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MCHA 500 - Clinical Gross Anatomy
5 Credit Hours
The study of anatomy (from the Greek word anatomē, ana = apart, tomē = cutting) is concerned with describing the form, structures, and functions of an organism. In learning anatomy, we approach the study of the human body by integrating anatomical knowledge into a case-based approach. Students will use this knowledge to recognize normal variation and to use this variation to describe and explain clinically relevant abnormalities. This course provides a comprehensive overview of human anatomy while also allowing students to engage in interactive lectures, participate in case-based group activities, collaborate in dissection-based laboratories (allowances will be made to move the dissection experience to a different course in the curriculum; the case-activity labs will replace dissection), and interact with practicing clinicians to gain clinical anatomical competence.
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MCHA 501 - Instructional Methods
2 Credit Hours
The course prepares students with theoretical foundations and practical techniques to plan, apply and design appropriate instructional methods while serving as a teaching assistant. It introduces a wide range of instructional methods and discusses techniques of writing good examination questions.
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MCHA 502 - Medical Imaging
2 Credit Hours
This course applies basic foundational anatomy principles to medical imaging including X-ray, MRI, CT and ultrasound. Students are expected to apply their cross-sectional knowledge to the interpretation and acquisition of medical images.
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MCHA 503 - Embryology
2 Credit Hours
This course consists of lectures devoted to the student’s understanding of how the human body develops. Topics covered will include early embryogenesis, organogenesis and clinical embryology.
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MCHA 504 - Teaching Assistant
2 Credit Hours
This course allows students to serve as teaching assistants for medical, physician assistant or graduate courses in gross anatomy or histology. Responsibilities would include prosection of specimens, laboratory instruction, small group facilitation, course reviews and design of innovative study materials.
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MCHA 507 - Capstone Project
3 Credit Hours
All students participate in a capstone experience through a synthesis and integration of knowledge gained through their coursework and other learning experiences, with the application of anatomical specimen preparation, medical education, clinical trainers/phantoms, service learning or simulation. The project must be an original work of scholarship or research.
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MCHA 509 - Plastination Training in Guben, Germany
3 Credit Hours
Students would travel to learn plastination techniques from world experts at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany. In conjunction, students would prepare dissections for plastination.
Prerequisites This course requires an additional fee.
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MCHA 510 - Histology
2 Credit Hours
The overall goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how cells become specialized to form tissues and how those tissues form organs. The course provides an essential foundation for understanding structure-function relationships in normal organs and how those relationships are affected by pathogenic mechanisms.
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MCHA 511 - Independent Study
2 Credit Hours
Independent study allows students to pursue an additional mini capstone project of their interest with a mentor.
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MCHA 516 - Functional Neuroanatomy
3 Credit Hours
This course presents an overview of the human nervous system so that a student can understand the function of its complex parts as they relate to each other, to normal brain function and to major neurologic and psychiatric problems. This is an integrated neuroscience course that includes molecular, developmental, anatomical, metabolic, physiologic and pathologic concepts. Learning methodologies include lectures, wet labs, special dissections, small group problem-based learning and peer-to-peer teaching.
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MCHA 518 - Essential Physiology
3 Credit Hours
This is a comprehensive introductory course to integrative organ system physiology and homeostatic regulatory mechanisms where interrelationships of structure and function are reinforced. The course consists of lectures and small group activities where the former introduces the concepts while the latter allows for concepts application. Active learning strategies such as gaming are employed to facilitate comprehensive process. The flow of the course is intended to interphase closely with the topic material being taught concurrently in Histology (MCHA510). Together with anatomy, embryology and histology courses, this course gives an impeccable and solid understating of the basis of any medical education.
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MCHA 520 - Introduction to Research(online)
3 Credit Hours
This course provides the knowledge necessary to understand the purpose and process of educational research and help learners become informed consumers of research literature in the field of medical and health professions education. It will survey the major types of educational research in this area including qualitative and quantitative forms of analysis to better answer questions which cannot be studied in laboratory settings, particularly in the social sciences and education. This course will also prepare students for their Capstone projects.
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MCHA 525 - Clinical Anatomy Practicum
3 Credit Hours
The study of human anatomy has a rich culture-history that has experienced many paradigm shifts in the way that it is learned and taught. From lessons learned at the anatomy theater to the use of modern technology such as virtual reality and holograms, the human anatomy experience has always been a unique and an intricate component in the training of healthcare professionals. Indeed, human anatomy is the foundation of healthcare training. This practicum builds on the content and competencies developed during MCHA 500 by facilitating an integrated, self-directed, and case-based human dissection experience that allows students to engage in a professional clinical anatomical laboratory environment.
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MCHA 530 - General Mechanisms of Disease
2 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: BM531
The General Mechanisms of Disease module serves as a transition from the foundational modules to the organ systems modules. It focuses on the general mechanisms of disease, introducing students to microbiology and infectious disease, principles for discriminating healthy from unhealthy conditions and predicting clinical manifestations. The course consists of face-to-face lectures by basic science faculty focusing on major principles and their biomedical applications. Exams are used to assess foundational knowledge and facilitate knowledge integration and are designed to facilitate student review and self-assessment. The PathA student will complete approximately 60 contact hours. The course will have three major non-comprehensive multiple choice exams each covering approximately 6 to 8 hours of lecture content. The course will assess topic-specific foundational knowledge and facilitate disease knowledge integration.
