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Internal
Medicine-12 Weeks
Students build on skills acquired in physical diagnosis to
include the completion of a thorough history and physical
examination of primarily adult patients. Students will be
a part of the clinical management team and given responsibilities
for certain aspects of direct patient care under the close
supervision of a preceptor. Students will have clerkship experiences
in both inpatient and ambulatory care settings. Lectures will
include the management of commonly encountered disease processes
as well as an introduction to the use of diagnostic procedures.
Students will be given direct assignments for research and
expected to present them at clinical conferences.
Surgery-12
Weeks
Students will be introduced to disease processes which require
various levels of surgical intervention. Initially, students
will be taught the policies and procedures of the operating
room to include scrubbing and the maintaining of sterile technique.
They will have opportunities to do pre-surgical histories
and physical examinations. Opportunities will be provided
for direct practice of simple procedures such as suturing,
debridement and wound care. Students will be able to observe
and assist during various procedures in the operating room
and participate in the follow-up and treatment of the post
surgical patient in the hospital and in ambulatory practice
settings.
Obstetrics
and Gynecology -6 Weeks
Students will be introduced to the normal course of pregnancy
to include pre-natal care, labor, delivery and the postpartum
period. Students will be taught the fundamentals of a proper
obstetric and gynecologic history and examination. Observation
and participation in a number of live births will be provided.
Students will also have lectures and direct experience with
various disease processes and complications of pregnancy and
delivery. Students will learn the fundamentals of family planning
and dealing with patients with sexually transmitted diseases.
Pediatrics-6
Weeks
This clinical rotation introduces the student to the challenging
medical treatment of infants, children and adolescents. Students
will initially learn to take histories and perform physical
examinations on well infants and children in inpatient and
outpatient clinic settings. The diagnosis and treatment of
common illnesses will be emphasized but the student will have
an opportunity to learn about the more rare congenital as
well as acquired disorders.
Psychiatry-6
Weeks
In a primarily institutional setting, the student will learn
about the major psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia,
affective and anxiety disorders. Special emphasis will be
placed on the difference between organic and functional mental
illnesses through taking a proper psychiatric history and
performing a mental status examination. Students will be instructed
in the judicious use of major classes of psychotropic medications.
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