Course Descriptions

INTER 119 - Neurology and Behavioral Sciences

INTER 120 - Basic Science Review I

INTER 121 - Foundations of Clinical Medicine III

INTER 122 - Foundations of Clinical Medicine IV

INTER 123 - Basic Science Review II

INTER 302 - Clinical Remediation

SELECT SAHSS - Health Systems Science: Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety

http://app.ihi.org/lmsspa/#/6cb1c614-884b-43ef-9abd-d90849f183d4
2 Credits

Goals:
The purpose of this selective is to :

• Introduce students to the fundamentals of quality improvement, patient safety, and the essential components comprising a culture of safety.
• Equip students with the knowledge and skills to provide safe, timely, equitable, effective, efficient, and patient-centered care

• Explain the value of improvement science in health care.
• Identify the key elements of an effective improvement model.
• Describe how to lead an improvement project through four key phases.
• Apply strategies to work effectively with inter-professional colleagues.
• List the main types of errors and identify ways providers can improve safety for patients.
• Define a culture of safety and discuss how teamwork/communication can promote a strong safety culture.
• Explain the responsibilities of clinicians and health care systems in optimizing population-level outcomes with available resources.
• Describe several leadership characteristics and leadership approaches that can be effective in healthcare.
• Understand and elucidate the role of socioeconomic background, religious preferences, culture, and the building of trust influence the patient-provider relationship.
• Identify at least four skills to improve clinical interactions with patients.

Each lesson has its own set of learning objectives that are linked to a post-module assessment. Students are required to score 75% or higher on each assessment to receive credit and move on to the next module. Students may continue to retake the module until they have achieved a satisfactory score. At the conclusion of course students will receive a Basic Certificate in Quality & Safety.

Offered: ALL

SELECT SATTR - Passport Transition to Residency

Specialty Specific Directors and Coordinators

 Medicine: Dr. Shahzeem Bhayani/ Lisa Locke

 OBGYN: Dr. Caitlin Busada/ Delores Brown

 Pediatrics: Dr. Habib & Dr. Love / Brenda Kolniak

 Surgery: Dr. Amos Sit / Debbie Thornhill
Duration: 4 Weeks
Location: Clinical Skills Center/LSU Health Sciences Center
Maximum Number of Students: 37
Selective Available During Blocks: 7 - 10
Course Code: SATTR
NOTE: Additional course information, syllabi, and schedules can be found on the course Moodle page.
4 Credits

***The block in which specific specialty tracks are offered will vary.  

This course is designed to prepare senior medical students for internship by developing their clinical knowledge, skillset and communication skills to function effectively in their new roles. This course consists of two weeks of shared curriculum and two weeks of specialty specific curriculum.  The shared curriculum focuses on knowledge and skills common to all specialties and is supplemented with specialty specific instruction designed to ensure students excel as they transition into their respective residencies.  This course facilitates student learning with online curricula and small group sessions of simulated clinical experiences, such as standardized patient encounters, high-fidelity manikin scenarios, and procedural task trainers.

Goals:
The purpose of this elective is to:

• Ensure fourth year medical students make a seamless transition to residency by refining their knowledge base and communication skills while also reinforcing essential clinical competencies enabling them to perform at a high level as they transition into their intern year.

• Recognize, evaluate and manage common emergency situations
• Recognize indications for and learn how to perform common clinical procedures.  
• Recognize a patient requiring emergent care and demonstrate how to initiate a code response.  
• Order, interpret, and provide rationale for requesting common labs and tests.
• Communicate effectively and compassionately with patients and families in order to form and sustain effective medical care
• Gain specialty specific knowledge and clinical skills that will advance their performance in residency

Medicine

Demonstrate patient centered interview skills.

Provide and oral presentation of a clinical encounter. 

Identify and treat urgent and emergent conditions semi independently and appropriately escalate care. 

Provide verbal handoff conveying illness severity, situational awareness and create action plan for including contingencies.

Learn to work as an effective member of a clinical care team.

OBGYN

Establish the fundamentals of basic patient care through a series of didactics and skills labs.

Engage in interactive case-based learning scenarios for Ob Hypertensive/Pre-Eclampsia management and Post-partum hemorrhage

Participate in simulations for vaginal delivery, shoulder dystocia, operative laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, amniotomy, IUPC/FSE placement, and endometrial biopsy

Practice suturing and knot tying skills

Engage with residents/faculty to develop skills for proper documentation and basic Internship training

Pediatrics

Establish the fundamentals of basic pediatric patient care through a series of didactics and skills labs.

