Course Descriptions

REHS 7956 - Research Methods in Epidemiology

REHS 7957 - Introduction to Pharmacology

REHS 7958 - Case Studies (single subject design)

REHS 7959 - Independent Study

SPATH 5000 - Clinical Methods and Observations

SPATH 5100 - Introduction to Graduate Study

SPATH 5132 - Applied Speech Measurement

SPATH 5134 - Clinical Linguistics and Psycholinguistics

SPATH 5200 - Clinical Phonetics and Phonology

SPATH 5201 - Clinical Audiology

SPATH 5203 - Aural Rehabilitation

SPATH 5204 - Pediatric Language Disorders

SPATH 5205 - Hearing Screening Laboratory

SPATH 5208 - Aphasia and Related Disorders

SPATH 5342 - Articulation and Phonological Disorders

SPATH 5491 - SLP Ethics and Contemporary Professional Issues

SPATH 5492 - Issues II in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 5493 - Evidence-Based Practice for SLP

SPATH 6028 - Geriatric Intervention

SPATH 6100 - Research in Communication Disorders

SPATH 6130 - Neuroscience

SPATH 6200 - Advanced Phonetic Description

SPATH 6201 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing

SPATH 6204 - Motor Speech and Related Disorders

SPATH 6206 - Infant Intervention

SPATH 6210 - Fluency Disorders

SPATH 6212 - Voice and Related Disorders

SPATH 6214 - Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 6224 - Augmentative Communication

SPATH 6298 - Independent Study-Speech Pathology

SPATH 6300 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

SPATH 6462 - Seminars in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 6464 - Seminars in Language Disorders

SPATH 6466 - Seminars in Speech Disorders

SPATH 6468 - Seminars in Basic Human Communication Processes

SPATH 6544 - Dysphagia

SPATH 6546 - Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Disorders

SPATH 6552 - Language Measurement

SPATH 6554 - Language Learning/Language Disorders in School-Age Children

SPATH 6600 - Supervision in Communication Disorders

SPATH 6676 - Thesis in Communication Disorders

SPATH 6701 - Practicum I in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 6702 - Practicum II in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 6703 - Practicum III in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 6704 - Practicum IV in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 6705 - Practicum V in Speech-Language Pathology

SPATH 6900 - Summative Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology

ELECT ECSRA - Community Surgery

The student will:

1.  Learn operating room protocol in a private hospital.

2.  Learn surgical anatomy.

3.  Hone surgical skills with assisting, knot tying, and suturing.

4.  Learn the lifestyle of a busy, community surgical practice.

Objectives:
Specific Objectives

The student will:

1. Scrub on available cases.

2. Study scheduled operation the day before and be prepared to answer probing anatomic questions.

3. Practice interpersonal and communication skills in the operating room.

4. Participate at clinics at the discretion of the faculty or their designee.

Resources for Learning:
Resources for Learning:

Participating faculty:   Dr. Charles Knight; Dr. Brian Dockendorf; Dr. James Burke; Dr. Kamel Brakta;Dr. J. Timmer; other faculty at Monroe Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport & VA Hospital

Texts:  Essentials of General Surgery

Hands-on Experience: Outpatient clinics, inpatient setting, and operating rooms

Directed Readings: According to cases evaluated

Self- Directed Learning: Case studies

* Attendance required 5 days a week.

 

Evaluation:
Outcome and Evaluation Measures

At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s  performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.

Offered: ALL

Pass/Fail

ELECT EOSRA - Outpatient Surgery

The student will:

1.  To learn a more advanced understanding of surgical disease processes and treatment.

2.  To obtain advanced experience with developing assessments and plans for outpatients.

3.  To learn better to maximize use of electronic records.

Objectives:
Specific Objectives

The student will:

1.  The student will be assigned out-patients to evaluate with emphasis on independent assessment and plan.

2.  The student will check out with residents or attendings after fully completing a review of the record and establishing a complete SOAP note.

