Course Catalog

 
90-280 INTENSIVE CARDIOLOGY
Department MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Elective Facility UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
Course Director PAREKHA YEDLA, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact LANITA CARTER, PhD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email lanitacarter@uabmc.edu Address UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
301 Governors Dr SW, Suite 313A
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 551-4432 Fax (256) 551-4451
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The goal of this course is to give the senior level student an intensive experience in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in the hospital setting. The goal is also to simulate what it might be like to be in private practice as a cardiologist, including taking call, inpatient prerounding and rounding, observing procedures, and occasionally some office visits. The student will work closely with one private cardiologist for the entire month. The student will be involved in the continued care of patients with acute and chronic cardiac problems, as well as those who are requiring cardiac consults. The student should learn the essentials of cardiology during this month, with special emphasis on acute and chronic coronary artery disease, including the diagnosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction and angina, the diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure, and the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, syncope, and arrythmias. Basic and advanced life support will also be reinforced on this rotation. Cardiac pharmacology should also be learned more in depth on this rotation. The student will be inherently exposed to a large number of electrocardiograms during this rotation.
Where To Report Students will be e-mailed with information about where and when to report.
Requirements The student will be exposed to a large number of electrocardiograms during this rotation. The student will be responsible for at least 5-6 inpatients on average at all times including their daily rounds with the attending cardiologist. These patients may be admitted to the cardiology preceptor or be seen in consultation by the cardiology preceptor. The student is expected to participate in the primary evaluation of a minimum of 2 admissions or consults each day on average. Other tasks and learning experiences will be determined as the situation arises and on an individual basis. Required reading to be determined on an individual basis by the preceptor.
Evaluation The student will be evaluated by the attending physician based on observations of the student's performance, thought process, and interest level. They will be judged on knowledge, attitude, ability, level of documentation, communication skills, level of progression, attendance, and timeliness. The rotation is pass or fail. The preceptor should give verbal or written feedback to the student approximately half way through the course and the student should also feel free to ask for feedback more frequently.
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