Certification in Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Neonatal Resuscitation     Program.

Understand and demonstrate the principle of professionalism.

Develop skills for proper documentation and efficient and effective transfer of care to minimize loss of information.

Surgery

Establish the fundamentals of basic perioperative care of the surgical patient through a series of didactics and skills labs.

Demonstrate proficiency in performing bedside procedures and minor procedures in the operating room and at bedside.

Understand and demonstrate the principle of professionalism

Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange with patients, families and professional health care staff

Develop effective strategies for practice based learning and improvement, utilize and analyze scientific literature for evidence-based practice.

Understand the role of risk management, medical legal, ethics, and system based practice

Offered: 7-10

Pass/Fail

IDSP 107 - Seminar in Biomedical Sciences

IDSP 108 - Current Topics in Biomedical Sciences

IDSP 109 - Research Rotations in Biomedical Sciences

 

Offered: Fall and Spring Semesters, annually

IDSP 110 - Basic Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology

IDSP 113 - Genetics

IDSP 114 - Cell Biology

IDSP 115 - Molecular Signaling

IDSP 116 - Methods in Biomedical Sciences: Biochemical & Molecular Methods

IDSP 117 - Methods in Biomedical Sciences: Recombinant DNA and Cell Biology

IDSP 118 - Cell and Signaling

IDSP 119 - Gene Expression

IDSP 123 - Animal Models in Translational Research

IDSP 201 - Introduction to Human Cancer-Research, Treatment and Prevention

IDSP 202 - Mechanisms of Cancer Invasion and Metastasis

IDSP 203 - Discussions in Cancer Biology

IDSP 204 A & B - Practical Bioinformatics - A survey

IDSP 211 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I -General Principles

IDSP 212 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I - Cardiovascular System

IDSP 213 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I -The Renal System

IDSP 214 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I - Respiratory System

IDSP 216 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II - Gastrointestinal System

IDSP 217 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II - Endocrine System

IDSP 218 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II - Nervous System

IDSP 219 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II - Inflammation, Infection and Cancer

IDSP 226 - Basic Biostatistics

IDSP 227 - Advanced Biostatistics

IDSP 230 - Advances in Gene Therapy

IDSP 235 A and B - Grant Writing

IDSP 240 - Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Science

IDSP 241 - Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Science

IDSP 250 A and B - Current Trends in Toxicology

ELECT EDERM - Dermatology

Overview of Elective:

The elective is designed for the medical student interested in pursuing dermatology residency training. During this elective students will gain knowledge of ambulatory outpatient aspect of dermatology by working closely with a community dermatologist to enhance clinical skills in dermatological disease, including diagnosis, examination, and management of dermatology patients.

Goals and Objectives:
The student will gain more in depth knowledge on the management of patients with a variety of skin conditions.

• Correctly perform comprehensive skin examinations and correlate their findings to pathologic conditions in an outpatient setting
  • The student will participate daily outpatient clinic at Willis Knighton and examine patients daily, reporting to the supervising dermatologist.
  • The student will understand normal and abnormal dermatologic findings
• Understand the basic steps of common dermatologic outpatient procedures

The student will demonstrate professionalism and gain understanding of basic aspects of a dermatology practice.

• Participate in all daily clinic with the community dermatologist at Willis Knighton, including workups of patients during clinic.  
• Participate in outpatient procedures in adult and pediatric patients.

• Textbooks:
• Online Resource:

ELECT EMEDA - Introduction to Dermatology

Students will see patients with dermatologic conditions in clinic and consultation in the hospital as directed by attending physician Monday through Friday during the 4 weeks on the rotation.

Students will document progress notes/consult notes in Epic as directed by the attending physician.

Students will read and learn the evaluation and management of dermatologic conditions in preparation for obtaining a residency in Dermatology.

Students will achieve a passing score for the rotation by seeing patients in clinic and in the hospital as directed by the attending.

Students will be required to complete the American Academy of Dermatology online modules during their time on the rotation

Attendance:
 

Students must be present every weekday. Students are allowed two excused absences for interviews during the four- week rotation. The excused absences must be approved by the attending physician. Any additional absences must be approved by the attending physician and the course director and must be made up before the semester is completed. Documentation of such interviews must be provided to the course director. Students will receive an incomplete until such absences have been made up. Make up days are at the discretion of the course director.

