Medicine (MED)

Department:	Medicine
Course Number:	MED-444A
Course Title:	Infect Diseases/Immunology
No. of Students:	2
Site:	LUMC
Supervisor:	Nina Clark, MD
Duration:	2 or 4 weeks*
Periods Offered:	Year round
Prerequisite:	Completion of Medicine or Surgery Clerkship.
Special Note:	*Available to M3 students for four-week rotation only. Available to M4 students for two- or four-week rotation. Prior to the first day of the rotation, contact Jackie Foulk at jfoulk@lumc.edu or 708-216-3135, for fellow information/where to report.
Description:	The goals of this four-week elective are to learn about the appropriate use of antibiotics, become familiar with common infections disease processes and their treatment and gain a knowledge of the clinical microbiology testing important in patient care. Students will obtain history and physical examinations and formulate assessments on patients for whom Infectious Diseases consultation is sought. Students will present new consult patient(s) to the attending on rounds and be responsible for seeing assigned follow-up patients daily. Students will participate in weekly Infectious Diseases Conferences and make at least one presentation to the Infectious Diseases rounding team.
Method of Evaluation:	A. Case presentations and follow up. B. Participation in conferences. C. Multiple choice question packet given at the beginning of the rotation. This course is graded Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail.

Department:	Medicine
Course Number:	MED-444A
Course Title:	Infect Diseases/Immunology
No. of Students:	2
Site:	LUMC
Supervisor:	Nina Clark, MD
Duration:	2 or 4 weeks*
Periods Offered:	Year round
Prerequisite:	Completion of Medicine or Surgery Clerkship.
Special Note:	*Available to M3 students for four-week rotation only. Available to M4 students for two- or four-week rotation. Prior to the first day of the rotation, contact Jackie Foulk at jfoulk@lumc.edu or 708-216-3135, for fellow information/where to report.
Description:	The goals of this four-week elective are to learn about the appropriate use of antibiotics, become familiar with common infections disease processes and their treatment and gain a knowledge of the clinical microbiology testing important in patient care. Students will obtain history and physical examinations and formulate assessments on patients for whom Infectious Diseases consultation is sought. Students will present new consult patient(s) to the attending on rounds and be responsible for seeing assigned follow-up patients daily. Students will participate in weekly Infectious Diseases Conferences and make at least one presentation to the Infectious Diseases rounding team.
Method of Evaluation:	A. Case presentations and follow up. B. Participation in conferences. C. Multiple choice question packet given at the beginning of the rotation. This course is graded Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail.

MED 444A