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Elective Title: 20MC701 — CARDIOLOGY
Description:
The student will be exposed to a wide variety of cardiac pathology in the community setting. The student will also get exposure to: 1. outpatient consultation and follow-up; 2. inpatient consultation; and 3. coronary and intensive care unit experience.
Elective Details:
Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Stacey Patrick (sapats@iu.edu)
Director: Tony Weirick, M.D.
Campus: South Bend
Location: Elkhart General Hospital (Elkhart)
Learning Objectives
- 1) Take a detailed cardiac history (PC1)
- 2) Perform an appropriate cardiovascular exam (PC3)
- 3) Create differential diagnoses for cardio- vascular symptoms (PC2)
- 4) Evaluate acute and chronic cardiac pathologies with such modalities as ECG, ECHO, stress testing, nuclear studies, cardiac catheterization, and PTCA (PC4)
Assessment
- Clinical Performance Evaluation Form; (Clinical Observation by course director)
Enrollment Information
Prerequisites: 4th year status
Availability with Max Students per Month:
| Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Duty Hours: 40
Time Distribution: 90% Clinical, 10% Lecture/Seminar
Elective Type Category: AC - Advanced Clinical
Notes and Enrollment Information:
Add/Drop Contact Person: Stacey Patrick (sapats@iu.edu) THIS ELECTIVE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIAL SENIOR MATCH All South Bend electives must go thru the South Bend campus coordinator. Contact Stacey Patrick (sapats@iu.edu or 574-631-1870) Need a 3 month notification that student is interested in taking this elective.
Third Year Elective? No
Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning
Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: None
Service Learning Included: None