CLINICAL NEPHROLOGY ELECTIVE

PEDIAT 963

Provides an in-depth introduction to a variety of kidney diseases, allowing students to build upon their ability to diagnose and treat complex pediatric and adolescent patients. Students will rotate through the American Family Children's Hospital inpatient nephrology service, outpatient nephrology clinic, and the inpatient dialysis unit. Two and four week rotations are available.

MEDICINE 912

Evaluate and treat patients on inpatient and outpatient transplant nephrology services. Common conditions include evaluation of transplant patients with AKI and immunology related problems. Learn the basic principles of immunosuppressant management and rejection management. Review biopsies daily with a pathologist and attend surgical transplant Grand Rounds.

MEDICINE 919

Care for hospitalized patients on general medicine or hospital medicine services. Admit new patients, round on previously admitted patients, participate in multidisciplinary rounds, and work to transition patients to the next level of care. Evaluate and manage both patients with common inpatient conditions and medically complex patients requiring collaboration with consulting specialties. 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, attending physician, and clinical site.

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.

UROLOGY 967

In-depth exposure to operative, inpatient, ambulatory, and subspecialty clinic urology. Round on Urology service patients, participate in scheduled operative procedures, present cases, and discuss patient cases. Complete independent activities, including reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care as needed. Attend conferences associated with the assigned Urology service. Complete other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors; these are dependent on the individual student, the patients under the student's care, and the location.