3.  The student will perform basic surgical procedures in the outpatient setting with help from interns and residents.

4.  The student will use electronic records for review and documentation.

5. The student will interact with and mentor 3rd year students on the rotation.

6. The student will formulate a log and enter it into a word document. The log must include at least seven cases.  Each case logged must include a brief synopsis of the encounter, a list of what was learned, and a review of at least one relevant article.  The log is submitted in hard-copy to Ms. Thornhill at the end of the rotation.

Attendance:
* Attendance requirements

The student will report to the surgery clinics on Monday through Friday. The student will see patients with each surgery service as they see patients in the morning and afternoon clinics.  The schedule is roughly 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Resources for Learning:
Resources for Learning

Participating faculty:  Surgical faculty

Texts: Lawrence, Essentials of General Surgery

Hands-on Experience: Outpatient clinics

Directed Readings: According to cases evaluated

Self-directed Learning: Case studies

Evaluation:
Outcome and Evaluation Measures

Students will receive a grade of pass (P) or fail (F). No student will receive a pass (P) without completing the log requirements.

At the end of the course, the course director will review the student’s log requirements. Performance will be judged on the basis of knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, interpersonal and communication skills, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.

Offered: ALL

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ELECT ESCTS - Cardiothoracic Surgery

ROTATION SYLLABUS

• Responsibilities of the students will be that of an acting intern, functioning as integral part of the resident team.
• Participate in all surgical cases.
• Participate in cardiothoracic clinic weekly (each Friday)
• Take call in accordance with other acting internship rotations (1 week per month)
• Active participation in small round table didactic discussions on basic cardiothoracic disease problems with our team.

• To understand the etiology, epidemiology, and treatment of cardiovascular and thoracic diseases. Develop a working knowledge of cardiovascular risk assessment.
• To learn the elements of and to perform a complete cardiothoracic and vascular history and physical examination.
• To be familiar with  basic hemodynamics and management of postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
• To understand the appropriate indications for surgery in patients with cardiothoracic and vascular diseases and the appropriate treatment options.
• To understand basic cardiothoracic and vascular surgical techniques: thoracotomy, median sternotomy, thoracoscopic surgery, exposure of blood vessels, suturing of blood vessels, vein harvesting, wound approximation.

Student will be assigned patients in the clinic and hospital. 

Resources for Learning:
Textbooks/Journals: Kirklin/Barrett-Boyes: Cardiac Surgery. 4th Edition. 

Evaluation:
OUTCOME AND EVALUATION MEASURES

At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.

Policies & Procedures:   http://catalog.lsuhscshreveport.edu/content.php?catoid=13&navoid=503

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT ESURE - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• To  provide opportunities for the student to become familiar with the initial evaluation of the plastic surgery patient.
• To provide opportunities for the student to become familiar with the general principals of operative and non-operative management of the plastic surgery patient and complex wound care.
• To enable the student to participate as an acting intern in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care of the patients on the Plastic Surgery service.
• To provide additional experience for the senior student to evaluate the pursuit of a Plastic Surgical career.

• The student will electronically document SOAP notes daily on hospitalized patients
• The student will compare the student’s assessments and plans to those actually implemented and understand the difference.
• The student will see patients in plastic surgery clinics, electronically document their findings, and present their findings and recommendations to senior staff

1. The student will be expected to attend Plastic Surgery OR cases.
2. The supervising House Staff Resident will assign the senior student to the patients on the Plastic Surgery service. He will be responsible for the work of the preoperative and postoperative care of the Plastic Surgery patients.
3. The student will be expected to attend the Plastic Surgery Clinics and the Diabetic Foot Clinics, participating in patient care and treatment at all times.

At the beginning of the second week of the elective, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion. Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. DuBose will accommodate.

