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Catalog/Bulletin 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Courses in the School of Medicine
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School of Medicine
Anatomy
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ANAT 100 - GROSS & DEVELOPMENTAL ANATOMY [203 Hours]
This course consists of lectures and a laboratory where students dissect an entire embalmed cadaver. The objectives of this course are to provide the first year medical students the opportunity to learn the foundations of medicine and to introduce them to aspects of professionalism. The students learn the basic concepts of anatomy and the clinical applications of such concepts. Didactic lectures and the dissection of a cadaver are supplemented by clinical correlations and hands on exercises conducted by clinicians in different specialties. A radiologist from the community gives lectures on imaging of the different areas of the body. A physician-surgeon who is a member of our teaching staff presents a talks on important clinical issues related to the areas of dissection. Each student has the opportunity to perform emergency procedures such as lumbar puncture, oral intubation, insertion of thoracostomy tubes and urethral catheterization in Cadaver Procedure Labs. A significant part of this course is designed to emphasize the clinical importance of the anatomy students are learning.
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ANAT 110 - CELL BIOLOGY & MICROANATOMY [86 Hours]
This course includes a study of cell biology and the histology of tissue types and organ systems. The first part of the course stresses cellular ultra structure, and function and the four basic tissue types. Laboratory exercises, using both computerized virtual slides and microscope slides, include the identification of cell types, cell organelles, and the basic tissues at the light and electron microscopic levels. The second part of the course deals with the histology and function of the organ systems. This part of the course is integrated with the topics being covered in Human Gross Anatomy and Prenatal Development as much as possible. The course is designed to provide basic information that will be utilized in preclinical and clinical programs throughout the medical curriculum. -
ANAT 419 - ANATOMY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
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ANAT 420 - ANATOMY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
This 4 week course provides senior medical students with the opportunity to re-explore the anatomy of the human body with particular emphasis on their individual areas of interest prior to entering residency. The emphasis is on the anatomic basis of clinical medicine. The course also provides intensive exposure to basic clinical and surgical the procedures expected of them during their residency. To this end, the course utilizes multiple visiting clinicians from various specialties as guest demonstrators. The students can either assist in the clinical demonstration or replicate the procedures performed on cadavers and simulators. Emphasis is always on the clinical importance of anatomy. The course takes place in a combination of lecture hall, anatomy cadaver lab, and Center for Advanced Practice demonstration and simulation labs. Evaluation is by attendance, attitude, and participation on an Honors/HighPass/Pass/Fail scale. -
ANAT 498 - ANATOMY RESEARCH [152 Hours]
Legacy Course: ANAT 498A002 – RESEARCH
Anesthesiology
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ANES 418 - ANESTHESIOLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
This four week rotation provides senior medical students with the opportunity to be actively involved in the specialty of anesthesiology. Working in areas such as the preoperative clinics, operating rooms, post anesthetic care units and chronic pain clinics, will give the student exposure to the various roles of patient care that an Anesthesiologist provides. Objectives of this course will be; Assess and evaluate preoperative risk factors for anesthesia and surgery, basic airway management assessment, describe the principles of applied physiology and pharmacology in anesthesia, basic management of fluids and electrolytes in patients undergoing anesthesia. Students will be expected to attend lectures, conferences, read and review current literature. Completion of a written case report or review article will be expected at the end of the rotation. -
ANES 420 - ANESTHESIOLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
This four week rotation provides senior medical students the opportunity to be actively involved in the operating room environment. Working in this unique area will give the student exposure to the specialty of anesthesiology. Objectives of this course will be; Assess and evaluate preoperative risk factors for anesthesia and surgery, Basic Airway Management assessment, describe the principles of applied physiology and pharmacology in anesthesia, basic management of fluids and electrolytes in patients undergoing anesthesia. Students will be expected to attend lectures, conferences, read and review current literature. Completion of a verbal case report or literature review will be expected at the end of the rotation. -
ANES 498 - ANESTHESIOLOGY RESEARCH [152 Hours]
This four week rotation provides senior medical students the opportunity to actively be involved in various research aspects of this specialty with the Chairman of the Department. The student will be exposed to the many facets of publication, introductions to writing grant proposals, and gaining approval from various institutional review boards. Lab research and /or clinical research projects may be conducted under direction from the Chairman. Upon completion of this rotation, the student will be expected to write a review article for publication. -
ANES 499 - ANESTHESIOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
Biochemistry
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BIOCH 100 - BIOCHEMISTRY [70 Hours]
This course provides the foundation for the study of normal and diseased states at the molecular level. The following topics are included in the course of study: macromolecular structure and function; enzymology and enzyme kinetics; intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids; the metabolic basis of disease; nutrition, vitamins, and obesity; endocrine biochemistry; molecular biology (including DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, molecular diagnostics, and the molecular basis of cancer); and the foundations of medical genetics (including chromosome structure and function, chromosomal disorders, inheritance patterns, the genetic basis of metabolic disorders and cancer, and population genetics). Particular emphasis is placed upon the medical relevance of biochemical concepts, and the biochemical defects that result in human disease. Modern, up-to-date developments are used to build upon classical concepts in order to provide students with the background necessary to be excellent physicians who are well-equipped to diagnose and treat patients. The course consists of lectures and review sessions.
