Cardiology
Objectives:
- To provide the medical student with experience in the evaluation of the adult cardiac patient in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
- To provide experience in the evaluation and management of critical cardiac patients.
- To provide an understanding of and experience with pharmacologic therapy of acute and chronic cardiac disease.
Description:
Option #1 - Cardiology
- Student will spend four (4) weeks seeing both inpatients and outpatients. This will be primarily a consultative rotation.
- Student will have exposure to both invasive and noninvasive cardiac diagnostic studies. Student will participate in one-on-one EKG interpretation sessions.
- Student will evaluate both inpatients and outpatients.
- No call responsibility.
Option #2 - Coronary Care Unit
- Student will work closely with the Resident Team assigned to the Coronary Care Unit.
- Student will assist in the work-up and ongoing management of acute cardiac emergencies.
- Student will participate in daily Teaching Rounds conducted by a member of the Division of Cardiology.
- Approximately 1 night call per week with the supervising resident (no weekend call).
Responsible Faculty/Rank:
- Kevin Silver, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, NEOMED, Director of Coronary Care Unit, Director of Cardiovascular Education
- Kenneth E. Berkovitz, M.D., Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Disease
- Roger Chaffee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, NEOMED, Director of Quality, Summa Health Heart and Vascular Institute