OUTCOME AND EVALUATION MEASURES

At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff. The student should have spent time learning processes like: entering orders, scheduling cases, providing informed consent, medication doses and IV fluids for acute care issues, and answering consults. The student should be actively involved in inpatient consult patients, emergency room consults, applying wound care dressings such as the VAC, be able to evaluate a wound and describe it, be involved in the clinics, and scrub in on operative cases.  It is important that the student be prepared for the case and be familiar with the patient’s history and why they are undergoing the surgery at that time. The student cannot come into operating room without any familiarity of the patient case. The student is expected to present a patient seen in a pertinent, professional fashion.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

SELECT SISRA - Inpatient Acting Internship in Surgery

Chiranjiv Virk, M.D. (vascular)

Navdeep Samra, M.D. (trauma)

Terry Lairmore M.D. (surgical oncology)

Keith White, M.D. (cardiothoracic surgery)

Mark Brown, M.D., Donald Sorrells, M.D., Kevin Boykin, M.D. (pediatric surgery)
Administrative Contact: Debbie Thornhill Phone: 675.6126 Room: 3-303
4 Credits

COURSE A (Elective Surgery)

DIRECTOR: John Savoy, M.D.
SELECTIVE DIRECTOR:   Arielle DuBose, M.D., 675.6126, Room 3-303
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT: Debbie Thornhill, 675.6126, Room 3-303
LOCATION: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport  , VA Hospital - Shreveport,  Monroe Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport (elective surgery)
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER 4 WEEK BLOCK:  3
SELECTIVE AVAILABLE DURING BLOCKS:    All
COURSE CODE: SISRAA
 
Primary Goals
The student will:
1.  Obtain a more advanced understanding of surgical disease processes and treatment.
2.  Obtain more advanced experience in assessment and diagnosis of surgical disease processes
3.  Obtain experience in graduated responsibility as an acting intern on an inpatient service.
 
Specific Objectives
The student will:
 1.  Obtain experience in taking a history and performing a problem-focused physical examination on the wards and in clinics.
2.  Formulate a differential diagnosis in clinic and on the wards, adding emphasis to assessment and plan.
3.  Obtain experience in the performance of basic surgical skills in the operating room and clinics.
4.  Obtain experience in surgical decision making with attending supervision in and out of the operating room.
5.  Practice interpersonal and communication skills during interactions with patients, families, and health care teams.
6. Formulate a case log and enter it into a word document. The log must include at least 15 cases. Each case logged must include a brief but informative review of the case, a list of what has been learned, and a review of at least one article. The log is submitted to Ms. Thornhill at the end of the rotation.
 
Resources for Learning
Participating faculty:  Surgical faculty
Texts: Lawrence, Essentials of General Surgery
Hands-on Experience: Wards, OR, and clinics
Directed Readings: According to cases seen
Self-Directed Learning: Case studies
 
Formative Evaluation
 At the beginning of the second week of the elective, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion.  Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. DuBose will accommodate.
 

Outcome and Evaluation Measures (Grades)
Students will receive a grade of pass (P) or fail (F). No student will receive a pass (P) without completing the log requirements.  At the end of the course, the course director will review the student’s log and performance. No student will receive a pass (P) without completing the log requirements. Performance will be judged on the basis of knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, interpersonal and communication skills, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.

COURSE B (Surgical Oncology)

SELECTIVE DIRECTORS: Terry Lairmore, M.D.                                                                         
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT: Debbie Thornhill: 675.6126
DURATION OF ELECTIVE: 4 Weeks
LOCATION OF ELECTIVE: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport  
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS:  2
ELECTIVE OFFERED DURING BLOCKS: All Blocks
Course Code:  SISRAB

 GOALS
 Learn to perform a thorough Oncology exam
Develop an understanding of the preoperative evaluation of Oncology patients, including preoperative staging of tumors, evaluation of co-morbidity, determination of the role of surgery and preoperative optimization for surgery.
Develop an understanding of the likely outcome of surgical oncology treatments
 
OBJECTIVES
The student will scrub in on operative cases and examine, work-up and preoperatively prepare patients for surgery and other treatments.
The student will postoperatively manage the care of patients that includes the care of the sequelae and complications .of surgical interventions
 