Degree Candidate
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DIPLOMA MEDN - REGISTERED FOR GRADUATION ONLY [0 Hour]
Student has completed degree requirements, awaiting graduation.
Dermatology
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DERM 417 - DERMATOLOGY SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP (Out of System) [152 Hours]
This four week course allows students to participate in a Dermatology Acting Internship at an out of system institution. The goal of this rotation is for senior students to function as first-year house officers. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of patient care responsibility while under close supervision of Dermatology house officers and develop skills in systems based practice through their involvement with the health care team. Students will continue to develop their medical knowledge and skills of practice-based learning through reading, faculty feedback, and attendance at conferences and didactic sessions.
Prerequisites: Completion of year three of medical school. -
DERM 420 - DERMATOLOGY CLINICAL [152 Hours]
This course is designed for 4th year students and is an in depth rotation with clinics, didactics, and exposure to various dermatologic procedures and subspecialties. -
DERM 498 - DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH [152 Hours]
FREE PLANNED ELECTIVE/RESEARCH -
DERM 499 - DERMATOLOGY OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
This elective is the same as DERM 420 at LSUHSC
Family Medicine
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FMMD 210 - NUTRITION AND HEALTH [40 Hours]
The Nutrition and Health elective consists of team based learning (TBL) sessions and modules on various aspects of nutrition (including diets, nutrition for disease states, and nutrition for age groups). In addition, the course includes at least one team project related to nutrition in the community, such as a healthy food demonstration, or participation in a community garden. Students must participate in all activities and pass all modules and TBL. -
FMMD 220 - DIABETES INTERPROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION (DIME) PROGRAM [25 Hours]
The Diabetes Interprofessional Medicine Program (DIME) is a program that integrates clinical service with education guided by the Exemplary Care and Learning site Model (Headrick LA, 2011), introducing principles of a patient centered medical home (PCMH) into an ambulatory site using a team of learners from nursing, medicine, pharmacy, and social work. The team provides care management for a high risk population of uncontrolled diabetic patients. Learners experience elements of the PCMH through participation, learn teamwork skills, and contribute positively to improving patient care outcomes. -
FMMD 221 - DIABETES INTERPROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION (DIME) PROGRAM (PASS/FAIL) [25 Hours]
The Diabetes Interprofessional Medicine Program (DIME) is a program that integrates clinical service with education guided by the Exemplary Care and Learning site Model (Headrick LA, 2011), introducing principles of a patient centered medical home (PCMH) into an ambulatory site using a team of learners from nursing, medicine, pharmacy, and social work. The team provides care management for a high risk population of uncontrolled diabetic patients. Learners experience elements of the PCMH through participation, learn teamwork skills, and contribute positively to improving patient care outcomes. This course is only open to those students who have completed FMMD 220. -
FMMD 222 - SCHOOL HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR NUTRITION AND EXERCISE (SHINE) PROGAM [25 Hours]
The SHINE (School Health Interventions for Nutrition and Exercise) program provides health coaching and nutrition/physical activity education to high school students at high risk of developing diabetes who are seen on of Jefferson Parish’s School-Based Health Centers (SBCH)–currently West Jefferson High School. Students serve as health coaches and assist in screening and managing key clinical conditions such as pre-diabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma. Students will work in a school-based health setting and will be taught motivational interviewing techniques for health coaching, screening guidelines for the adolescent population, and diagnosis and management of several common chronic diseases (DM. THN, Asthma). Exposure to other common medical problems in the SBHC is encouraged. -
FMMD 300 - FAMILY MEDICINE [152 Hours]
This required clerkship provides third-year students with an introduction to the principles of Family Medicine as practiced in a community-based ambulatory setting or in a residency program. The student is assigned to a clinical faculty member (also known as a preceptor) within the State and may live in that community. He or she spends most of the four weeks working directly in office-based patient care under the supervision of the preceptor. During this rotation, the student has the opportunity to see patients of all ages as they present with any of the broad range of medical problems seen by family physicians. It is primarily in the outpatient setting, therefore, the type of medical problems that students will see and the dynamics of healthcare delivery will be different. The patients will come with common problems, chronic problems, and undifferentiated problems. -
