AMBULATORY CARDIOLOGY ELECTIVE

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.

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 922

Focuses on fundamental aspects of adult patient health important to all physicians in internal medicine. Work with academic faculty in adult patient health in the ambulatory setting to refine clinical knowledge and skills essential for providing excellent health care. Will have the opportunity to provide supervised preventative care to adults of all ages, and includes common diseases such as asthma, migraine headache, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal concerns and heart disease.

MEDICINE 949

Exposure to both outpatient and inpatient settings, such as ward rounds, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs, as well as operating rooms, to learn how to obtain an accurate history, perform a thorough cardiovascular examination, interpret patient's treadmill, nuclear, cardiology and echocardiogram performance, formulate an assessment and plan for further evaluation and treatment. Participate in the writing of orders and progress notes on in-patients for whom they are responsible and perform appropriate procedures under the direct supervision of staff. Submit input on patients' management plans, which will be closely supervised by an attending cardiologist.

MEDICINE 943

Opportunities to learn the process involving the evaluation and management of a full spectrum of acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases, as well as preoperative consultation for hospitalized adult patients. Become familiar with the principles of effective consultation and how to operationalize this role, through evaluating patients, presenting relevant data, providing effective cardiac consultation as an integral member of a fast-paced inpatient team. Essential skills are taught, including: interpreting 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) and cardiac rhythm data from telemetry with assistance, observing select cardiac diagnostic tests and reading studies with faculty or fellows. Attendance at weekly Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds is required.