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Elective Title: 71RA704 — VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Description:

Interventional Radiology (IR) is a clinical subspecialty that utilizes minimally-invasive procedures under imaging guidance to treat a variety of vascular and non-vascular diseases in nearly every organ system. The Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) elective will allow the student to work alongside the Interventional Radiologist in the procedure room, reading room, and clinic. The student will be involved in all aspects of patient care, including inpatient rounding, outpatient clinic workup, pre-procedural evaluation, intra-procedural care, and post-procedural management. The student will develop a deeper understanding of therapeutic options for a variety of diseases and come to understand the process of patient selection to determine which patients would benefit from IR interventions. The student will learn the basic necessary equipment and techniques of each procedure along with its indications, contraindications, and alternatives. The student will be required to present a single case during the month to either an IR attending or at the vascular case conference. The student will also gain experience in the diagnosis of vascular diseases via radiologic imaging modalities such as CT angiography.

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Learning Objectives

• 1) Describe the presentation, pathophysiology, and therapeutic options for the common conditions treated by Interventional Radiologists (MK4)
• 2) Determine eligibility of patients for basic IR procedures (MK4)
• 3) Perform basic pre-procedural evaluation of IR patients (including obtaining a relevant medical history, performing a procedure-appropriate physical examination, and reviewing the patient's relevant imaging history (PC1)
• 4) Perform basic management of post-procedural IR patients, recognizing common IR post-procedural complications and the need for treatment (MK4)
• 5) Discuss the risks, benefits, and alternatives of IR procedures with patients (ICS1)
• 6) Observe, assist, and display level-appropriate clinical skills during each procedure (PC4)
• 7) Describe fundamental vascular and non-vascular imaging findings relevant to IR (PC3)
• 8) Present a single cohesive and interesting IR patient case during the month (ICS3)
• 9) Describe the importance of daily rounds, multidisciplinary conferences, inpatient consults, and outpatient clinic in improving patient care in the IR setting (SBP1)

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Assessment

• Clinical Performance Evaluation Form; (Observation: faculty working directly with the student will observe the student's understanding of the course objectives and note improvement throughout the course of the month. Clinical Performance Evaluations will be completed by all faculty members who spend at least 3 days with the student during the course of the month. Quality of the student's IR patient case presentation will be evaluated by the course director or other faculty member.)

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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: 50-70

Time Distribution: 80% Clinical; 5% Library/Research, 5% Lecture/Seminar; 10% Laboratory or Scholarly Research

Elective Type Category: CP - Clinical Practice

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, Stacey Patrick (sapats@iu.edu or 574-631-1870)

Third Year Elective? No

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Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning

Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: None

Service Learning Included: None