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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ELECT ECURA - Community-Urology

Director Fourth Year Department Courses: Dr. Alexander Gomelsky
Category: Community
Director(s): Dr. Alexander Gomelsky, Dr. John Mata
Administrative Contact: Betty Bass Phone: 318.675.5601
Duration: 4 Weeks
Location: Willis Knighton South and Pierremont Campuses
Maximum Number of Students: 2 (to rotate between WKS & WKP)
Selective Available During Blocks: All
Course Code: ECURA
4 Credits

The student will spend 4 weeks split betwen the Willis Knighton South and Pierremont campuses under the direction of urology faculty.

Goals:
 

  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.


Objectives:
 

  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.


Reading Assignments:
As individually assigned

Evaluation:
(Pass/Fail) Grade will be based on: (1) maintenance of attendance per LSU guidelines; (2) one on one interaction and discussion;  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 elective.

Offered: All

Pass/Fail

Note: Additional course notes are also posted on Moodle.