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Contemporary Human Anatomy Education |
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CHAE 800 - Advanced Anatomical Sciences
3 Credit Hours
This course will provide exposure to the four cardinal anatomical sciences. Gross Anatomy, Micro Anatomy, Embryology & Neuroanatomy. The course will include anatomy, histology and embryology, and multiple neuroanatomy online lectures and labs to ensure students are well versed in each of the specialties.
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CHAE 802 - Advanced Medical Imaging in the Digital Environment
3 Credit Hours
The Advanced Medical Imaging course is a high level imaging course in which the students will have online components, live presentations in the radiology residency program and some shadowing experience in the clinical environment. Students will be expected to reflect on these experiences in a journal on how they would be employed in a teaching environment. Each will be required to produce an imaging teaching module and assessments around an area of imaging interest or assignment.
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CHAE 803 - Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Anatomy
3 Credit Hours
Anatomy is one of the oldest disciplines in human history. From Hippocrates and Galen to da Vinci and Vesalius and into the enlightenment and modern age, knowledge of anatomy has evolved, experiencing many paradigm shifts in the way it is learned and taught. In this course, students will examine the culture-history of anatomy instruction and place this heritage in context with contemporary needs, issues, and best practices relating to course development, course management, dissection, grading, and integration of content in diverse academic settings.
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Dermatology |
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DRM 408 - Dermatology
This elective is designed to give the student exposure to clinical dermatology including the vocabulary, diagnosis, and management of common skin diseases seen in general practice. Rotations through a variety of clinical outpatient settings will provide a broad-based background.
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DRM 410 - Dermatology Special Elective
This elective is offered to individuals with a special interest in dermatology. Opportunities will be available to pursue a research project that will result in a publication at the end of the month. Projects will be tailored to the individual’s area of interest.
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DRM 998 - Dermatology
Non-site-specific elective with a member of the EVMS faculty
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DRM 999 - Dermatology
Away elective
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Emergency Medicine |
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ERM 400 - Emergency Medicine
Rotate through the Emergency Medicine Department at several area Sentara hospitals with Emergency Physicians of Tidewater. The student will see and evaluate all types of emergency patients, while working closely with emergency medicine attendings and residents. There is ample opportunity for hands-on care and developing procedural and clinical skills. Students will be assigned to a resident/attending and are expected to work their assigned shifts. Any schedule requests/changes must be approved in advance by the chief resident. Students are required to attend a series of lectures, grand rounds, SIM lab assessments, FAST exam Ultrasound, and our monthly Journal Club. The final grade is based on case conference presentation, patient/procedure logbook, clinical performance, and final exam grade. Clinical performance is a composite score based on resident and attending evaluations. The logbook refers to clinical experience documented in a patient/procedure log kept by the student during the rotation. In order to be considered for a grade of Honors for this elective, (the student must complete 15 documented shifts), a clinical score evaluation of Honors, and take the shelf exam.
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ERM 402 - Emergency Medicine
Rotating medical students spend 4 weeks in our department, and function in a capacity similar to that of the typical sub-intern. Students evaluate patients autonomously and make presentations to any one of 17 individual emergency medicine attending physicians whose cumulative background encompasses over 9 separate residency training programs throughout the nation. They participate in the resuscitation of critically ill or injured patients, and perform necessary procedures when indicated. Didactically, the student participates in the accredited weekly emergency medicine residency conferences, daily intern lectures, and patient rounds. Additionally, students benefit from a specialized medical student curriculum which covers key concepts in the field. They may also participate in a monthly animal lab in which ATLS procedures are taught and they are invited to attend monthly journal club sessions. Students also benefit from their interaction with interns and residents of varied levels of training and specialty interests. A particularly unique feature of our rotation is the exposure to emergencies presenting primarily in the military setting and emergency physician use of ultrasound. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is a large 450 bed teaching hospital which has 14 specialty residencies/fellowships. The annual patient census in the emergency department approaches 70,000 visits. Approximately 30-40% of these pertain to the pediatric population. The admission rate from the emergency department is approximately 12%. The ratio of medical/surgical presenting complaints is roughly 3/2. This high volume provides a rich environment for exposure to the entities commonly encountered in emergency medicine. The recently renovated and upgraded emergency department has 13 general beds, 5 specialty beds, and 2 resuscitation beds.
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ERM 405 - Honors Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine
The purpose of this course is to teach the fundamentals of emergency ultrasound, both didactic knowledge and bedside image acquisition, longitudinally over the fourth year of medical school for selected students pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine. During the year, M4 students will have the opportunity to work with Emergency Medicine physicians proficient in emergency ultrasound at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. The student will become proficient in the core applications of bedside ultrasound in Emergency Medicine. The M4 student will also serve as an education resource to assist in teaching their underclassmen.