SPECIFIC DUTIES OF SENIOR STUDENTS
 
• Written work-ups of patients assigned to senior student
• Present work-up patients to senior resident/staff
• Participating in surgery cases (scrubbing in) on patients he/she worked up
• Participating in/performing certain procedures on patients on service (e.g. placing and removing chest tubes, central lines, arterial lines, some suturing (under supervision)
• Participating as a “junior intern” in daily service rounds including SICU and including the writing or progress notes and orders (under supervision) (co-signed by resident or staff) and perform daily post-op exams, dressing change.
• Participate in weekend ward rounds on at least one day of each weekend while on service
• Participate in Oncology Clinic and outpatient evaluation of patients
 
READING ASSIGNMENTS
 
• Chu QD, Gibbs J, Zibari G. Surgical Oncology: A Practical and Comprehensive Approach. Springer 2014.
• Participation in Multidisciplinary Tumor Board and discussion on multimodality approach to the treatment of cancer, including expected treatment outcome.
 
FORMATIVE EVALUATION

At the beginning of the second week of the elective, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion.  Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. DuBose will accommodate.

OUTCOME AND EVALUATION MEASURES

At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.

Course C (Trauma, Acute Care Surgery & Surgical Critical Care)

SELECTIVE DIRECTOR(S): Navdeep Samra , M.D.    
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT: Debbie Thornhill    318.675.6126
DURATION OF ELECTIVE: 4 Weeks    
LOCATION OF ELECTIVE: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport  
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS:  4    
ELECTIVE OFFERED DURING BLOCKS:  All
COURSE CODE: SISRAC

GOALS
• To become familiar with the initial evaluation of the trauma patient in the emergency room, as well as the principals of resuscitation and stabilization.
• To become familiar with general principals of both operative and non-operative management of the trauma patient.
• To become familiar with principles of surgical critical care.
• To provide additional experience for senior students considering the pursuit of a surgical career.
• To learn how to manage mechanical ventilators, the use of hemodynamic monitoring and optimization in various forms of shock including septic and hemorrhagic shock.
• To gain facility with overall evaluation and management of all systems and function of critically ill patients including nutrition, fluid maintenance, and electrolyte balance.
• To understand the principles of the physiological response to stress and its application to the support of the critically ill.
OBJECTIVES
 The student will participate as an active intern in the pre-operative, intraoperative, and post-operative care of the patients of the trauma service under the supervision of the house staff and trauma staff.
• Student will make rounds on surgical critical care service daily
• Student will participate with intern in consultations, orders, and other chart review
• Student will act independently in critical assessment and plan initiatives
• Student will participate in line placement and other invasive procedures
• Student will document daily activities, learning events, and self-directed learn activities in a diary for review by Dr. Samra
• Student will meet with Dr. Samra before beginning the course, again at the halfway point, and again at the end for clarification and feedback

SPECIFIC DUTIES OF SENIOR STUDENTS
•   The senior student will be the acting intern assigned to specific patients on the trauma service, de- pendent upon his/her desires and abilities with supervision of the house staff and trauma staff. She/he will be responsible for the new work-up, pre-operative, post-operative care of these patients.
• The student will take call with the intern on the trauma team, and is expected to participate in all trauma surgery taking place on his call nights.
• The student is expected to take call on any day that the intern is on call, even when it falls on a weekend. If the weekend has no call for the intern, the senior student may elect to take Sunday off.
• This one month rotation will be located in the University Health Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit or Burn Unit. The student will be an integral part of the Surgical ICU Team. She/he will be assigned responsibility for knowing all aspects of the patients assigned to them. Student will be supervised by the house staff and the staff of the division of trauma and critical care. Students will be expected to identify the patient’s problems, present these problems clearly and comprehensively and to devise a plan for addressing the problems. Also the student will participate in the procedures done in the critical care unit including the placement of central lines, Swan Ganz catheters, bronchoscopy, burn wound change, etc. The student’s hours will be exactly those of the SICU or Burn Unit residents.
 
