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79RA700 — INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
79RA700 — INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Description:
The primary objective is for the student to gain in-depth, hands-on exposure to the specialty of interventional radiology, including procedure experience, inpatient consultations and outpatient clinic visits in a comprehensive, community interventional radiology practice. There will be daily exposure to and participation in a variety of image-guided procedures. The student will also attend multi-disciplinary angiography, nephrology, and tumor board conferences. The elective is flexible and can be tailored to meet the individual student's objectives. There will be one-on-one interaction with faculty throughout the elective (no residents or fellows). Monday through Friday 8am- 5pm at practice locations: IU Health Arnett Hospital at 5165 McCarty Lane, Lafayette, IN Interventional Radiology/Vein Clinic at 2600 Greenbush Ave., Lafayette, IN. Monthly conferences are held at IU Health Arnett Hospital 7am- 8am.
Elective Details:
Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Natalie O’Neal (onealn@iu.edu)
Director: Erika Ugianskis, M.D.
Campus: West Lafayette
Location: IU Health Arnett Hospital (Lafayette)
Other Faculty: Daniel M. Edwards MD, Neil Mascarenhas MD, Paul Timperman MD
Open Enrollment or Permission Required?: Permission Required
Learning Objectives
- 1) Describe the presentation, etiology, management and follow-up of several common conditions encountered in interventional radiology (e.g., peripheral vascular disease, deep vein thrombosis, renal failure, various cancers, vertebral compression fractures, uterine fibroids, and varicose veins) (MK2)
- 2) Perform basic interventional radiology procedures under direct supervision using fundamental image-guided principles (PC4)
- 3) Provide appropriate perioperative care of the interventional radiology patient under direct supervision (PC1)
Assessment
Clinical Performance Evaluation Form; (Observation and Discussion with faculty).
Activities
Monday through Friday 8am- 5pm at practice locations: IU Health Arnett Hospital at 5165 McCarty Lane, Lafayette, IN Interventional Radiology/Vein Clinic at 2600 Greenbush Ave., Lafayette, IN Monthly conferences are held at IU Health Arnett Hospital 7am- 8am.
Enrollment Information
Prerequisites: 4th year status
Availability with Max Students per Rotation:
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Duty Hours: 40-45
Time Distribution: 100 % Clinical
Elective Type Category: AC - Advanced Clinical
Notes and Enrollment Information:
THIS ELECTIVE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIAL SENIOR MATCH Contact Natalie O’Neal (onealn@iu.edu) 8 weeks prior to enrollment
Third Year Elective? No
Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning
Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: Yes
Skills Description: The students attend multi-disciplinary angiography, nephrology and tumor board conferences.
Service Learning Included: None