Pulmonology-ROH

Catalog description

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective emphasizes applied respiratory physiology and concentrates on exposure to pulmonary function testing and principles of respiratory therapy and respiratory critical care. The student will have an opportunity to correlate the history and physical findings in chronic lung disease with the pathophysiology as revealed by pulmonary physiologic studies.