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ERM 998 - Emergency Medicine
Non-site-specific elective with a member of the EVMS faculty
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ERM 999 - Emergency Medicine
Away elective
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Family Medicine |
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FAM 300 - Family Medicine
The EVMS Family and Community Medicine Clerkship provides students with clinical experience in the outpatient clinic and inpatient/hospital setting as well as community-engaged learning experiences at EVMS and partnering institutions. Our faculty and residents contribute to medical student education through direct observation in the clinical setting, bedside teaching, interactive case-based didactics, standardized patient encounters, review of clinical documentation, and student mentoring and advising. Students will develop the ability to apply the principles of family medicine care to gather information, formulate differential diagnoses, and manage patients with one or more common acute or chronic disease. Additionally, students will discuss the critical role of physicians within any health care system and develop evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention plans for patients of any age or gender.
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FAM 404 - Rural Medicine
This elective is designed to provide an in-depth experience in community/rural medicine. Student will work with a family physician in a rural primary care office. Travel may be necessary to Franklin/Courtland, VA, Western Tidewater, the Eastern Shore, or other sites.
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FAM 410 - Apprenticeship in Family Medicine
Through reading and direct observation of family physician preceptors, the student will develop an accurate understanding of family medicine as a discipline and potential career choice.
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FAM 417 - Family Medicine Acting Internship
The student will spend 4 weeks with the Ghent Family Medicine inpatient team at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Inpatient service only admits patients from the Ghent Family Practice. The student’s responsibilities are commensurate to those of an intern on the family medicine service. These responsibilities include daily rounds, management of patients, evaluations of patients in the emergency department, admissions and discharges through EMR. For continuity, there will be opportunities to follow the discharged patient(s) during follow-up at the Ghent ambulatory center. There will also be opportunities to take night call with the family medicine intern. All activities will be supervised by a senior resident and the rounding faculty. The acting intern will attend didactic lectures one afternoon per week, and will spend one afternoon per week in the outpatient setting seeing patients.
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FAM 418 - Ambulatory Family Medicine
The student will spend four weeks providing patient care at the Ghent Family Medicine ambulatory center under the supervision of attending physicians and senior residents. The student will have the opportunity to provide “point of care” services such as cryotherapy and joint injections. Participation in the center’s minor surgery, colposcopy and other specialty clinics can be arranged based on interest and availability.
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FAM 421 - Family Medicine Quality Improvement
The student will longitudinally over academic year work with Dr. Richard Bikowski, Director of EVMS HS Quality Improvement, and other faculty for approximately 8 sessions starting in August and continuing once a month. The student will work with the Quality Improvement team in various aspects of EVMS QI activities that may include practice based research and implementation, best practices research and implementation, disease registry development and implementation, and development of dissemination of knowledge programs.
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FAM 423 - Family Medicine Acting Internship
The student will spend 4 weeks at Portsmouth Family Medicine. The student’s responsibilities will be comparable to those of an intern on the family medicine service. They will be required to take night call with the family medicine intern, do admission histories and physicals and follow the patients admitted to the service. They will also attend didactic lectures at the appropriate site. The student will spend one afternoon per week in the office seeing patients with hospital residents to provide continuity for discharged patients.
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FAM 424 - Ambulatory Family Medicine
The student will spend four weeks in their rotations seeing patients with their preceptor. The student will provide care for patients under supervision and when appropriate participate in educational activities.
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FAM 425 - Cost Conscious Medical Care
Students will meet for initial course introduction and to form teams for developing and completing education or clinical interventions for enhancing cost-conscious medical care in ambulatory or inpatient care and/or interfaces of care (e.g., emergency departments). There are 8 total sessions held once a month starting in August. Thereafter students will prepare for 3 hour evening seminars held monthly between August and March, reviewing best practices in cost-conscious care, from the Choosing Wisely Initiative to principles of parsimony. Teams will meet independently to design and carry out education or clinical interventions, while learning metrics for quality and cost of care.
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FAM 426 - Frontier Medicine
This elective is designed to provide an in-depth experience in frontier/rural medicine, experience with environmental and occupational health, inter-professional team based care, and health information technology (HIT) that ridges care for frontier populations. Student will work with a family physician in rural primary care office and in the Frontier Community Clinic (Tangier Clinic Website) with Physician Assistant Inez Pruitt. Travel will be necessary to the Eastern Shore and Tangier Island. Students should be prepared to stay in housing/dorm provided. Students will need to undergo rotation specific training for Riverside Health Systems prior to clinical experiences. Students should be prepared to fly to Tangier Island with physician supervisor or take the ferry.
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FAM 998 - Family Medicine
Non-site-specific elective with a member of the EVMS faculty
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FAM 999 - Family Medicine
Away elective
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Health Sciences |
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DHSC 701 - Management of Organizational Change
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHA 508 , MHDS 501
Study organizational management theory and organizational models in a variety of settings as related to culture, mission, performance and change management with an emphasis on the application of management theory and research. This course provides an opportunity to explore conceptual frameworks addressing organizational development, leadership, decision-making and the stages of change management.
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DHSC 702 - Healthcare Delivery Systems
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 502 , MHA 505
This course focuses on the identification and analysis of factors and interrelationships which influence the operation of health services organizations with specific attention to local health departments, hospitals, multi-institutional systems, integrated health systems and strategic alliances. These organizations will be viewed and discussed comparatively with other types of health service agencies.
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DHSC 703 - Conflict Analysis and Negotiations
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MPH736
Examine issues and principles in the management of conflict and negotiation within organizations. Topics include resolution strategies and organizational design and change. Students will examine case studies and develop a conflict scenario that applies concepts learned throughout the course.
