Electives Catalogue - Department of Medicine

Title: Advanced Medicine

Preceptor: Michael LoCurcio, M.D.
Course Code: 04-25
Prerequisites: Only students who are in the final academic year of training and have successfully completed a clerkship in general internal medicine may participate in this elective.

Description:

In Advanced Medicine students are expected to perform as acting interns on one of the medical services within the NYU School of Medicine Campus.  In no other clerkship are students asked to assume more responsibility.  In this clerkship, students must build upon their developing clinical skills in a setting of responsibility and exposure to real-life stressors.  The clerkship attempts to create a balance between supervision and autonomy that is uniquely conducive to the maturation of clinicians.

Objectives of the Elective:

This elective strives to make each student better prepared for any residency training program.  With the same responsibilities and expectations as our residency training program, students must learn to care for their patient in every sense of the word.  At the end of the elective students are expected to be able to manage up to six complex medical cases and to be a part of housestaff team in an academic center.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:

• Students will take call with the medical team and care for patients from admission through discharge under the supervision of a resident and faculty member
• Students will carry a pager and will be the first clinician called for any patient being covered by the team
• Students will present cases during attending rounds and, if required, for other academic conferences.  Students will also be expected to perform all of the responsibilities required of interns in training including pre-rounding, participating in work rounds, note writing, and coordinating every aspect of care

Didactic Program:

Students attend all conferences attended by interns.  These include morning report, noon conference, attending rounds and other special didactic sessions that are posted in each hospital every week.

Method of Evaluation:

The Course Director will assign a grade based on the evaluations by both housestaff and faculty<.

Requirements, Paperwork, Contact Information and Scheduling Information:

Months Offered: All Year Duration: Four Weeks (including all four weekends and any Holiday that may occur during the elective time)
Students should download and complete the top portion of the elective form located on this website.  The student should then request that his or her medical school completes the second section as indicated on the form.  The original form must then be mailed to Stacy Bodziak (see address below).  The Clerkship and the Residency Training Program will then review the application and consider the request based on availability and credentials.  The student will be informed of the status of his or her request within four weeks of our receipt of the original request.
Please note that a student attending a medical school outside of the United States should visit the following: www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/electives/requirements_non_lcme.html for specific information regarding deadlines and applications. 
Contacts:

Course Coordinator:

Stacy Bodziak

NYU Department of Medicine
550 First Avenue, OBV-A612
New York, NY 10016
212-263-3973
(Fax) 212-263-3206
stacy.bodziak@nyumc.org

Course Director:

Michael LoCurcio, M.D.

michael.locurcio@med.nyu.edu

The Chief Medical Residents’ Office:

Office of the Chief Medical Residents
NYU Department of Medicine
462 First Avenue, 16N30-BH
New York, NY 10016
212-562-6401

Title: Cardiology

Preceptor: Norma Keller, M.D.

Prerequisites: Medicine Clerkship

Course Code: 04-05

Coordinator/Contact: Grace Ramirez-Maldonado

Telephone #: 263-6554

Description:

The standard elective in cardiology is carefully planned and centered at Bellevue Hospital. The students work with the Fellow on the busy Consultation Service. Formal discussions are held daily with Attending Physicians assigned to the CCU or Consult Service to discuss specific clinical problems in depth. The students attend the weekly Cardiology Clinic in the OPD and participate in all of the many teaching conferences of the Section.

Selected areasof concentration may be chosen by the student during the standard elective. These can be echocardiography, exercise testing, EKG review and Holter monitoring, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology. The student may arrange special electives limited to any of these areas with specific faculty members with the approval by Dr. Keller or coordinator.

Objectives of the Elective

This elective is designed to expand the knowledge of the student in the diagnosis, pathophysiology and clinical management of cardiac disease. We show the student how cardiologists function as consultants to other internists and as primary physicians. We teach the students how to reach accurate diagnoses by correlating clinical data with information obtained by the many specialized techniques unique to cardiology.

