Pulmonary 4-Week

Catalog description

This is a 4-week elective that seeks to build on pulmonary knowledge, and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. It may be used to build upon experience from the 2-week Pulmonary Elective. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through taking part in daily pulmonary consultation rounds. Students will, along with senior pulmonary fellows, be able to evaluate and examine patients with a wide spectrum of pulmonary diseases. Students will also be encouraged to participate in multidisciplinary conferences (oncologic, thoracic surgery, chest radiology, and pathology) and observe pulmonary procedures including bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, and transthoracic lung biopsy. Students will also rotate through the pulmonary physiology laboratory.