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.