Resources for Learning:
The student is expected to use general reference material such as Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and specialty texts to achieve a basic understanding of their patients’ diseases and their practical management. The resources of the fellows, residents, attending physician and consulting physicians should be used routinely to supplement the student’s reading, as well as recourse to journal articles and internet resources as needed.

Specialty text: Andrew’s Diseases of the Skin

Evaluation:
Students will receive a formal evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the rotation in one45. There will also be informal feedback given throughout the rotation by the attending physician.

Offered: ALL

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDB - Introduction to Clinical Cardiology

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Cardiology consult service and in the Cardiology clinic as well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Student will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will read and interpret at least two electrocardiography (EKG) tests on patients on the Cardiology consult service and present the findings to their attending.
5. Students will read and interpret at least two echocardiology tests on patients on the Cardiology consult service and present the findings to their attending.
6. Students will perform and interpret at least two Cardiology stress tests on patients on the Cardiology consult service and present the findings to their attending
7. Students will attend the weekly Cardiology conferences and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Cardiology Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Electrocardiography by Marriott, Echocardiography by Feigenbaum

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with cardiology disorders in the inpatient and outpatient settings.

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Reading Assignments:
Textbook: Electrocardiography by Marriott; Echocardiography by Feigenbaum

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDD - Clinical Endocrinology

Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Endocrine consult service and in the Endocrine clinic well as all problem lists and treatment plans.

Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.

Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.

Students will attend the weekly Endocrine conferences and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.

Attendance:
Students must be present every weekday. Students are allowed two excused absences for interviews during the four week rotation. This excused absence must be approved by the attending physician. Any additional absences must be approved by the attending physician and course director and must be made up before the semester is completed. Documentation of such interviews must be provided to the course director. Students will receive an incomplete until such absences have been made up. Make-up days are at the discretion of the course director.

Resources for Learning:
The student is expected to use general reference material such as Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and specialty texts to achieve a basic understanding of their patients’ diseases and their practical management. The resources of the fellows, residents, attending physician and consulting physicians should be used routinely to supplement the student’s reading, as well as recourse to journal articles and internet resources as needed.

Participating Faculty:  Course Director, Endocrinology Faculty and Fellows

Texts:  Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Texts as assigned by Endocrine faculty

Hands-on Experience:  Supervised evaluation and management of patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning:  Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician at the end of the rotation.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDE - Clinical Gastroenterology

1. Students will complete and document in Epic or the VA Electronic Medical Record system the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Gastroenterology consult service and in the Gastroenterology clinic well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the weekly Gastroenterology conferences and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Gastroenterology Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Texts as assigned by Endocrine faculty

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDG - Hematology/Oncology Consult

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Hematology/Oncology inpatient consult service as well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the weekly Hematology/Oncology grand rounds and the weekly Clinical Management Conference and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Hematology/Oncology Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology texts as assigned by Hematology/Oncology Faculty

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with cancer and hematological problems in the inpatient and  in the outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician at the end of the rotation.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDJ - Clinical Rounds in Infectious Diseases

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Infectious Diseases consult service and in the Infectious Diseases clinic well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the weekly Infectious Disease conferences and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Infectious Disease Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Infectious Disease Texts as assigned by ID faculty

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with infectious diseases in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDM - Pulmonary Diseases

1. Students will complete and document in Epic or the VA Electronic Medical Record system the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Pulmonary consult service and in the Pulmonary clinic well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the weekly Pulmonary conferences and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Pulmonary Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and Pulmonary specialty texts as assigned by Pulmonary faculty.

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with infectious diseases in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDN - Introduction to Clinical Nephrology

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Nephrology consult service and in the Nephrology clinic well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the weekly Nephrology conferences and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Nephrology Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with acute and chronic kidney disease in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician.

