PREREQUISITES AND PLACEMENT IN THE CURRICULUM: Students must have completed the M3 Core Clerkship in Medicine.
PURPOSE: To expose the resident and student to the broad filed of Gastroenterology providing the clinical material to review:
• Basic pathophysiology of gastrointestinal diseases.
• Com mon diseases of the tubular gut, gallbladder, pancreas, and liver along with appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic plans.
• Nutritional assessment of nutritional deficiencies.
COMPETENCIES: The goals will be accomplished by providing both inpatient and outpatient case material, bedside review of consultations and follow-up visits, teaching conference with active participation by the resident and student and self examination quizzes.
INSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES: The Gastroenterology teaching service consists of three geographic full-time gastroenterologists, a GI fellow and one or two medical residents, with an active inpatient service of 30-35 patients with rapid turnover. The student will be exposed to the entire field of gastroenterologic services, both diagnostic and therapeutic, as well as ongoing clinical research activities. All medical imaging studies and pathology specimens will be reviewed with the radiology and pathology services.
ASSESSMENT: Written evaluations will be reviewed with the student. The student will be required to complete an evaluation form of his/her elective experience at the completion of the elective.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:
Program Number: ELEC 614
Location: AIMMC
Program Director: A.Olivera, M.D. , Rhonda Irvin(Coordinator)
Telephone: 773-296-7079Email : rhonda.irvin@advocatehealth.com
Duration: 4 Weeks
Night Call: No
Weekends: 1 Sat. AM/Month
Students Accepted: Min. 1 Max 2
Housestaff Used as Faculty: Yes
Lectures/Conferences/Faculty Contact: 25-30
Gastrointestinal Laboratory: 8-10
Outpatient: 10-12
Inpatient: 20-24
Total Hours /Week: 44
KEY WORDS:
Note: Clinical electives at Advocate hospitals (ACMC, AIMMC, ALGH) are only available to students from LCME and AOA accredited institutions.
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