Passport Transition to Residency

Catalog description

** Students must be available for the entirety of their scheduled block and must complete all activities to pass the course. This course is designed to prepare senior medical students for internship by developing their clinical knowledge, skill set, and communication skills to function effectively in their new roles. This course consists of a two-week curriculum focusing on knowledge and skills an undifferentiated medical student should have upon graduation. This course facilitates student learning with small group sessions of simulated clinical experiences, such as standardized patient encounters, high-fidelity manikin scenarios, and procedural task trainers. Goals: The purpose of this elective is to: Ensure fourth-year medical students make a seamless transition to residency by refining their knowledge base and communication skills while reinforcing essential clinical competencies enabling them to perform at a high level as they transition into their intern year. Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to identify and apply specific skills necessary for a successful transition to residency, including: Recognize, evaluate, and manage common situations, including specific emergencies and rapid response scenarios. Recognize indications for and learn how to perform common clinical procedures. Recognize a patient requiring emergent care and demonstrate how to initiate a code response. Order, interpret, and provide a rationale for requesting common labs and tests. Communicate effectively and compassionately with patients and families to form and sustain effective medical care. Recognize bias inherent to specific clinical situations and develop basic cultural competency skills to help address them. Thorough evaluation of a patient and successful completion of a structured handoff to a different service, focusing on improving continuity of care.