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DHSC 704 - Introduction to Healthcare Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 504 ,MHA 500
The course introduces basic concepts in healthcare analytics. Students will develop data analysis skills with an emphasis on statistical reasoning. The course is designed to teach students how to use data to make informed decisions. This process includes reviewing the data, exploring all the underlying assumptions, summarizing and analyzing the data and finally translating the results. Discussions and assignments will focus on honing data interpretation and the ability to strategically apply analysis results to improve health outcomes.
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DHSC 705 - Effective Information Technology for Healthcare Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 503
This course provides the key concepts related to information technology within healthcare organizations. The course explores how information technologies are used as a tool to enhance performance within healthcare organizations for positive health outcomes. Topic areas include various information technologies used in the healthcare sector; methods for assessing and ensuring information technology value; laws, regulations and standards to guide the practice; achieving effectiveness through information technology; and the latest development including business and clinical intelligence and telemedicine.
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DHSC 706 - Research Methods
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHA 502
This course introduces research methods and their applications in the healthcare environment. The course will provide an opportunity for students to establish and advance their understanding of research through exploring the fundamental definition of study design, technical methodology, data collection, data analysis, research ethics, statistical interpretation, and effective dissemination of research results. Students will be implementing theoretical concepts to critically review relevant literature and evaluate different types of research procedures and outcomes. Students will also apply the methodologies they learn to identify and explain and prepare a preliminary research protocol. The primary focus of this course is to develop the learner’s ability to understand, evaluate, and apply research methods in healthcare settings and to prepare them to become effective leaders in that environment.
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DHSC 800 - Essentials of Financial Management
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 600
This course covers financial management in healthcare organizations including, but not limited to, financial decision-making using accounting information, operation of business units, principles of economics and capital budgeting processes and budgetary and financial controls. Financial performance will be analyzed along with revenue determination and profitability. General accounting foundations and terminology will be covered. Students will analyze real-life cases to apply cost allocation, marginal cost pricing, breakeven, budget variance, capital investment and financial analysis skills. Students will also identify and explore a healthcare finance-related topic, and will prepare a research paper.
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DHSC 801 - Leveraging Data for Evidence-Based Decision Making
3 Credit Hours
MHDS 601 , MHA 503
Prerequisites The utilization of data in decision-making is essential in healthcare delivery. Data can be used to evaluate the quality of care delivery, program effectiveness, health economics and more. This course provides an introduction to the use of data and how to transform analysis results into evidence driven decisions. Students will also learn how to apply and integrate these concepts into health-related scenarios and gain fundamental skills in data-driven decision-making for healthcare leaders.
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DHSC 803 - Program Evaluation
3 Credit Hours
To ensure student learning and program quality, address accreditation standards and satisfy institutional initiatives, formative and summative program evaluation methods will be examined in depth. Formative evaluation topics include needs assessment, evaluability assessment, structured conceptualization, implementation evaluation and process evaluation. Summative evaluation topics include outcome evaluations, impact evaluation, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis, secondary analysis and meta-analysis. Strategies for establishing an evaluation culture within an educational institution will be discussed. Learners will apply this knowledge to their actual working environment through a series of practical exercises.
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DHSC 804 - Leadership and Professionalism
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 505 , MHA 509
This course will expose learners to effective leadership approaches and skill sets. Topics will include fundamentals of leadership, leadership and professionalism self-assessment, leadership philosophy, professionalism, essential leadership and professionalism skills, modeling best leadership practices and behaviors, ethics in leadership, institutional and program accreditation, handling conflict and emerging issues. Learners will apply this learning to their professional life through a series of practical exercises.
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DHSC 805 - Population Health and Preventive Care
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 602 , MHA 510
This course discusses the determinants of health, health behavior change, measuring health status, and influences on health status including health disparities and socioeconomic status. This includes discussion on how healthcare organizations utilize this information to improve health status among populations. Additionally, students will be able to identify and understand population-based approaches aimed at health improvement.
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DHSC 900 - Policy & Politics of Healthcare
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MPH723
This course is an introduction to the policy process, frameworks for understanding health policy issues, background research necessary for policy implementation and implementation strategies.
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DHSC 901 - Healthcare Strategy
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MPHE 721
Examination of strategy-making issues for healthcare organizations, including analysis of economic incentives, financial strategies, development of mission and goals and formulation and implementation of long-range strategies to accomplish those goals.
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DHSC 903 - Leading Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 603
Increasingly complex environments require a commitment to develop innovative solutions to address changing systems and evolving needs. This course will examine concepts and case studies of innovation in a variety of organizations, along with the tools and strategies necessary to promote effective change through discovery and networking. Students will apply information learned throughout the program to develop an innovative proposal for their place of employment or for an organization they aspire to work for.
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DSHC 700 - Strategic Communication
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 500
Communication skills have never been more important than in the 21st century, where professionals must balance verbal and written interactions. Strategic communication must align the message, the medium and the audience to help organizations achieve their goals. This course will explore those concepts and help students improve their communication skills, including topics such as professional writing, development of effective PowerPoint presentations, importance of active listening and evolving use of social media.
