under the supervision of the Pulmonary staff attending for that month. The student will function as a primary physician for outpatient and as a consultant for inpatient services. The student is expected to participate and to take an active part in patient rounds, journal clubs, lecture series, chest x-ray rounds, and ongoing activities. Faculty evaluation of the student’s progress as evidenced by attendance, interest, participation in clinical activities, and reading of appropriate literature in the area of Pediatric Pulmonology. The student will also be evaluated on a specific topic in Pulmonology to be discussed by the team.
  
  • PEDI 437 - GENETICS & METABOLIC DISEASES

    [152 Hours]
    Students will attend and participate in the genetics clinics at Children’s Hospital and satellite clinics. They will actively participate in the evaluation of in-patient consultations and will study new syndromes and interesting cases. Students will attend rounds, scheduled conferences and seminars. Students will also learn about amino acid analysis. Faculty evaluations are based on attendance, interest, participation in clinical activities and reading of appropriate literature in the area of clinical genetics and metabolic diseases.
  
  • PEDI 439 - PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE

    [152 Hours]
    The student will participate as an equal member of the team and will be under the direct supervision of faculty and infectious disease fellows. Activities include: morning report, daily inpatient rounds, mini-conferences, journal club, outpatient clinic (General Infectious Diseases, HIV, Tuberculosis, Traveler’s Clinic), microbiology rounds, and city-wide conference. On average, 45-60 inpatients and 30-40 outpatients are seen during the rotation. The faculty supervisor will evaluate the student’s progress based on interest, attendance, fund of knowledge, and initiative. The student will be requested to give a mini-conference to the division on a topic of interest.
  
  • PEDI 440 - PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

    [152 Hours]
    The student will participate in all clinical activities of the division under the supervision of the attending faculty member. These include outpatient clinics (three times a week), and daily inpatient rounds with special emphasis on teaching. The student is expected to assume an active role in patient care and will be given responsibility accordingly. In addition, the student will participate in weekly divisional meetings focusing on patient care, new research in the field, and other subjects of clinical interest. Those interested in chronic illness have an option of following and “sponsoring” a child on chronic dialysis. The faculty supervisor will evaluate the student’s progress based on interest, attendance, fund of knowledge, and initiative. The student will also be requested to give a short oral presentation to the division on a topic of interest during the last week of rotation.
  
  • PEDI 441 - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

    [152 Hours]
    Each student will have an individualized schedule consisting of didactic sessions, developmental clinics, genetics clinics, participation in an Operation Housecall home visit to conduct a structured interview with a parent of a child with special health care needs, and observation of various allied health disciplines. The student will also be required to choose a patient for a medical home case presentation to faculty and residents involved with the rotation that month. The student’s interest, attendance, participation, and mastery of material presented as evidenced by participation in discussions and in patient work-ups will be evaluated. A competency exam, medical home presentation, and Operation House Call interview must be completed as part of the rotation.
  
  • PEDI 443 - NEONATAL/PEDIATRICS CRITICAL CARE

    [152 Hours]
    The student will be assigned to two weeks in the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The student will take part in patient care with skills including physical exam, lab and radiology assessment, charting, patient rounds, and procedures when available. Students will be expected to have background knowledge of general pediatrics prior to enrolling in this block. The student will be evaluated by daily observation from the attending physicians and pediatric residents. Evaluation will be based on attendance, clinical skills, attitude, and evidence of understanding relevant pediatric problems.
  
  • PEDI 498 - PEDIATRICS RESEARCH

    [152 Hours]
    Formerly PEDI 498A–PEDIATRICS FREE PLANNED ELECTIVE
  
  • PEDI 499 - PEDIATRICS OUT-STATE ELEC

    [152 Hours]
    Students must be approved through the Office of Student Affairs.
 

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