READING ASSIGNMENTS (strongly recommended)
Reading assignments will be those pertinent to the care of the patients on the surgical service. Additionally, pertinent chapters in Schwartz or Sabiston regarding trauma should be addressed by the student while he or she is a part of the service. The student will be required to review articles in the trauma literature.
Orientation material given to incoming students describing commonly used SICU protocols and calculations.
“The SICU Book” - Paul Marino, M.D. (Williams and Wilkins)
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
At the beginning of the second week of the elective, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion.  Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. DuBose will accommodate.
OUTCOME AND EVALUATION MEASURES
At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s diary and performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff. The student’s diary will contain daily entries. Entries should include references to problem solving, decision making, clinical reasoning, and communicating. Although each entry will contain different elements, entries overall must contain the patients seen, the operations seen or scrubbed for, the articles read (relate each article to a clinical encounter that led to the review and list at least two new things learned or observed,) One of the final entries must include a comprehensive review of what has been learned with specific notes relating the learning process to preparation for internship. For example, the student should have spent time learning processes like: entering orders, scheduling cases, providing informed consent, medication doses and IV fluids for acute care issues, and answering consults.
Course D (Vascular Surgery)

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ELECTIVE DIRECTOR:  Chiranjiv Virk, M.D.                                                                         
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT:  Debbie Thornhill, 675.6126, Room 3-303
DURATION OF ELECTIVE: 4 weeks
LOCATION OF ELECTIVE: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport  
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS:  2
ELECTIVE OFFERED DURING BLOCKS:  All
Course Code: SISRAD

GOALS

•     To understand the etiology, epidemiology, and treatment of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Develop a working knowledge of cardiovascular risk assessment.
•     To learn the elements of and to perform a complete vascular history and physical examination.
•     To learn basic hemodynamics, ultrasound physics and noninvasive vascular laboratory investigations
•     To understand the appropriate indications for surgical in patients with Vascular disease and the appropriate treatment options
•     To understand basic vascular surgical techniques: exposure of blood vessels, suturing of blood vessels, wound approximation.
•     To understand endovascular surgery: diagnostic arteriography of the entire aorta, cerebrovascular, mesenteric, renal, and lower extremity circulation.
 
OBJECTIVES
 
Student will participate in open and endovascular procedures
Student will be assigned patients in the clinic and hospital.
Student will spend a week in the vascular lab.

ROTATION SYLLABUS

• Responsibilities of the students will be that of an acting intern, functioning as integral part of the resident team.
• Participate in all surgical and endovascular cases.
• Spend 1 week in the vascular lab gaining exposure to non-invasive test and diagnostic imaging
• Participate in vascular clinic weekly (each Tuesday)
• Participate in vascular conference weekly (mandatory attendance)
• Take call in accordance with other acting internship rotations (1 week per month)
• Active participation in small round table didactic discussions on basic vascular disease problems with our vascular team.

REFERENCE

Textbooks/Journals: Rutherford: Vascular Surgery 7th Edition
The Journal of Vascular Surgery (in the library + e-journal, monthly publication)
• Participate in vascular conference weekly (mandatory attendance)
• Take call in accordance with other acting internship rotations (1 week per month)
• Active participation in small round table didactic discussions on basic vascular disease problems with our vascular team.

 FORMATIVE EVALUATION

At the beginning of the second week of the elective, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion.  Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. DuBose will accommodate.
 
OUTCOME AND EVALUATION MEASURES

At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.

Course E (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
 
SELECTIVE DIRECTOR:  Robert K. White, M.D.                                                                         
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT:  Debbie Thornhill, 675.6126, Room 3-303
DURATION OF ELECTIVE: 4 weeks
LOCATION OF ELECTIVE: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport  
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 2
ELECTIVE OFFERED DURING BLOCKS:  All
Course Code: SISRAE

This rotation is recommended for students interested in cardiothoracic and general surgery. Students not going into surgery will be allowed on the rotation at the discretion of the course director and student rotation coordinator.
 