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MHA 500 - Introduction to Healthcare Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 704 , MHDS 504
The course introduces basic concepts in healthcare analytics. Students will develop data analysis skills with an emphasis on statistical reasoning. The course is designed to teach students how to use data to make informed decisions. This process includes reviewing the data, exploring all the underlying assumptions, summarizing and analyzing the data and finally translating the results. Discussions and assignments will focus on honing data interpretation and the ability to strategically apply analysis results to improve health outcomes.
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MHA 501 - Programming Tools and Techniques in Data Management
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to train students in basic and advanced statistical programming languages (such as SAS or R) together with techniques and tools necessary for data management and data mining. Students will develop skills in the data management process for analytics including data acquisition, cleansing and debugging. Students will be able to relate and aggregate these data in analytic databases, data marts and data warehouses, and will be able to explore different analytical decision tools through case studies and projects.
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MHA 502 - Research Methods
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 706
This course introduces research methods in a healthcare setting. Students will be able to learn about development of research questionnaire and design, methodology, data collection and sampling techniques, sample size and power analysis, research ethics and validation and effective dissemination of research. Students will be able to explore and evaluate different types of research procedures and outcomes in the healthcare sector.
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MHA 503 - Leveraging Data for Evidence-Based Decision Making
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 801 , MHDS 601
The utilization of data in decision-making is essential in healthcare delivery. Data can be used to evaluate the quality of care delivery, program effectiveness, health economics and more. This course provides an introduction to the use of data and how to transform analysis results into evidence driven decisions. Students will also learn how to apply and integrate these concepts into health-related scenarios and gain fundamental skills in data-driven decision-making for healthcare leaders.
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MHA 504 - Predictive Data Analytics
3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on statistical inference and hypothesis testing methods in predictive analytics. Students will learn the application of statistical methods for analyzing both continuous and discrete data for knowledge discovery. Analytic continuous and discrete data concepts and methods are developed with practical skills in exploratory data analysis. Descriptive statistics, goodness-of-fit tests, correlation measures, single and multiple linear regression, analysis of variance and covariance (ANOVA and ANCOVA), contingency tables, logistic regression, multinomial and multivariate models will be covered. Application of various statistical methods using case studies and real-world data will leverage statistical assessment and interpretation.
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MHA 505 - Healthcare Delivery Systems
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 702 , MHDS 502
This course focuses on the identification and analysis of factors and interrelationships which influence the operation of health services organizations, with specific attention to local health departments, hospitals, multi-institutional systems, integrated health systems and strategic alliances. These organizations will be viewed and discussed comparatively with other types of health service agencies.
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MHA 506 - Data Mining and Machine Learning
3 Credit Hours
This course covers healthcare analytics using data mining and machine learning techniques. Statistical software, such as SAS or R, will be implemented for data exploration and visualization, classification, clustering and time series analysis. Decision trees, nearest neighbor algorithm, Bayesian analysis, neural network, genetic algorithm and support vector machine methods will be introduced to the students. Case studies and real-world data will leverage students’ data mining and machine learning outcomes.
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MHA 508 - Management of Organizational Change
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 701 , MHDS 501
A study of organizational management theory and organizational models in a variety of settings as related to culture, mission, performance and change management with an emphasis on the application of management theory and research. This course provides an opportunity to explore conceptual frameworks addressing organizational development, leadership, decision making and the stages of change management.
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MHA 509 - Leadership and Professionalism
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHDS 505
This course will expose learners to effective leadership approaches and skill sets. Topics will include fundamentals of leadership, leadership and professionalism self-assessment, leadership philosophy, professionalism, essential leadership and professional skills, modeling best leadership practices and behaviors, ethics in leadership, institutional and program accreditation, handling conflict and emerging issues. Learners will apply this learning to their professional life through a series of practical exercises.
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MHA 510 - Population Health and Preventive Care
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 805 , MHDS 602
This course discusses the determinants of health, health behavior change, measuring health status and influences on health status including health disparities and socioeconomic status. This includes discussion on how healthcare organizations utilize this information to improve health status among populations. Additionally, students will be able to identify and understand population-based approaches aimed at health improvement.
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MHA 511 - Practicum Project
6 Credit Hours
The practicum is designed to demonstrate the student’s accumulated learning experience through an approved healthcare analytics project. The goal of the practicum is to provide students with the opportunity to apply academic theory and acquired technical skills to community-based healthcare research and service in a practice setting. The completed product should bring together the student’s technical competency, communication skills and research capabilities. The practicum project will be guided by the faculty.
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MHA 512 - Applied Statistical Analysis
3 Credit Hours
This course provides students with the skills and knowledge to apply basic statistical methods in the field of healthcare analytics. The course covers commonly used descriptive and inferential statistical methods applied to discrete and continuous random variables. Examples from the field of healthcare will be utilized to illustrate these concepts in applied settings. Students will use the statistical software package R, a free software for statistical computing and graphics throughout the course.
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MHA 513 - Data Visualization
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MPH 627
This course is intended to be a step-by-step introduction to the world of visual analytics and is designed for the beginner and intermediate users of data visualization. The course will help students to understand and apply important concepts and techniques in data visualization, moving from simple to complex situations and then combine them in interactive dashboards. Topics to be covered include data connection, different graphs and charts, quick table calculations, designing interactive dashboards, mapping, unions and joins.
