Gastroenterology

Catalog description

Credits 0 to 10. 0 to 10 Other Hours. Offered at MD Anderson; unique opportunity for medical students to see patients referred with specific issues related to gastroenterology and gastrointestinal cancer; working one-on-one with faculty in the outpatient clinic, hospital and endoscopy unit will provide close interaction between students, fellows and staff in an environment that nurtures teaching; provide defined educational experiences that will impact on providing insightful consultation for a very wide range of gastrointestinal problems, the effective management and appropriate use of endoscopic procedures; and provide students with the opportunity to evaluate and manage outpatients under close faculty supervision; perform consultative evaluations on a limited number of inpatients under close faculty supervision; and observe both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures such as used for tumor ablation, control of bleeding and screen for colon cancer.