FMMD 310 - GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDICINE 300 (PASS/FAIL) [76 Hours]
The Global Health and Social Medicine course offers an introduction to health issues on a global scale and their complex relationship to biosocial contexts. Students will explore the relationship of global health issues to family medicine, primary care, and healthcare systems as a whole. The course will provide students with additional education in several areas including tropical disease, global health disparities, global health policy, and risk/benefit analysis of global health interventions. The impact of these issues on the U.S. healthcare system will also be explored. The Global Health and Social Medicine course will employ multiple educational modalities, including pre-course reading requirements, online modules, traditional didactics, and hands on clinical experience under the direct supervision of experience physicians in an international setting. The international setting will also include interaction with in-country ministry of health regional healthcare stakeholders, and direct supervision of clinical activities consistent with the breadth of traditional family medicine (adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, and geriatrics). -
FMMD 410 - GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDICINE 400 [152 Hours]
The Global Health and Social Medicine course offers an introduction to health issues on a global scale and their complex relationship to biosocial contexts. This 400 level course for senior students will explore global health issues in greater depth and for a longer time period than the 300 level elective for juniors. Students will explore the relationship of global health issues to family medicine, primary care, and healthcare systems as a whole. The course will provide students with additional education in several areas including topical disease, global health disparities, global health policy, and risk/benefit analysis of global health interventions. The impact of these issues on the U.S. healthcare system will also be explored. The Global Health and Social Medicine course will employ multiple educational modalities, including pre-course reading requirements, online modules, traditional didactics, and hands on clinical experience under the direct supervision of experienced physicians in an international setting. The international setting will also include interaction with in-country ministry of health, regional healthcare stakeholders, and direct supervision of clinical activities consistent with the breadth of traditional family medicine (adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, and geriatrics). -
FMMD 415 - FAMILY MEDICINE AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
This course provides students an experience in the delivery of health care in an ambulatory setting. It may take place in a Family Medicine residency or in a selected private practice. During the four weeks, the student has the opportunity, under supervision, to provide primary care to patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly in a comprehensive-care setting. These experiences emphasize
the importance of continuity of care and follow-up, prevention, and patient education. The electives listed below that focus on ambulatory care may also be used to satisfy the school requirement, with approval of the course director. -
FMMD 418 - FAMILY MEDICINE SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
Students may elect to spend a four-week block on the Family Medicine inpatient services of either Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, University Medical Center in Lafayette, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, or LSU Bogalusa Medical Center in Bogalusa. The goal of this rotation is for senior students to function as first-year house officers, developing clinical judgment skills by being placed in situations where they are directly responsible for patient care. This is done under the close supervision and direction of senior Family Medicine house officers and faculty. Within the confines of this supervision, the student is encouraged to take on as much responsibility as possible, including taking primary on-call duties. The acting intern is required to attend department conferences with the patient-care team. -
FMMD 419 - FAMILY MEDICINE 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. -
FMMD 420 - FAMILY MEDICINE CLINICAL [152 Hours]
Legacy Course: FMMD 420A011 – FAMILY MEDICINE -
FMMD 499 - FAMILY MEDICINE OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
This course provides students an experience in the delivery of health care in an ambulatory setting. It may take place in a Family Medicine residency at a location outside of Louisiana. During the four weeks, the student has the opportunity, under supervision, to provide primary care to patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly in a comprehensive-care setting. These experiences emphasize the importance of continuity of care and follow-up, prevention, and patient education.