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MHDS 500 - Strategic Communication
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC700
Communication skills have never been more important than in the 21st century where professionals must balance verbal and written interactions. Strategic communication must align the message, the medium and the audience to help organizations achieve their goals. This course will explore those concepts and help students improve their communication skills, including topics such as professional writing, developing effective PowerPoint presentations, importance of active listening and evolving use of social media.
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MHDS 501 - Management of Organizational Change
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 701 , MHA 508
This course is a study of organizational management theory and organizational models in a variety of settings as related to culture, mission, performance and change management with an emphasis on the application of management theory and research. This course provides an opportunity to explore conceptual frameworks addressing organizational development, leadership, decision making and the stages of change management.
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MHDS 502 - Healthcare Delivery Systems
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHA 505
This course focuses on the identification and analysis of factors and interrelationships which influence the operation of health services organizations with specific attention to local health departments, hospitals, multi-institutional systems, integrated health systems and strategic alliances. These organizations will be viewed and discussed comparatively with other types of health service agencies.
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MHDS 503 - Effective Information Technology for Healthcare Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 705 , MPH 626
This course provides the key concepts related to information technology within healthcare organizations. Students will learn how information technology is used as a tool to improve performance within healthcare organizations for positive health outcomes. Topic areas include the electronic health record, HIPAA and security requirements, ethics and legal rules for retrieving and managing clinical data, computerized provider order entry and the use of administrative and registry data for standard reports, scorecards and dashboards.
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MHDS 504 - Introduction to Healthcare Analytics
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 704 , MHS500
The course introduces basic concepts in healthcare analytics. Students will develop data analysis skills with an emphasis on statistical reasoning. The course is designed to teach students how to use data to make informed decisions. This process includes reviewing the data, exploring all the underlying assumptions, summarizing and analyzing the data and finally translating the results. Discussions and assignments will focus on honing data interpretation and the ability to strategically apply analysis results to improve health outcomes.
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MHDS 505 - Leadership and Professionalism
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHA 509 , MPH 690
This course exposes learners to effective leadership approaches and skill sets. Topics will include fundamentals of leadership, leadership and professionalism self-assessment, leadership philosophy, professionalism, essential leadership and professionalism skills, modeling best leadership practices and behaviors, ethics in leadership, institutional and program accreditation, handling conflict and emerging issues. Learners will apply this learning to their professional life through a series of practical exercises.
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MHDS 600 - Essentials of Financial Management
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 800
This course covers financial management in healthcare organizations including, but not limited to, financial decision-making using accounting information, operation of business units, principles of economics and capital budgeting processes along with budgetary and financial controls. Financial performance will be analyzed along with revenue determination and profitability. General accounting foundations and terminology will be covered. Students will analyze “real-life” cases to apply cost allocation, marginal cost pricing, breakeven, budget variance, capital investment and financial analysis skills. Students will also identify and explore a healthcare finance-related topic and prepare a research paper.
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MHDS 601 - Leveraging Data for Evidence-Based Decision Making
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHA 503 , MPH 631
The utilization of data in decision-making is essential in healthcare delivery. Data can be used to evaluate the quality of care delivery, program effectiveness, health economics and more. This course provides an introduction to the use of data and how to transform analysis results into evidence driven decisions. Students will also learn how to apply and integrate these concepts into health-related scenarios and gain fundamental skills in data-driven decision-making for healthcare leaders.
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MHDS 602 - Population Health and Preventive Care
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 805 , MHA 510
This course discusses the determinants of health, health behavior change, measuring health status and influences on health status including health disparities and socioeconomic status. This includes discussion on how healthcare organizations utilize this information to improve health status among populations. Additionally, students will be able to identify and understand population-based approaches aimed at health improvement.
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MHDS 603 - Leading Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: DHSC 903
Increasingly complex environments require a commitment to develop innovative solutions to address changing systems and evolving needs. This course will examine concepts and case studies of innovation in a variety of organizations, along with the tools and strategies necessary to promote effective change through discovery and networking. Students will apply information learned throughout the program to develop an innovative proposal for their place of employment or for an organization they aspire to work for.
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ITD 301 - Career Exploration
The EVMS Career Exploration Course provides students with clinical exposure to a wide variety of specialties and health professionals. Our faculty and residents contribute to medical student education through direct observation in the clinical setting, bedside teaching, and student mentoring and advising. Students will reflect on various health professionals’ perspective of the role of the physician and discuss the core professional attributes needed to provide effective care in a multi-dimensional and diverse society. Students will set short and long-term goals for professional development and career planning.
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ITD 422 - ITP Course Facilitator
The Junior Facilitator experience allows fourth-year medical students the opportunity to assist EVMS faculty in leading Clinical Skills small group sessions for first and second-year students. This is a longitudinal experience that begins with training concerning facilitating small group learning, giving strategic feedback, and evaluating learner performance. The participant will assist faculty leaders in leading small group discussions, overseeing simulated patient interviews relevant to medical history and physical exam topics and guiding discussions about medical decision making. The preparatory course is offered in July and August with small groups beginning in mid- August and extending through mid-March. Small groups are coordinated with the M1 and M2 schedules and observant of vacation time. Sessions are held on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon in the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning. By meeting the requirements of the course the student will accrue two weeks of M4 credit.
