Medicine - Infect Disease

Catalog description

Students participating in this elective will be assigned to an inpatient Infectious Diseases consultation service and provided the opportunity to participate actively in the assessment of new consults and follow-up care under the supervision of Faculty and Fellows in the Division of Infectious Diseases. Infectious Diseases consultative care provides invaluable experience in developing skills in history-taking, evaluation of social and exposure histories, physical examination, and in inpatient and outpatient management of both common and rare infections. The ID consultation service provides a wide spectrum of experience including nosocomial infections, infections in immunosuppressed patients including HIV, and fever of unknown origin, as well as many other conditions. Students will also be exposed to experiences in clinical microbiology, antimicrobial stewardship, and care of patients in a variety of medical specialties with consultations from surgical teams, General Medical and Family Medicine teams as well as Critical Care, Neurology, and Obstetrics. A solid background in infectious diseases will aid the student in cultivating skills needed for residency and that will be used regularly in ANY field of future practice. Prerequisite: MED 900 or permission of instructor.