INTERNAL MEDICINE Savannah CLERKSHIP MANUAL
CLERKSHIP MANUAL - Mercer University School of Medicine
CLERKSHIP MANUAL - Mercer University School of Medicine
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OUTPATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES - Outpatient Service (4 weeks) – No call during this<br />
time.<br />
1. On the first day of the 12-week rotation, you will attend an Internal Medicine Department<br />
Orientation with the Clerkship Director (Check your “Welcome” letter for exact location.)<br />
2. Students on the Outpatient/Ambulatory rotations will then go to their assigned<br />
Outpatient/Ambulatory assigned location immediately following Orientation. The contact<br />
person is listed for each location and you will be given information for that office. (See<br />
information sheet.) Outpatient/Ambulatory students do not attend Morning Report while<br />
on this rotation.<br />
3. The student must attend teaching sessions as outlined under the Inpatient Rotation<br />
Responsibilities.<br />
4. Students attend Grand Rounds at 8:00 am on Fridays and Lunch Conference at 12:30 pm<br />
daily at Memorial University Medical Center.<br />
5. If the private attending is out of the office for illness, vacation, day off, etc., the student<br />
should be assigned to the attending’s partner. If no attending is available, the student<br />
will follow one of Memorial’s Department of Internal Medicine inpatient ward teams<br />
until the assigned physician returns. This will be noted on your Weekly Work Hour<br />
Log.<br />
6. “Principles of Ambulatory Medicine” textbook is available in the Health Sciences Library<br />
and online.<br />
7. On the last day of the rotation, the student should return any items borrowed from the<br />
Internal Medicine Office between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.<br />
8. Please be sure to check student mailboxes weekly for any correspondence. Student<br />
mailboxes are located in the Resident’s Room in the Center for Internal Medicine.<br />
9. Do not forget to log patient encounters in one45. Please keep a copy of your<br />
encounters and procedures.<br />
Directions are provided for the following Outpatient/Ambulatory locations prior<br />
to the rotation:<br />
OUTPATIENT/AMBULATORY<br />
OFFICES<br />
CONTACT or<br />
DESIGNEE<br />
PHONE<br />
NUMBER<br />
Chatham Medical Associates Ashley Fuller 912-350-7500<br />
Dr. Yulianty Kusuma<br />
Internal Medicine of <strong>Savannah</strong><br />
Dr. Steven Corse<br />
Optim Medical Associates<br />
Dr. Kusuma 912-349-6624<br />
Amy 912-443-4272<br />
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE BY PAGER.<br />
PLEASE KEEP YOUR PAGER ON AND WITH YOU AT<br />
ALL TIMES!<br />
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