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ITD 426 - Transition into Practice: Residency Readiness
Transition into Practice (TIP) is a required rotation that addresses the core competencies graduating students should possess prior to starting internship. TIP is divided into 2 components: One subspecialty week, which offers in-depth exposure to high-yield topics pertinent to a student’s chosen field, 2. One week aimed to offer content highlighting professional and career development. These required component addresses content and skills interns are entrusted to perform unsupervised regardless of specialty. The additional 2 weeks of the course are self-study periods for tasks related to preparation for residency.
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ITD 427 - Interprofessional Education (IPE)
This is a hybrid learning experience which means you will be learning and engaging with the content and each other in person as well as in an asynchronous online learning environment. You will be learning, getting to know each other and working together in an online learning environment, via the Internet, throughout the 2-week long IPE Learning Experience. During this course you will: complete discussion board assignments based on multimedia learning modules participate in a day-long standardized patient workshop utilizing telehealth and home monitoring technology be trained to develop websites and Apps to provide care at a distance develop and present either a website or an App on an interprofessional team
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ITD 430 - Introduction to Scholarly Activity
The scholarly activity requirement is designed to provide the basic tools and opportunity to develop research skills that add value to clinical knowledge and practice. Participation in scholarly activity is a program requirement for accreditation by the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) for all training specialties with the purpose of advancing knowledge of the basic principles of research including how research is conducted, evaluated, explained to patients, and applied to patient care. This course provides protected time for the opportunity to further develop an area of interest and lay the foundation for a professional identity that includes systematic investigation and problem solving. Students will contribute a scholarly work to one of the 4 main domains of scholarly activity including DISCOVERY (advancing knowledge), INTEGRATION (synthesizing knowledge), APPLICATION (applying existing knowledge), or TEACHING (disseminating current knowledge).
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ITD 435 - Women’s Health
This M4 longitudinal elective is designed to further understanding of and develop practical approaches to several non-reproductive women’s health medical issues. The elective will be most applicable to M4s who will train in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or OB/GYN. Participants will be provided learning objectives and reading material in advance of each monthly discussion. Clinical questions that introduce the discussion will be obtained from a variety of sources including the American College of Physicians Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program, the OB-GYN residency study guide, the New England Journal’s case based clinical discussions, and the Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Health Updates. We will advance our clinical knowledge of common issues in women’s health by taking advantage of review articles and examining pertinent established and new literature. Guest faculty will occasionally join in the discussions. Several recent position papers (last 18 months) addressing important women’s health issues will serve as important resources to participants.
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ITD 436 - Real-World Application of Health Policy & Finance in the Practice of Medicine
This course will offer aspiring clinicians a unique view into the world of healthcare policy and finance. Students will be introduced to thought-leaders in healthcare finance, and will be granted intimate access and exposure to the real-world financial ramifications of the clinical decisions they will soon be making. Through readings, exercises, and site visits, students will come to better understand health benefits in the private sector and how the associated costs play into business strategic planning; will see how those health benefits (health insurance) are understood by patients and physicians; and, will see how the choices made by employers and employees can have profound, long-lasting implications on socioeconomic wellness. Students will also become familiar with administrative tasks and learn software skills that will make them better physicians and better business men and women in the future.
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ITD 438 - Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
For multiple years in a row, the EPA#4 (enter and discuss orders and prescriptions) have been scoring among the lowest EPAs in the AAMC GQ data. There is also strong evidence to suggest that medical students do not receive adequate education on all topics related to medication safety. This elective aims at providing a students with a deep understanding of topics related to medication safety and appropriateness. The elective will be a self-directed learning experience using interactive online modules, live case-based discussion sessions and clinical encounters. In addition to timely completion of the online modules and attending the live case-based sessions, the student identifies a preceptor at the ACC clinic and meets with the preceptor on a mutually agreeable schedule (e.g. weekly) to discuss topics such as medication reconciliation, prescription audit etc. The students will be encouraged to attend a medication reconciliation session with the hospital pharmacist if the opportunity exists. The student will be required to submit a summary of what was discussed after each clinical encounter. Based on the process improvement opportunities that the students identify, they are encouraged to prepare a publishable manuscript from their efforts.
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ITD 439 - Student Academic Clinician Educator Course
The student ACE program is intended to support students who have interest in pursuing a career as an academic clinician educator. The curriculum consists of 6 professional development workshops, a majority of which will be presented as self-paced online modules in an effort to provide schedule flexibility. The content of the workshops aims to provide early exposure to high-yield skills important in becoming an effective clinical educator. Participants in the course will apply these skills as session leaders during the Clerkship Transitions into Practice Series (TIPS), CareForward Small Group Series, and Wellness/Professional Development sessions in the M1-M3 year. As near-peer mentors, students will have the opportunity to assist in the curriculum design and planning of their respective specialty clerkship orientation and specialty mentorship program.
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ITD 440 - Community-Engaged Learning Capstone
This course will be a blended learning experience. Most of the student effort will be asynchronously stimulated through Blackboard. In addition to the asynchronous activities, “Capstone Day” will be a single day during the current TIPs program. Students will be required to attend all of Capstone Day activities. Capstone Day will be dedicated to two activities. In the morning, students will participate in two structured debates about what it means to be effective community-oriented physicians; and in the afternoon, there will be a Capstone Poster Session open to the entire EVMS community, and those served by the students’ longitudinal service. The two 45-minute Community Orientation Debates will center around four different theses or paradigms of community-oriented medical practice. Student volunteers will take up the issues and prepare. There will likely not be winners and losers, the whole point is to get students to grapple with the options (a research-based method for encouraging attitude change). Care will be taken to make the debates friendly, fun, and content-focused, rather than adversarial.