Genetics, Plant and Animal
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GENET 100 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL GENETICS [15 Hours]
Students will explore and learn the foundations of medical genetics. This will begin with principles of Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance, and continue with the molecular basis of genetic disease. Topics for more detailed discussion will include inborn errors of metabolism, population genetics, cytogenetics, epigenetics, genetic testing, pharmacogenomics, and translational research in genetics. The course will also explore hereditary cancer syndromes and genetic therapies. Students will build on the foundational knowledge they learn in this course throughout the second year organ systems blocks, and as they advance into their clinical clerkships.
Medicine, M.D. Degree
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MED 300 - MEDICINE [380 Hours]
Instruction during this ten week bock is centered on the development of knowledge, skills and professional attitudes required for the practice of internal medicine, both in the hospital and the outpatient clinic. Students are assigned patients, and are required to perform histories and physical examinations, interpret laboratory data and X-rays, and develop differential diagnoses and treatment plans based on clinical data and directed reading, Daily rounds, small group resident and faculty teaching sessions, and student case presentations stress the team approach to patient care. Educational emphasis includes outpatient medicine, and the student spends four weeks in the ambulatory clinics. Departmental conferences such as Morning Report, Grand Rounds, and Case Management Conference, as well as student-oriented Clinical Core Conferences, EKG Conferences, Chest Conferences, and Professor Rounds emphasize essential concepts in medicine. -
MED 400 - MEDICINE [152 Hours]
Students are assigned to the Department of Medicine for four weeks each during the fourth year. They are offered a variety of locations at which to complete this
required block, including the Medical Center of Louisiana-New Orleans, Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, and University Medical Center in Lafayette. The students attend clinics and conferences at the assigned location. Emphasis is placed on further developing basic knowledge, skills and attitudes first learned during the third year clerkship. Fourth year students are expected to play a more active role in patient care in order to improve their clinical judgment and procedural skills. -
MED 405 - HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CONSULTS [152 Hours]
Students are assigned to the Department of Medicine for four weeks each during the fourth year. They are offered a variety of locations at which to complete this
required block, including the Medical Center of Louisiana-New Orleans, Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, and University Medical Center in Lafayette. The students attend clinics and conferences at the assigned location. Emphasis is placed on further developing basic knowledge, skills and attitudes first learned during the third year clerkship. Fourth year students are expected to play a more active role in patient care in order to improve their clinical judgment and procedural skills. -
MED 415 - AMBULATORY CARE [152 Hours]
The goal of this elective is to familiarize the student with the ambulatory care of patients requiring the skills and expertise of specialists in internal medicine.
Students will learn diagnostic and therapeutic regimens appropriate for patients seen and evaluated in a short clinical encounter. Strategies in management of clinical problems, including use of the history and physical examination,
interpretation and cost effectiveness of necessary laboratory tests, performance of diagnostic procedures and prescribing of medication, diet and activity levels will be emphasized. -
MED 418 - MEDICINE SECONDARY ACTING INTERNSHIP [152 Hours]
Students may elect to spend a second four-week block Acting Internship on the Internal Medicine. The goal of this rotation is for senior students to function as first-year house officers, developing clinical judgment skills by being placed in situations where they are directly responsible for patient care. This clerkship is performed under the close supervision and direction of Medicine house officers and faculty. Within the confines of this supervision, the student is encouraged to take on as much responsibility as possible, and is required to attend outpatient clinics and department conferences with the patient care team. -
MED 419 - MEDICINE 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. On the medicine acting internship, students may request to be assigned to the ICU service. -
MED 420 - MEDICINE CLINICAL [152 Hours]
The major objective of this rotation is to give exposure to the various subspecialties in internal medicine. The student will be supervised by physicians who are board-certified in the respective subspecialty. A major focus of the rotation will be to provide one-on-one teaching using patients with diseases that are the most representative and important in that subspecialty. Didactic lectures will be included in addition to the actual clinical care of patients. Students will be expected to attend morning report, which will focus on pathophysiology of disease, thought processes related to clinical decision-making, and relevant medical literature. -
MED 424 - AMBULATORY HIV CARE [152 Hours]
