At the completion of the Inpatient Internal Medicine Clerkship, students should be able to demonstrate competency of the following attitudes, skills, and knowledge:
| Objective |
Taught By |
Evaluated By |
I. Attitudes
- Demonstrate effective communication skills and professional behavior with patients, families, and other health care providers
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Resident + Attending |
Resident + Attending |
II. Skills
- Obtain and record, in verbal and written format, a comprehensive history, physical examination and a problem focused assessment and plan for newly hospitalized patients. Students will be expected to evaluate 2-3 such patients per week.
|
Resident + Attending |
Resident + Attending |
- Obtain and record, in verbal and written format, a comprehensive history, physical examination and a problem focused assessment and plan for newly hospitalized patients. Students will be expected to evaluate 2-3 such patients per week.
|
Resident + Attending |
Resident + Attending |
- Ability to know the indications, hazards, and practical performance of common bedside procedures (including venipuncture, blood cultures, lumbar puncture, NG tube).
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Resident + Attending |
Resident + Attending |
- Ability to recognize pathological physical findings of the heart, lung, and abdomen for patients with common medical problems requiring hospitalization.
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Resident, Attending + Chief Resident |
Resident, Attending + Chief Resident |
- Render a concise presentation and comprehensive discussion of a patient
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McArdle et al. |
McArdle et al. |
III. Knowledge
- Understanding of the clinical features, differential diagnosis, evaluation, and management of common medical illnesses requiring hospitalization
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McArdle, Elias, + teaching Attending at Affiliated Hospitals + Resident / Attending |
McArdle, Elias, + yeaching Attending at Affiliated Hospitals + Resident / Attending |
These illnesses include
- ischemic heart disease
- anemia
- congestive heart failure
- community acquired pneumonia
- syncope
- pulmonary embolism
- acute delerium in an elderly patient
- ascites
- acute pancreatitis
- a mixed acid-base disorder
- acute gastrointestinal bleed
- diabetic ketoacidosis
- community acquired meningitis
- acute renal failure in a hospitalized patient
- spinal cord compression and hypercalcemia in a patient with cancer
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- Understand the basic approach to interpretation of EKG
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Lampert and others |
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- Understand the basic principles and approach to interpreting diagnostic imaging procedures in radiology
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Abrahan and others |
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- Understand the practical indications and interpretation of basic laboratory medicine tests and procedures
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Landry and others |
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- Understand basic principles of clinical ethics, including medial professionalism and issues at the end of life
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Duffy |
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