Offered: All

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ELECT EMEDO - Clinical Rheumatology

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Rheumatology consult service and in the Rheumatology clinic well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the weekly Rheumatology conferences and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Rheumatology Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Texts as assigned by Rheumatology faculty-

1. Primer on Rheumatic Diseases
2. Board Review CD
3. Selected Journal Articles

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with rheumatic disorders in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation.  Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDP - Combined Subspecialty Elective

Students will choose an Internal Medicine Subspecialty and a Pediatrics Subspecialty and complete two weeks of each of those rotations.  They must confer with the Elective Administrative Contact at least eight weeks prior to the rotation in order to determine whether their preferred subspecialties are available.  Based on their rotation, they will be assigned 1-2 half days per week of MedPeds continuity clinic to attend.  They may attend MedPeds Didactics on Thursdays from 12:30-3:00 if it does not conflict with other duties on their elective.
4 Credits

Pre-requisite-students must be interested in Med/Peds as a career

Goals:
To provide a comprehensive experience in caring for and managing adult and pediatric patients in an adult and pediatric subspecialty

Objectives:

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the particular subspecialty service as well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Continuity clinic one half day per week.
5. Students will attend the weekly conferences for the particular subspecialty service.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Faculty

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of adult and pediatric patients in an adult and pediatric subspecialty

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician at the end of the four week rotation.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDQ - Hematology/Oncology Out-Patient Service

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them in the Heme/Onc clinic as well as all problem lists and treatment plans.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will perform at least one of the following procedures:paracentesis, thoracentis, bone marrow aspiration/biopsy, spinal taps or fine needle aspiration of superficial tumors and document the procedure in Myevaluations.
5. Students will attend the weekly Hematology/Oncology grand rounds and the weekly Clinical Management Conference and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Hematology/Oncology Clinic Faculty and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology Texts as assigned by Hematology/Oncology faculty

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with cancer in the outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician at the end of the rotation

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDR - Research Elective

1. Identification of a specific research question to be addressed prior to the start of the elective.
2. Completion of a written report summarizing the research conducted during the rotation.
3. Additional project-specific objectives to be assigned by the faculty research mentor.

It is important to note that this elective cannot be used for the 8 weeks of independent research time required for the Research Distinction track, as it is to be used for fulfillment of academic credit.

Offered: All expect blocks 5 and 6

Pass/Fail

ELECT EMEDS - Introduction to Palliative Care

Students will see patients with palliative care conditions in the hospital as directed by the attending physician Monday through Friday during the four weeks on the rotation.

Students will document progress and consult notes in Epic as directed by the attending physician.

Students will read and learn about the conversations and care provided to patients and their families in palliative care situations in order to better handle these discussions and situations on their own as a physician.

Students will achieve a passing score on the rotation by seeing patients in the hospital and documenting in Epic as directed by the attending physician.

Students will attend Medicine Grand Rounds weekly along with any other conferences as directed by the attending physician.

Attendance:
Students must be present every weekday. Students are allowed two excused absences for interviews during the four- week rotation. The excused absences must be approved by the attending physician. Any additional absences must be approved by the attending physician and the course director and must be made up before the semester is completed. Documentation of such interviews must be provided to the course director. Students will receive an incomplete until such absences have been made up. Make up days are at the discretion of the course director.

Resources for Learning:
The student is expected to use general reference material such as Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and specialty texts to achieve a basic understanding of their patients’ diseases and their practical management. The resources of the fellows, residents, attending physician and consulting physicians should be used routinely to supplement the student’s reading, as well as recourse to journal articles and internet resources as needed.

Evaluation:
Students will receive a formal evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the rotation in one45. There will also be informal feedback given throughout the rotation by the attending physician

Offered: ALL

Pass/Fail

ELECT EOIMP - Outpatient Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Elective

 

Objectives:
Objectives: 

Students will complete and document in EMR the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them in the clinic as well as list all problem lists and treatment plans

Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.

Students will attend Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Continuity clinic at University Health one half day per week.

Students will attend the weekly conferences with the Med/Peds residents including Med/Peds Grand Rounds.

Attendance:
Attendance:

Students must be present every weekday.  Students are allowed two excused absences for interviews during the four week rotation.  The excused absence must be approved by the attending physician.  Any additional absences must be approved by the attending physician and course director and must be made up before the semester is completed.  Documentation of such interviews must be provided to the course director.  Students will receive an incomplete until such absences have been made up.  Make-up days are at the discretion of the Course Director.

Resources for Learning:
Resources for Learning:

The student is expected to use general reference material such as Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics and specialty texts to achieve a basic understanding of their patients’ diseases and their practical management.  The resources of the residents, and attending physicians should be used routinely to supplement the student’s reading, as well as recourse to journal articles and internet resources as needed.

