Clinical Course Descriptions

This five-week clerkship provides opportunities to evaluate and treat patients with urgent and emergent medical complaints under the supervision of an emergency medical physician. The care of patients with life-threatening illness as well as patients seen in the sub-acute “fast track” is emphasized. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clerkship provides direct patient care experiences in the in-patient setting. Under the direction of board-certified internists, students learn to evaluate and formulate treatment plans for patients with a wide variety of adult illnesses. Critical thinking skills, synthesis of pertinent clinical information, the presentation of problem-oriented patient data, indications for and interpretation of laboratory studies, and competence in clinical procedures are emphasized. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clerkship provides direct patient care experiences of children from birth through adolescence is the focus of this five-week clinical experience. Acute illness, developmental delay, genetic abnormalities, psychosocial issues and preventive medicine are explored. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clinical experience focuses on the care of the surgical patient in the pre-operative, operating room and post-operative settings. Determination of surgical diagnoses and immediate management of life-threatening conditions are stressed. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clerkship provides students the experience to work with board-certified family physicians and general internists to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients of all ages with a wide variety of illness. Emphasis is placed on health care delivery in the outpatient setting, health promotion, preventive medicine and the patient-centered medical home. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clerkship provides students the experience in the full range of woman’s health issues throughout the reproductive and post-menopausal years are offered, including participation in common gynecological surgical procedures and assisting in labor and delivery. Students learn to provide pre- and post- partum care and family planning as wells. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clerkship provides students the experience of diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with psychiatric illness in the in-patient; out-patient and emergency settings are stressed. This clerkship requires students develop and demonstrate a variety of skills under the supervision and guidance of an experienced psychiatric practitioner. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clerkship emphasizes the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions found within the geriatric population. Rehabilitation and issues regarding quality of life are stressed. Not only will various pathologies and diseases be discussed, but also, the social and economic implications of the growing elderly population. This clerkship requires students to develop and demonstrate a variety of skills under the supervision of clinicians practicing geriatrics. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week clerkship emphasizes the care and management of critically ill patients or those with multi-system disease is explored. Special emphasis is given to monitoring techniques in life-threatening disease. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.

This five-week experience offers the opportunity to explore a discipline of interest in depth. The disciplines related to primary care are prioritized and will reflect the goals, objectives and methods of the related core clerkship. Students are responsible to enhance their understanding of this discipline through by self-motivation. The contextual approach to these disciplines will include integrating basic sciences, anatomy and physiology, embryology, ancillary diagnostics and medical terminology.