Key Responsibilities of the Student While On Elective:

The students will be assigned to the Cardiology Consult Service at Bellevue, working closely with the Fellow assigned to consult, and presenting cases to the attending cardiologist daily. Students will become fully aware of the patients problems and will participate in their daily management. The students will be responsible for presenting patient problems to the Attending Physician in a precise, candid format. They will become familiar with the principal journals and textbooks used by cardiologists and will accompany their patients to diagnostic testing via cardiac catheterization, echocardiography and exercise stress testing with nuclear imaging.

These Students Aso Attend
Monday, combined Cardiac Catheterization/ Cardiovascular Surgery Conference at 8:45 AM

Monday and Tuesday Cardiology Core Curriculum Sessions/Luncheons

Wednesday Cardiac Clinic at 1-4:00 p.m.

Thursday Cardiology Grand Rounds 4:30-5:30pm

Friday Cardiology Journal Club/Luncheon

Friday Cardiology Journal Club/Luncheon

Didactic Program:

Method of Evaluation:

Scheduling Information:

Report To: Registrar's office for clearance and ID at 9:00 AM, then at 9:30 AM at BH 17S5 for orientation

Students Per Period: 3

Duration: Four Weeks

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Title: Clinical Electrocardiography
Preceptor: Jeffrey Lorin, M.D.

Course Code: 04-06

Telephone #:686-7500 X3935

Prerequisites: Medicine Clerkship, Fourth year students only. This elective best serves students who are interested in internal medicine and emergency medicine

Description:
Under supervision, the student participates in all activities involving electrocardiography The ECG elective starts at 8:30am and generally lasts until the early afternoon. The ECG elective is designed to teach advanced interpretation of the electrocardiogram, with a specific emphasis on cardiac arrhythmia. Medical students are expected to come in with a basic understanding of the principles of electrocardiography. Medical students will interpret all of the day's ECGs, which will then be reviewed and verified by the attending. There will be a review of interesting ECGs each day with the attending. There will be ample opportunity for the students to ask any questions regarding specific ECGs or principles of electrocardiography. We will also review legendary ECGs which have been saved for specific teaching points. There is an expectation that the student will read at least one ECG textbook (preferably not Dubin) during the elective. A review of specific subjects such as myocardial ischemia and infarction, Brugada syndrome, WPW, SVT, ventricular tachycardia, AV block, electrolyte abnormalities, pacemakers, biventricular pacemakers and ICDs will be discussed.
The class coincides with the ECG elective for internal medicine house staff.

For satisfactory completion of this elective the student is required to be present on at least three quarters of the teaching days. Students who schedule large numbers of internship interviews are advised not to take this elective during those months.

Objectives of the Elective:
The principal objective is to expose the student to all aspects of the principles and interpretation of clinical electrocardiography and electrophysiology.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:

1. Each morning students will participate in electrocardiographic interpretation under the direction of an attending cardiologist.
2. Students will be assigned specific topics in electrocardiography to present to the entire class
3. Students must read a textbook on electrocardiography (preferably not Dubin)
4. tudents must bring calipers

Didactic Program:
A review of specific subjects such as Brugada syndrome, WPW, SVT, ventricular tachycardia, AV block, electrolyte abnormalities, pacemakers, biventricular pacemakers and ICDs will be discussed in detail.

Method of Evaluation:
Students are assessed via personal observation of the students by an Attending Cardiologist on the basis of proficiency in ECG interpretation, active engagement, participation, and scholarship.

Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: 5 months per year: July, August, November, January, February. The dates can be obtained via the Registrar’s Office website @ www.med.nyu.edu/registrar/calendars/elective.html.

Report To: 8:30 AM, VA Medical Center, 12S room 12077S

Students Per Period: Maximum 5, there is a physical limitation due to the size of the classroom.