GOALS
 
•     To understand the etiology, epidemiology, and treatment of cardiovascular and thoracic diseases. Develop a working knowledge of cardiovascular risk assessment.
•     To learn the elements of and to perform a complete cardiothoracic and vascular history and physical examination.
•     To be able to describe the basic hemodynamics and management of postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
•     To understand the appropriate indications for surgery in patients with cardiothoracic and vascular diseases and the appropriate treatment options.
•     To understand basic cardiothoracic and vascular surgical techniques: thoracotomy, median sternotomy, thoracoscopic surgery, exposure of blood vessels, suturing of blood vessels, vein harvesting, wound approximation.
•    To be able to describe the basics of cardiopulmonary bypass.

 
OBJECTIVES
 
Student will participate in open and thoracoscopic procedures.
Student will be assigned patients in the clinic and hospital.
 
 ROTATION SYLLABUS
 
• Responsibilities of the students will be that of an acting intern, functioning as integral part of the resident team.
• Participate in all surgical cases.
• Participate in cardiothoracic clinic weekly (each Friday)
• Take call in accordance with other acting internship rotations (1 week per month)
• Active participation in small round table didactic discussions on basic cardiothoracic disease problems with our team.
•    Formulate a case log and enter it into a word document. The log must include at least 10 cases. Each case logged must include a brief but informative review of the case, a list of what has been learned, and a review of at least one article. The log is submitted to Ms. Thornhill at the end of the rotation.

 
REFERENCE
 
Textbooks/Journals: Kirklin/Barrett-Boyes: Cardiac Surgery. 4th Edition.
 
 FORMATIVE EVALUATION
 
At the beginning of the second week of the elective, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion.  Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. DuBose will accommodate.
 
OUTCOME AND EVALUATION MEASURES
 
At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.
 
Policies & Procedures:   http://catalog.lsuhscshreveport.edu/content.php?catoid=13&navoid=503

Course F (Pediatric Surgery)
SELECTIVE DIRECTOR:  Mark Brown, M.D., Donald Sorrells, M.D., Kevin Boykin, M.D.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT:  Debbie Thornhill, 675.6126, Room 3-303
DURATION OF ELECTIVE: 4 weeks
LOCATION OF ELECTIVE: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport ; St. Mary Medical Center, Willis-Knighton South
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1
ELECTIVE OFFERED DURING BLOCKS:  All
Course Code: SISRAF
This rotation is recommended for students interested in pediatric surgery, general surgery, and pediatrics. Students not going into surgery will be allowed on the rotation at the discretion of the course director and student rotation coordinator.
GOALS
• To understand the etiology, epidemiology, and treatment of pediatric surgical diseases.
• To learn the elements of and to perform a complete pediatric history and physical examination.
• To understand the anatomy relevant to common surgical diseases and surgical approaches: ie. inguinal hernia anatomy and abdominal wall anatomy.
• To understand developmental anatomy that is relevant to common pediatric surgical problems
• To understand the appropriate indications for surgery in pediatric patients and the appropriate treatment options.
• To understand basics of common surgical techniques: laparotomy, laparoscopy, inguinal hernia repair, thoracotomy, wound closure
• To learn basic care of postoperative pediatric surgery patients.

OBJECTIVES
Student will participate in open and minimally-invasive procedures.
Student will be assigned patients in the clinic and hospital.
ROTATION SYLLABUS
• Responsibilities of the students will be that of an acting intern, functioning as integral part of the resident team.
• Participate in all surgical cases.
• Participate in pediatric surgery clinic throughout the week (specific schedule will be determined by the number and complement of students and residents on the service).
• Take call in accordance with other acting internship rotations (1 week per month).
• Active participation in small round table didactic discussions on basic pediatric surgical problems with our team.

