Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease

Catalog description

The student will: 1) Learn about management of postoperative infection, CNS infection, pulmonary infection, sepsis, fungal infection, etc. 2) Learn data analysis techniques of infectious diseases specialist and how (generally) microbiology laboratories work. 3) Learn principles of antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral therapy. Students are to attend infectious diseases conferences. Students will see patients primarily admitted to the Infectious Disease Office and work with selected educational consultants. They will attend noon medicine conferences and grand rounds at the assigned hospital. They will be supervised by one physician. Students will have contact with 3 to 5 new patients a week plus follow-up 3 to 4 patients. Clinical ward performance =100% of grade. Student performance will be evaluated by faculty on written departmental forms to assess: history-taking ability, expertise in performing physical exams, formulation of clinical judgment, diagnostic approach, rapport with nursing staff and fellow physicians. Prerequisite: INMD 975.