 

Specific Duties of Senior Students:
SPECIFIC DUTIES OF SENIOR STUDENTS:

Students will spend 8 hours per week at Ochsner LSU Health Med/Peds Continuity Clinic, 8-12 hours per week in MedPeds Faculty Clinic

Monday:  8-12  MedPeds Faculty Clinic at Provenance 1023 Provenance Pl. Suite 130

Tuesday 8-12 MedPeds Clinic at Provenance 1023 Provenance Pl. Suite 130

Wednesday 8-5 Ochsner LSU Med Peds Continuity Clinic

Thursday 8-5 MedPeds Faculty Clinic at Provenance 1023 Provenance Pl. Suite 130

Friday 8-5 MedPeds Faculty Clinic at Provenance 1023 Provenance Pl. Suite 130

Evaluation:
Evaluation:  Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation.  Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician at the end of the four week rotation

Pre-Requisite: Student must be interested in Med/Peds as a career

Offered: ALL

Pass/Fail

ELECT EOMAC - Medicine Ambulatory Care Selective

To provide a comprehensive experience in evaluating and managing patients in the private clinic outpatient setting.

Objectives:
Specific Objectives:

Students will complete and document in the patient chart the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them in the clinic.

Students will perform a problem focused history and physical on each assigned patient and present it to their attending.

Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.

Attendance:
Attendance:

Students must be present every weekday.Students are allowed one excused absence during the two week rotation for interviews.This excused absence must be approved by the attending physician.Any additional absences must be approved by the attending physician and clerkship director and must be made up before the semester is completed.Documentation of such interviews must be provided to the Clerkship Coordinator.Students will receive an incomplete until such absences have been made up.Make-up days are at the discretion of the Clerkship Director.

 

Resources for Learning:
Resources for Learning:

The student is expected to use general reference material such as Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and specialty texts to achieve a basic understanding of their patients’ diseases and their practical management. Some clinics will provide clinic-specific reference materials for study. The resources for the fellows, residents, attending physician and consulting physicians should be used routinely to supplement the student’s reading, as well as recourse to journal articles and internet resources as needed.

Participating Faculty:  Course director, LSUHSC Medicine Subspecialty physicians

Texts:  Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine

Hands-on Experience:  Supervised evaluation and management of patients in the outpatient setting

lf-Directed Learning:  Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Evaluation:

Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first week of the rotation.  Students will receive a summative evaluation in one45 by the attending physician at the end of the two week rotation.

Offered: ALL

Pass/Fail

MEDIP 300 - Medicine

SELECT SIMDA - Inpatient Acting Internship-Clinical Oncology

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Hematology/Oncology Subspecialty Wards as well as all patient orders and daily progress notes.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present a fifteen minute didactic talk twice a week to the attending physician and the Hematology/Oncology ward team about the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the weekly Hematology/Oncology grand rounds and the weekly Clinical Management Conference
5. Students will be present and round with their team every week day and one weekend day each week.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Hematology/Oncology Ward Team Attending Physician and Fellows

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology texts as assigned by Hematology/Oncology faculty

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients with cancer or hematological disorders in the inpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive a formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician at the end of the rotation.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

SELECT SIMDC - Inpatient Acting Internship-VA General Medicine Ward

1. Students will complete and document in the VA Medical Records system the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Inpatient Medicine Wards as well as all patient orders and daily progress notes.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend all scheduled department conferences with the Medicine interns as documented by a sign-in sheet.
5. Students will be present and round with their team every week day and one weekend day each week.
6. Students will be on call each fifth night with their team.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Medicine Ward Team Attending Physician

Texts: Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, Washington Manual of Therapeutics

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients in the inpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation in One45 by the attending physician at the end of the four week rotation.

Prerequisites: Complete background check and fingerprinting at least 60 days before rotation begins.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

SELECT SIMDD - Inpatient Acting Internship-LSU General Medicine Ward

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Inpatient Medicine Wards as well as all patient orders and daily progress notes.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend all scheduled department conferences with the Medicine interns as documented by a sign-in sheet.
5. Students will be present and round with their team every week day and one weekend day each week.
6. Students will be on call each fifth night with their team.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Medicine Ward Team Attending Physician

Texts: Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, Washington Manual of Therapeutics

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients in the inpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation in One45 by the attending physician at the end of the four week rotation.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

SELECT SIMDE - Inpatient Acting Internship-LSU MICU

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them on the Inpatient Medicine Wards as well as all patient orders and daily progress notes.
2. Students will perform an H&P on each new patient assigned to them and present the information to their attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend all scheduled department conferences with the Medicine interns as documented by a sign-in sheet.
5. Students will be present and round with their team every week day and one weekend day each week.