REFERENCE
Recommended Resources:
Mattei, Peter. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. 2nd Edition.
Pediatric Surgery NaT. Online Resource: https://www.pedsurglibrary.com/apsa/index/Pediatric-Surgery-NaT/Disorders
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
At the beginning of the second week of the elective, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion.  Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. DuBose will accommodate.

Course G (Breast Surgery)
SELECTIVE DIRECTOR(S): Jane Sugar, M.D.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT: Debbie Thornhill, 675.6126, Room 3-303
DURATION OF SELECTIVE: 4 Weeks
LOCATION OF SELECTIVE: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, Feist Weiller Cancer Center, Ambulatory Care Center
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 1
ELECTIVE OFFERED DURING BLOCKS: All
COURSE CODE: SISRAG

This rotation is recommended for students interested in Surgical Oncology, Breast Surgery, General Surgery, OB-Gyn, Radiology, and Oncology. Students not going into surgery will be allowed on the rotation at the discretion of the course director and student rotation coordinator.

Primary Goals
• To learn about the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of both benign and malignant breast pathologies.
• To learn the elements of and to perform a complete history and physical examination.
• To understand the anatomy relevant to breast diseases and their surgical approaches.
• To understand common diagnostic studies related to breast imaging: ultrasound, mammography, MRI, ultrasound-guided biopsy, and stereotactic biopsy techniques.
• To learn basic care of postoperative breast surgery patients.

• To learn effective and empathetic communication techniques.

Specific Objectives
Student will see patients in Breast Surgery Clinic and participate in clinic-based diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Students will participate in breast surgeries.
Students will spend time with breast oncologists in an outpatient setting.
Students will spend time with radiologists reading breast imaging.
Students will spend time with pathologists analyzing breast specimens.
Students will follow breast patients through their inpatient course- both post-operative and non-operative breast patients.

ROTATION SYLLABUS
• Responsibilities of the students will be that of an acting intern, functioning as integral part of the resident team.
• Participate in all surgical cases.
• Participate in Breast Surgery Clinic throughout the week (specific schedule will be determined by the number and complement of students and residents on the service).
• Spend time with breast oncologists, pathologists, and radiologists
• Active participation in small round table didactic discussions on breast surgery.

REFERENCE
Recommended Resources:
The Breast E-Book: Comprehensive Management of Benign and Malignant Diseases 5th Edition, Kindle Edition by Bland et al.
FORMATIVE EVALUATION
Roughly at the mid-point of the rotation, the student will be prompted by the Undergraduate Education Coordinator, Ms. Debbie Thornhill, to pick up or print a Formative Evaluation Form and expedite completion. Once completed, it must be returned to Ms. Thornhill for review. If additional feedback is desired or required, Dr. Sugar will accommodate.

OUTCOME AND EVALUATION MEASURES
At the end of the course, the course director will submit an evaluation of the student’s performance. It will include references to knowledge, skill, and professionalism. Professionalism will be measured in terms of punctual attendance, maturity, approach to the patient, and interaction with faculty and other staff.
Policies & Procedures: http://catalog.lsuhscshreveport.edu/content.php?catoid=13&navoid=503

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

SURG 300 - Surgery

ELECT ECURA - Community-Urology

1. For students to observe and participate in community based Urology practice, including exposure to subspecialties of urologic oncology, female urology, and pediatric urology. 
2. Students will assist with management of patients in the satellite Urology outpatient clinics and Urology Operative Suites, under the supervision of urology faculty.
3. Enhance skills in performing medical history and physical examination.
4. Enhance knowledge of community health issues and prevention and health maintenance, as they relate to urologic conditions.

1. Independently evaluate office patients and discuss with Urologists and how to improve their history-taking and physical examination skills through practice.
2. Improve medical record documentation skills.
3. Round with and accompany urologists in hospital, office and OR.

