Rheumatology 2-Week Elective

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This is a 2-week elective for 4th year medical students who are looking to demystify the field of rheumatology. This rotation will be especially helpful for future internal medicine, family medicine, dermatology and orthopedic residents, but also other subspecialties with overlap with autoimmune conditions or musculoskeletal conditions. Students will rotate on either the Rheumatology Inpatient Consult service and/or our ambulatory Outpatient Clinic rotation depending on interest and space/course availability. Students will take part in the division's didactic and educational activities, such as Journal Club and learning from our Divisional Grand Rounds. Other novel educational modalities such as instructional videos, podcasts and infographics will also be used. By the end of the rotation, students will learn (a) how to distinguish symptoms from autoimmune diseases from other causes, including inflammatory arthritis from other causes of joint pain (e.g. OA), (b) how to perform a detailed physical exam with emphasis on musculoskeletal exam (c) how to order and interpret common autoimmune labs (d) basics of how rheumatologists use immunosuppression to manage autoimmune disease. Students that take the 2nd year, two credit Rheumatology selective are not eligible to enroll in this course. Students must have taken Medicine 205C in order to be eligible. Credit: 2; Maximum Enrollment: 3. The course is graded 'Credit/No Credit'. Permission of the instructor is required for enrollment. Mithu Maheswaranathan, MD; David Caldwell, MD; Philip Chu, MD; Megan Clowse, MD; Atul Kapila, MD; David Leverenz, MD; Jennifer Rogers, MD; Ankoor Shah, MD; William St. Clair, MD; Terri Tarrant, MD; Rebecca Sadun, MD; Kai Sun, MD; Sophia Weinmann, MD.