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May 09, 2025
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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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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:
- For students to observe and participate in community based Urology practice, including exposure to subspecialties of urologic oncology, female urology, and pediatric urology.
- Students will assist with management of patients in the satellite Urology outpatient clinics and Urology Operative Suites, under the supervision of urology faculty.
- Enhance skills in performing medical history and physical examination.
- Enhance knowledge of community health issues and prevention and health maintenance, as they relate to urologic conditions.
Objectives:
- Independently evaluate office patients and discuss with Urologists and how to improve their history-taking and physical examination skills through practice.
- Improve medical record documentation skills.
- 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.
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