Participating Faculty: Course Director, Medicine Intensive Care Unit Attending Physician

Texts: Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients in the intensive care unit.

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the first two weeks of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation by the attending physician in Myevaluations at the end of the rotation.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

SLECT EOMDA - Outpatient Medical Specialties

1. Students will complete and document in Epic the history and physical exam of each patient assigned to them in subspecialty clinic.
2. Students will perform a problem focused history and physical on each assigned patient and present it to their subspecialty attending.
3. Students will read about the conditions pertaining to their patients and present to the attending physician the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment plans.
4. Students will attend the subspecialty clinics each weekday as assigned as documented by a sign-n sheet.
5. Students will attend Medicine Grand Rounds each week as documented by a sign-in sheet
6. Students will participate in an Evidence Based Medicine conference which will consist of reading two articles as assigned by the attending and complete Evidence Based worksheets for each.

Participating Faculty: Course director, LSUHSC Medicine Subspecialty physicians

Texts: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine

Hands-on Experience: Supervised evaluation and management of patients in the outpatient setting

Self-Directed Learning: Focused review of topics directly related to the management of patients seen using the library and online resources.

Evaluation:
Students will receive an informal formative evaluation from the Course Director at the end of the first week of the rotation. Students will receive a summative evaluation in One45 by the Course Director using a compilation of evaluations completed by each Subspecialty attending physician. 

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

MSMS 110 - Basic Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology I

MSMS 118 - Signaling and Cell Biology

MSMS 212 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I - Cardiovascular System

MSMS 213 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I -The Renal System

MSMS 214 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I - Respiratory System

MSMS 216 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II - Gastrointestinal System

MSMS 217 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II - Endocrine System

MSMS 218 - Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II - Nervous System

MSMS 241 - Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Science

MSMS 250 - Epidemiology and Statistics

An online lecture course offered through the Lecturio learning platform. The course covers eleven topics, each subdivided into sections, with a total of 110 video lectures (7.5 hours of instruction). Each video is accompanied by learning assessment questions that provide immediate feedback. The course director will pace the students via the assignment feature on the platform. Optional additional reading assignments are provided for students wishing to learn more about a particular topic.

Objectives:

• Define basic epidemiological terminology, including terms associated with pandemics
• Define pertinent statistical terms and the biases that affect data/study interpretation
• Explain the various types of study designs
• Describe the concept and importance of evidence-based medicine including levels of evidence and the evidence pyramid
• Distinguish between the various measures of association
• Explain the difference between reliability and validity
• Distinguish between sensitivity vs. specificity, false positives vs. false negatives; type I vs type II errors
• Describe how research questions are framed

MSMS 260 - Comprehensive Human Structural Biology

MSMS 261 - Integrative Structural Biology (Histology)

MSMS 265 - Human Neuroanatomy

MSMS 267 - Human Developmental Biology (Embryology)

• Describe the general embryology of human development (first eight chapters) and general causes of problems that occur during development.
• Describe the embryology of each organ system and correlate it to the gross anatomy and the major malformations occurring in each system.

MSMS 290 A/B/C - Experiential Medical Sciences

MICRO 276 - General and Molecular Virology

MICRO 289 - Molecular Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases II

MICRO 291 - Bacteriology and Molecular Pathogenesis

MICRO 292 - Discussion in Advanced Virology

MICRO 293 - Discussion in Advanced Immunology

MICRO 295 - Discussion in Bacteriology

MICRO 297 - Immunology

MICRO 298 - Seminar in Microbiology

MICRO 300 - Thesis Research

MICRO 400 - Dissertation Research

PHYSIO 201 - Human Physiology

PHYSIO 202 - Laboratory Rotations

PHYSIO 203 - Physiology Research

PHYSIO 210 - Pathophysiology.

PHYSIO 211 - Skills in Investigative Research

PHYSIO 235 - Physiological Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Signal Transduction.

PHYSIO 270 - Special Topics - Journal Club.

PHYSIO 278A - Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology

PHYSIO 298 - Seminar

PHYSIO 300 - Thesis Research

PHYSIO 400 - Dissertation Research

MTEC 4102 - Clinical Microscopy

MTEC 4103 - Professional Skills in Medical Laboratory Science

MTEC 4104 - Clinical Microbiology