Acute Care Curriculum

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Critical Care is not limited by location and focuses on the care of patients with acute life-threatening illnesses. Every practitioner needs the ability and fundamental knowledge to quickly recognize and initiate appropriate, timely management which can prevent further patient deterioration and end-organ damage. Multidisciplinary care depends on respect and communication for the best outcomes. The cost of health care continues to grow and much of it is spent in the intensive care setting, often in the last months of life. The use of technology must be tempered with sound judgment and quality versus quantity must be addressed. The course should be taken simultaneously with the four-week, four-credit course that will satisfy the acute care course requirement as the course builds on the clinical environment and vice versa. The course includes in-person learning every Friday from 12-4pm. The 4th week of Summer 44, class will be Thursday 8am-12pm, to accommodate the School of Medicine Research Day. Attendance is MANDATORY for all weeks. Excused absences are at the discretion of the Course Director and for activities related to professional growth only (interviews, presenting at conference). Only one absence will be excused per student. Students requiring >1 absence will need to drop the course and retake at a later date. Offered summer 42, 43 and 44 (minimum of 5 students/no drops); fall 41, 42, and 43; spring 41 and 42. If requesting an add or drop from the course, please put the course coordinator's email: [email protected] on the drop/add form. Primary Contact: Course Director Dr. Sharon McCartney @ [email protected]. Course coordinator: Molly Wilder ([email protected]). Credit/No Credit. Zero credits. Enrollment max: 24; min: 5. Sharon McCartney, MD; Micheal Cutrone, DO; Mitchell Black, MD; and Brandon Ruderman, MD.