INTERNAL MEDICINE Savannah CLERKSHIP MANUAL

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INTERNAL MEDICINE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 CLASS OF 2017 JUNIOR MEDICINE CLERKSHIP DESCRIPTION Welcome to the Internal Medicine Clerkship! Following are the key faculty and staff responsible for the Clerkship. Academic Chair: Steven Carpenter, MD Phone: (912) 350-8372; E-mail: carpest1@memorialhealth.com Clerkship Director: J. David Baxter, MD Phone: (912) 350-8372; E-mail: d5335@memorialhealth.com Year 3 Program Director: J. David Baxter, MD Phone: (912) 350-8372; E-mail: d5335@memorialhealth.com Clerkship Coordinator: Sandra Simmons Phone: (912) 350-8372; E-mail: simmosa1@memorialhealth.com Mailing Address: Office Address: Department of Internal Medicine Memorial University Medical Center 4700 Waters Avenue Savannah, GA 31404 Department of Internal Medicine Education Center for Internal Medicine 1101 Lexington Avenue Savannah, GA 31404 Chief Residents 2015-2016 NAMES PAGERS Joseph Kramer, MD 3 rd Yr. 8967 Kasra Sedarati, MD 3 rd Yr. 8463 4
THE COURSE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLERKSHIP ARE AS FOLLOWS: The student will be able to… 1. Obtain a complete and accurate medical history including asking how recently patient has undergone appropriate screening studies. 2. Obtain an accurate social/health promotion history including asking about alcohol, tobacco, exercise, etc. 3. Perform and record a complete and accurate physical. 4. Review laboratory tests and radiological studies and interpret possible causes and effects. 5. Develop an accurate assessment, workable problem list and differential diagnosis on each new patient. 6. Suggest an appropriate therapeutic plan that includes pharmacological agents and therapeutic diagnostic studies. 7. Recognize and prioritize problems in the form of a problem list. 8. Review pertinent literature to expand your knowledge and understand the natural history of the disease process and determine the efficacy of traditional and nontraditional therapies. 9. Communicate effectively in oral and written form. 10. Use electronic data retrieval systems (MD CONSULT, PUB MED, HARRISONS, UP TO DATE) 11. Recognize and maintain professional conduct. 12. Be active in the role as part of the multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, colleagues, patients, and families. 13. Recognize the ethical and medical issues in patient documentation, confidentiality issues. 14. Discuss patient issues consistent with HIPAA privacy regulations. 15. Recognize situations where biopsychosocial determinants have impact on health and disease and identify ways to maximize therapy and safe discharge that takes into account these issues. 16. Identify most appropriate tests in any patient encounter based on documented sensitivity and specificity and adequately explain decision process to team. 5
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