Northwest Campus

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist Experience

IMED 9497 (AI)

Preceptor(s):

Dr. James A Schmidt

Dr. Asitha Dias

Dr. Alex F Talebdoost

Period(s) offered: all

Number of students per period: 2

Purpose: To provide education and experience in the acute care of hospitalized patients.

Objectives: Following successful completion of this acting internship, the student will be able to:

1. Evaluate acute medical patients admitted to the hospital, with follow up through discharge.

2. Perform preoperative evaluations and manage basic postoperative of acute surgical cases under supervision of precepting physicians.

3. Perform a complete history and physical examinations and formulate differential diagnoses of patients commonly encountered in an inpatient setting.

4. Outline discharge planning, including assessment of level of care required post discharge for prevention of recurrence of disease.

Instructional Activities: During this acting internship, students will be involved in/experience:

1. Dictation of admission and progress notes as well as admission and discharge planning of patients admitted to the hospitalist service.

2. Case presentations to the preceptor in succinct and pertinent way demonstrating good patient/physician relationship.

3. Rounds, meetings with the preceptor to discuss cases, noon conferences and completion of required readings as assigned.

Criteria for Grading: During and following this acting internship, the preceptor will:

1. By direct observation, evaluate the student’s ability to perform an appropriate history and physical examination.

2. By direct observation and discussion, evaluate the student’s level of proficiency in diagnosis and treatment of acute care patients on the hospital service.

3. Utilize the standardized UNDSMHS senior elective evaluation form.

Revised : November 2011

Approved: 6/27/07