Following participation in this rotation, the student will be able to: Integrate the concepts of etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology and preventive measures involved in HIV infection. Conduct an effective risk assessment. Recognize the importance of pre/post HIV test counseling. Perform a history and physical exam as part of the work up of a newly diagnosed HIV disease. Interpret symptoms, signs and diagnostic tests in staging HIV diseases. Discuss and utilize current guidelines for care of the early symptomatic HIV-positive individual, male and female. Introduction to current guidelines for HAART Therapy. Exposure to monitoring side effects of HAART Therapy. Use of resistance testing. Discuss the prophylaxis and treatment of the most common opportunistic infections. Experience the multi-disciplinary HIV Primary Care model, including the role of nurse practitioners, social workers, case manager, and health educators. -
MED 427 - CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY [152 Hours]
After a four week rotation in the cardiology service, it is expected that the student will be able to recognize cardiovascular disease, elicit and recognize physical signs in the cardiovascular diseases, interpret electrocardiograms and chest roentgenograms, do deductive analysis of objective data to arrive at an etiologic, anatomic, physiological and functional categorization of common cardiovascular diseases. The student will also be introduced to various cardiovascular diagnostic techniques/procedures. -
MED 432 - ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICINE [152 Hours]
To obtain insight into the principles and practice of emergency medicine and trauma care in the Emergency Department. To improve clinical and technical skills in an emergency setting and develop familiarity with ambulatory care. To obtain skills in simple suturing, eye examinations, gynecological exams, and other common emergency procedures. Students function as interns while on the rotation and are given appropriate limited autonomy to further enhance their clinical and medical decision making skills. -
MED 434 - RESEARCH ELECTIVE EMERGENCY MEDICINE [152 Hours]
To introduce medical students to the mechanics of research in a mentoring relationship with emergency medicine faculty. -
MED 437 - EMERGENCY MEDICINE [152 Hours]
Students will spend 4 weeks in the Emergency Department, working an average of 50 hours per week on assigned shifts. Under staff supervision, students will evaluate patients, formulate plans for therapy, and perform procedures. They are expected to attend student and resident conferences which average 5 hours per week. -
MED 438 - EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESEARCH [152 Hours]
To become acquainted with research design and implementation as well as perform a small project for presentation and publication. -
MED 440 - GASTROENTEROLOGY [152 Hours]
A four-week elective comprehensive course intended to educate the student in the area of clinical gastroenterology at the Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans (University Hospital). -
MED 442 - ENDOCRINE AND METABOLISM [152 Hours]
There are two pathways in this elective program. The first is designed to afford students a unique clinical opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of the major endocrine disorders (diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, myxedema, hypo and hyperpituitarism, adrenocortical and gonadal diseases, and abnormalities of bone and calcium metabolism). The second pathway allows the student to become involved in a research program. The problem should be decided in advance through discussions with the faculty. -
MED 450 - HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY [152 Hours]
A four-week elective course offering additional training to students with a special interest in hematology and/or medical oncology. Under the direct supervision of faculty, fellows, and house staff the student will learn how to evaluate patients with hematologic and neoplastic diseases, obtain and interpret bone marrow and peripheral blood smears, formulate treatment plans and select parameters of response to therapy, and work as acting interns. -
MED 456 - ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY [152 Hours]
A four-week elective course used to introduce the clinical aspects of allergic diseases, introduce the clinical aspects of Transplantation, Immunology, and Immuno-deficient Diseases, and provide experience in basic and clinical aspects of immunological research. -
MED 459 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES [152 Hours]
A four-week elective course in which, the student will learn how to evaluate and treat patients with a variety of infectious diseases. The student will be instructed in the principals of antimicrobial therapy. The student will learn how to collect, transport and process specimens collected from patients seen in consultation with infectious disease staff. -
MED 465 - NEPHROLOGY [152 Hours]
A four-week elective in which the student will be responsible for the work-up of at least one patient per week, and will attend all rounds and conferences of the subspecialty and weekly medical staff clinic. The student will learn the techniques of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The student will also observe and work on the transplantation service. There will be participation in the evaluation and care of private nephrology patients one or more days a week. Students will also be able to participate in the clinical study of patients enrolled in the protocols of our Research Hypertension Clinic/Section of Nephrology. This will involve the performance for physical examinations, renal function studies and the use of new techniques such as the 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor. -
