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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ELECT EMEDP - Combined Subspecialty Elective


Director(s): Lauren Beal, M.D.
Administrative Contact: Lisa Locke  Phone: 318-675-5671 Room: G-413
Duration: 4 Weeks
Location: Academic Medical Center at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Maximum Number of Students: 1
Elective Offered During Blocks: All
Non-LSUHSC Students Allowed: Yes - 1 - if space available
Course Code: EMEDP
NOTE:

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.


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, 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