MED 419 - Internal Medicine Required Acting Intern

[152 Hours]

Students may elect to spend a four-week block on the Internal Medicine services at Medical Center of Louisiana-New Orleans, Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, Touro Infirmary, Ochsner Kenner Regional Medical Center, or University Medical Center in Lafayette. 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.