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INT 300 - Internal Medicine
The EVMS Internal Medicine Clerkship provides students with clinical experience in both the general medicine inpatient/hospital setting and sub-specialty inpatient/hospital and outpatient settings. Students also rotate in geriatrics and neurology. Our faculty and residents contribute to medical student education through direct observation in the clinical setting, bedside teaching, interactive case-based didactics, review of clinical documentation, and student mentoring and advising. Students will develop the ability to gather essential and accurate information about patients and their condition through empathetic history-taking, physical examination, and use of laboratory data, imaging, and tests. Students will also demonstrate critical thinking skills and effective use of evidence-based medicine to enhance patient care.
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INT 403 - Cardiology
The clinical clerk will work closely with the staff cardiologist in an outpatient clinical setting. The vagaries of the cardiovascular history will be stressed. The clerk will have ample opportunity to hone cardiovascular physical examination skills. Individual instruction in ECG interpretation will be provided. The clerk will gain carefully supervised experience in treadmill testing, echocardiography, Holter monitoring, and pacemaker follow-up. Exposure to cardiac catheterization will be available.
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INT 404 - Cardiology
Exposure to all areas of non-invasive and invasive cardiac procedures. Cardiology, including daily inpatient service exposure, consultative cardiology, cardiac transplantation, and electro-physiology.
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INT 407 - Cardiovascular Medicine
A busy consultative service, emphasizing clinical cardiology, clinical decision making, intensive care cardiology, EKG reading and the proper use of cardiac testing.
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INT 413 - Clinical Endocrinology
Sub-specialists in the division of Endocrinology & Diabetes provide expert medical care for adult patients with hormonal disorders. Our clinic is a multidisciplinary service composed of physicians, nurse practitioners, certified diabetes educators, DXA technologists, and corps-staff. The services we offer include Endocrinology subspecialty consultation for both in- and out-patients, assistance with Diabetes management, Diabetes education and classes, bone mineral density assessment (DXA scanning), thyroid fine needle aspiration, and metabolic testing. Endocrinologists serve as inpatient or outpatient consultants, patient and physician educators, and physician scientists in Endocrinology. With such a variety of available experiences, your educational opportunities are vast and we are committed to tailoring your rotation here to best serve your educational objectives.
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INT 417 - Internal Medicine Acting Internship
An advanced experience in general internal medicine, with the opportunity to select a subspecialty area. The student will function as an Acting Intern on the medical service.
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INT 418 - Internal Medicine Acting Internship
The purpose of this rotation is to provide the student an opportunity to function as an Acting Intern on the general medicine wards at the VA Medical Center. The student will admit patients, perform initial history and physical examinations, write all orders, discuss the case with an attending, make daily rounds with the attending physician and other members of the ward team and perform all necessary procedures. Skills to be obtained during this rotation include improved diagnostic techniques through history and physical examination and improved skills in therapy. Since continuity of care is essential to training, absences should be minimized during this elective.
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INT 428 - Nephrology
The student will evaluate both inpatients on various specialty services and outpatients on the Nephrology Consultation Service. The student will present and discuss these patients with staff attending nephrologists and be guided to the appropriate reading on topics related to these patients. Introduction to hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy also provided.
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INT 432 - Pulmonary Medicine
Supervised inpatient and outpatient evaluation and treatment of patients with pulmonary diseases. Interpretation of radiographs, pulmonary function studies and other diagnostic tests. Daily didactic sessions with pulmonary staff and scheduled conferences covering selected aspects of pulmonary medicine.
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INT 433 - Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Students will round on a daily basis with the Pulmonary attending and resident. The students will be responsible for maintaining contact with a group of patients on the Pulmonary Consult Service. Students will also be expected to evaluate new consultations in the outpatient sphere under the supervision of the pulmonary resident and attending.
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INT 435 - Rheumatology
The student will receive a well-rounded exposure to rheumatology, spending time in the office assisting with patients and helping work-up admissions.
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INT 437 - Gastroenterology
The students will be exposed to the practice of clinical gastroenterology on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. In a staff supervised setting, the students will become familiar with the evaluation and treatment of common problems in gastroenterology. In addition, the students will be exposed to the various endoscopic procedures and esophageal mannometrics. A review of pertinent liver biopsies and barium studies of G.I. tract will be included. Numerous teaching conferences are scheduled.
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INT 443 - Digestive and Liver Diseases
An intensive clinical experience in gastroenterology and hepatology, heavily weighted to inpatient consultation and management of primary, secondary and tertiary level care problems. Cognitive and diagnostic approaches to patients with digestive and liver diseases are emphasized.
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INT 452 - Infectious Disease Consult Service
This elective will provide an introduction to infectious disease. Emphasis will be on the evaluation of patients with a variety of infections on the inpatient wards including endocarditis, meningitis, nosocomial infectious, antibiotic resistance and osteomyelitis. A set of reference materials covering the major aspects of Infectious Disease will be provided to each student.
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