AMBULATORY GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE ADVANCED ELECTIVE

MEDICINE 920

Direct patient care involving a spectrum of acute medical conditions on inpatient hospital units with appropriate supervision from residents and attendings. Generate a weighted differential diagnosis, initial work-up and management for acute medical conditions. Review, interpret, and present current literature pertinent on patient care in primary care setting.

MEDICINE 951

Provide a broad introduction to the cardiovascular syndromes and diseases that constitute a large part of the practice of adult medicine. This experience has been particularly useful for three groups: those who plan to enter an adult primary care discipline, those entering residency in emergency medicine, and those with an interest in adult cardiology.

MEDICINE 928

Review and reinforce baseline skills needed for internship training in Internal Medicine. Lead and participate in simulations. Explore the interplay between medical care and communication. Discuss common challenges encountered early in residency and throughout a medical career and develop individualized plans to address these challenges. Major topics include acute illness, mock paging, cardiology/pulmonary, urgent and emergent situations, procedural skills, and communication.

MEDICINE 930

Focuses on fundamental aspects of women's health important to all physicians in internal medicine. Work with academic faculty in women's health in the ambulatory setting to refine clinical knowledge and skills essential for providing excellent health care to women. Will have the opportunity to provide supervised preventative care to women of all ages, and includes common diseases such as asthma, migraine headache, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and heart disease - many have manifestations, risk factors or interventions which are different in women.

MEDICINE 921

Learn to care for young adults with general medicine problems on the university campus during the academic year. Participate in history taking, diagnosis and treatment plans for patients. Direct supervision by house staff and attending physicians. Attend regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: participating in scheduled procedures, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Complete independent activities including some or all of the following: reading about patient conditions, completing problem sets, and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors (e.g., literature reviews, presentations on specific topics); these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.