Duration: Four Weeks

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Title: Clinical Gastroenterology
Preceptors: Edmund Bini, M.D., David Diehl, M.D., Fritz Francois, M.D., Zoi Gamagaris, M.D., Norman Javitt, M.D., Gerald Villanueva, M.D., Elizabeth Weinshel, M.D.

Course Code: 04-12

Prerequisites: Any One Core Clerkship

Telephone #: (212) 562-3778

Description:
An elective in clinical Gastroenterology is offered to fourth year students. Each student will rotate through Bellevue hospital and the Manhattan VA. They will work directly with a Gastroenterology fellow. Experience will be directed towards the following: (1) consultations, (2) rounding with Gastroenterology attendings, (3) attendance at endoscopy sessions, (4) weekly conferences, and (5) participation in G.I. Clinic.

Objectives of the Elective:
To gain an overview of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and the liver, including pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. Students will also become familiar with endoscopy and its indications as a major diagnostic and therapeutic modality in the field of medicine.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:

1. Students will work directly with the fellows, seeing patients and writing consultations.
2. Observe daily scheduled and emergency endoscopies, ERCPs, and liver biopsies.
3. Present cases on rounds.
4. Participate in conferences.

Didactic Program:
There are no conferences directed at students, but students are included in all activities of the GI section. Students participate in inpatient consultations, weekly GI clinics, attending rounds, pathology and daily GI conferences.

Method of Evaluation:
The fellows and the attendings on service, with comments, evaluate students. Grading is Pass/Fail

Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: All year
Report To: 8 AM, 17North BH/GI Suite 11^th fl. VA
Contact: Zoi Gamagaris, MD tel: 562-3778
Students Per Period: 3 at Bellevue 3 at the VA
Duration: Four Weeks

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Title: Clinical Hematology
Preceptor(s):Simon Karpatkin, M.D., Kenneth Hymes, M.D.

Course Code: 04-15

Telephone #:263-5466

Prerequisites: Any One Core Clerkship

Description:
On this elective, the student works at Bellevue, Tisch and New York VA Hospitals in the evaluation of clinical hematologic problems. Teaching events include a weekly minicourse, management conference, research seminar, hematology grand rounds, hematology clinic and journal club. The student works closely with Fellows and Attendings and will examine bone marrow smears and learn how to interpret them. A rotation through the Coagulation Laboratory of Blood Bank can be arranged.

Objectives of the Elective:
The elective in clinical hematology will give the forth year student exposure to the diagnosis and management of hematologic diseases in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The student will become familiar with the clinical evaluation of cytopenias, and the staging and treatment of hematologic malignancies, the principles of the treatment of neoplastic diseases and the effective use of the clinical laboratory in managing hematologic disorders. Students should be able to identify normal and abnormal peripheral blood and bone marrow cell morphology. They will be encouraged to perform bone marrow aspirations and biopsies and gain experience in the preparation of these specimens. In addition, through journal club and seminars the students will be introduced to new developments in basic sciences as they relate to hematology.

Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:

1. Daily inpatient rounds with the hematology fellow.
2. New Patient consultations.
3. Attending rounds.
4. Outpatient Clinics at the Bellevue and Veterans Administration Hospitals.
5. Conferences

Monday A.M. - Review of Topics in Hematology

Tuesday P.M.- Hematology Journal Club

Thursday A.M.-Patient Management Conference

Friday P.M. - Research and Clinical Conferences

Didactic Program:
The didactic program for the students includes the conferences as well as patient oriented discussions and presentations on teaching rounds with the attending physicians. The Monday A.M. lecture series is a basic review of important clinical topics in hematology at a level appropriate for medical students.

Method of Evaluation:
The performance of the students will be assessed based upon their participation in rounds and conferences, preparation of short oral presentations for attending rounds, procedural skills, and consultations.

Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: All Year

Report To: 9 AM, Tisch Hospital RM 334

Students Per Period: 2

Duration: Four Weeks

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