SELECT SIURA - Inpatient Acting Internship-Urology

1. Students will have primary clinical responsibility for the care and management of assigned patients on the Urology wards and operative assistant experience for assigned patients in the Urology Operative Suites, under the supervision of urology residents and/or faculty.
2. Students will gain clinical experience in the common and major urologic disorders in patients hospitalized and/or going to surgery for acute or severe chronic urologic disease processes.
3. Skill in performing medical history and physical examination will be enhanced.
4. Students will expand their knowledge of fundamental principles of medicine and specific diseases through participation in conferences and through reading and other self-directed learning modalities.
5. Learn documentation requirements.
6. Be exposed to effects of social, cultural and societal problems and issues on health.

1. Gain inpatient management and operative assistant experience.
2. Serve as the primary caregiver for 3-5 inpatients at a time, functioning as an integral member of the Urology team.
3. Perform initial histories and physical exams, and participate in the development of a differential diagnosis and management plan.
4. Provide direct operative assistance for those Urology patients going to the OR for a variety of open & endoscopic procedures.
5. Actively participate in ward rounds and other educational activities of the department.

Participating Faculty:  LSU Health Shreveport Urology Faculty

Hands on Experience: 1st Operative Assistance experience and GU-focused physical exams

Directed Readings: Misc. topics pertinent to assigned inpatients and operatives procedures; AUA Core Curriculum (https://auau.auanet.org/core)

Self-Directed Learning:  On any related topics to assigned patients’ urologic abnormalities plus reviews on line

 ”National Medical Student Curriculum in Urology” at  https://www.auanet.org/education/auauniversity/education-and-career-resources/for-medical-students

Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated jointly by the attending and resident physicians based upon direct observation of his/her clinical performance, initiative, and interpersonal/professional skills (e.g., attendance, participation, interaction with patients, family, ancillary staff and other medical personnel). A formative evaluation will be conducted with the student at the 2-week midpoint of their rotation by the faculty and resident physicians followed by a final evaluation at the completion of the selective.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

Note: Additional course notes are also posted on Moodle.

SELECT SIURB - Inpatient Acting Internship - Urology - VAMC

1. Students will have primary clinical responsibility for the care and management of assigned patients on the Urology wards and operative assistant experience for assigned patients in the Urology Operative Suites, under the supervision of urology residents and/or faculty.
2. Students will gain clinical experience in the common and major urologic disorders in patients hospitalized and/or going to surgery for acute or severe chronic urologic disease processes.
3. Skills in performing medical history and physical examination will be enhanced.
4. Students will expand their knowledge of fundamental principles of medicine and specific diseases through participation in conferences and through reading and other self-directed learning modalities.
5. Learn documentation requirements.
6. Be exposed to effects of social, cultural and societal problems and issues on health.

1. Gain inpatient management and operative assistant experience.
2. Serve as the primary caregiver for 1-2 inpatients at a time, functioning as an integral member of the Urology team.
3. Perform initial histories and physical exams, and participate in the development of a differential diagnosis and management plan.
4. Provide direct operative assistance for those Urology patients going to the OR for a variety of open & endoscopic procedures.
5. Actively participate in ward rounds and other educational activities of the department.

AUA Core Curriculum (https://auau.auanet.org/core

Hands on Experience: 1st Operative Assistance experience and GU-focused physical exams

Directed Readings: Misc. topics pertinent to assigned inpatients and operative procedures

Self-Directed Learning: On any related topics to assigned patients’ urologic abnormalities plus reviews on line

“National Medical Student Curriculum in Urology” at www.auanet.org

Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated jointly by the attending and resident physicians based upon direct observation of his/ her clinical performance, initiative, and interpersonal/professional skills (e.g., attendance, participation, interaction with patients, family, ancillary staff and other medical personnel). A formative evaluation will be conducted with the student at the 2-week midpoint of their rotation by the faculty and resident physicians followed by a final evaluation at the completion of the selective.

Offered: 1-4

Pass/Fail

Note: Additional course notes are also posted on Moodle.