MED 469 - NUTRITION/METABOLISM [152 Hours]
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MED 472 - PULMONARY MEDICINE [152 Hours]
The student will make daily rounds with interns, residents, fellows and attending staff on the Inpatient Pulmonary and Pulmonary Consult services. The student will be instructed in chest radiograph, chest CT and pulmonary function test interpretation, and will have an opportunity to develop these skills during the month. A wide variety of pulmonary conditions will be encountered while performing consultations and primary patient care. The student may participate in procedures including: thoracentesis, percutaneous tracheostomy, fiberoptic brochoscopy and pleural needle biopsy. Students will receive instruction in the outpatient evaluation of common and unusual pulmonary diseases in the weekly Chest Clinic and Tuberculosis Clinic. -
MED 474 - MICU ELECTIVE [152 Hours]
Students are expected to develop the skills necessary to obtain a history and perform a complete physical examination as required to care for patients with respiratory complaints and critical illness. Trainees are also expected to gain familiarity with consultation in the management of pulmonary and ICU patients. Students obtain exposure to the diagnosis and care of disorders of the lungs, upper airways, and chest wall, as well as gain experience in the coordinated care of critically ill patients. Students should gain familiarity with the management of common clinical presentations of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine. In addition to skills in differential diagnoses and patient care, they should develop the ability to perform selected procedures safely, interpret primary date appropriately, and understand the indications and limitations of more specialized testing. Specific educational aims include developing expertise in diagnosis and management of patients with respiratory diseases and/or critical illness, reinforcing basic concepts in respiratory and cardiovascular physiology, understanding the role of the Pulmonary specialist as a consultant and primary care provider, learning the diverse roles of the general internist in the ICU, providing primary care for medical patients, coordinating care in complicated patients with multiple medical problems necessitating multi-specialty physician input, providing medical consultation in the care of critically ill surgical patients, becoming familiar with procedures and technological devices utilized in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients in Pulmonary/Critical Care, and gaining experience in complicated ethical and social issues. -
MED 476 - RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTS [152 Hours]
The student will participate in the evaluation of patients at weekly Immunology and Rheumatology Clinics and will be expected to read the current literature pertinent to the patients. Other activities include teaching rounds three times a week, review of clinic X-rays, weekly case conference, and weekly seminar. One of these seminars will be given by the student. -
MED 483 - REHABILITATION MEDICINE [152 Hours]
This 4-week course in Rehabilitation Medicine is directed toward the evaluation of prospective rehabilitation patients in a hospital setting. This will include the early rehabilitation care in the acute care setting and coordination of rehabilitation with the Trauma service. -
MED 484 - MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE [152 Hours]
This is a 4-week elective in Musculoskeletal and Pain Medicine in the Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Concepts and treatments related to neurological and musculoskeletal disorders are emphasized. In addition, musculoskeletal injection techniques as well as EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies is part of this elective. -
MED 485 - SPINAL CORD INJURY REHABILITATION [152 Hours]
This 4-week elective combines 2 weeks of Inpatient Rehabilitation at Touro Infirmary with 2 weeks of outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics at the VA. This elective is designed to provide a broad overview of both inpatient rehabilitation topics (e.g., spinal cord and brain injury), and outpatient rehabilitation topics (e.g., amputees, orthotics, and pain syndromes). -
MED 486 - REHABILITATION MEDICINE AT VA HOSPITAL [152 Hours]
This 4-week course in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is directed toward learning outpatient rehabilitation of patients with pain syndromes, spinal cord injury, stroke, arthritis and neuromuscular disease. The course also exposes the student to EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies, as well as musculoskeletal injection techniques. -
MED 498 - MEDICINE RESEARCH [152 Hours]
To introduce medical students to the mechanics of independent research in various fields of internal medicine. -
MED 499 - INTERNAL MEDICINE OUT-STATE ELEC [152 Hours]
Students are assigned to the Department of Medicine at an out of system location for four weeks each during the fourth year. The students attend clinics and conferences at the assigned location. Emphasis is placed on further developing the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes first learned during the third-year clerkship. Fourth-year students are expected to play a more active role in patient care in order to improve their clinical judgment and procedural skills.
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