Introduction to Allergy and Immunology

Catalog description

This elective is designed to provide the student with comprehensive experience in the diagnosis and management of allergic and immunologic diseases, common chronic conditions that affect over 50 million Americans. Unique to this field is the inter-phase of adult and pediatric patients thus the opportunity to see patients from their infancy to the elderly. Although the vast majority of patient interaction occurs within the outpatient setting, inpatient consultations provide exposure to complex diagnostic and management problems in patients with disorders such as anaphylaxis, difficult to control asthma, immunodeficiency, drug eruptions and other immunologic problems. One-on-one rounds with the faculty, conferences, case discussions, resident presentations, reading, and audiovisual materials maximize different modalities of learning. Whether the interest of the student is clinical, research, academic or government, allergy and immunology provides a host of exciting challenges.