INTMD 7620

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Course Details

Course
INTMD 7620 - Cardiology Clinical Clerkship
Description
Students will be instructed by faculty during the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of patients in the daily VA outpatient cardiology consult clinic. ECG performance will be demonstrated by the ECG technician and ECG interpretation of at least 10 ECGs/per day will be taught daily, after pre-reading by the students, along with study of an electrocardiography text. Students will also have the option to participate in the inpatient consultation team of faculty member and fellows. The role of physical exam, ECG, echocardiography, exercise testing, ambulatory ECG monitoring, cardiac catheterization, and nuclear cardiology will be discussed in the diagnostic assessment and students will be encouraged to observe all of these procedures during their rotation. The student will be given an option to follow an echo technician and learner manual performance of two echo views (the parasternal long axis and sub-costal views) to enhance their bedside application of Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS). The role of pharmacologic therapies, percutaneous coronary interventions, surgical interventions, arrhythmia procedures, external counter pulsation, and cardiac rehabilitation will be discussed. Attendance at weekly cardiology conferences including case presentation/literature review and ECG conference will be encouraged.
Department
Internal Medicine
Credit Range
2 - 12
Permission Required
No
School Years
MSIIIMSIV
Course Classifications
ELECTIVECLINIC
Coordinator(s)
ESTRADA,SIRENA DC | sirena.estrada@hsc.utah.eduSANTINI,CHRISTINA DC | christina.santini@hsc.utah.edu
Directors(s)
Lui,Charles (DD) | charles.lui@va.gov
Possible Grade(s)
Fail (F)Incomplete (I)Pass (P)
Prerequisites
INTMD 7200: Internal Medicine Clinical Clerkship
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Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.
Drop Policy
Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

Academic Years

  Title Year Tags #Sec
INTMD 7620 - Cardiology Clinical Clerkship 2025/2026 ELECTIVECLINIC 10
INTMD 7620 - Cardiology Clinical Clerkship 2024/2025 ELECTIVECLINIC 13
INTMD 7620 - Cardiology Clinical Clerkship 2023/2024 ELECTIVECLINIC 24
INTMD 7620 - Cardiology Clinical Clerkship 2022/2023 ELECTIVECLINIC 23
INTMD 7620 - Cardiology Clinical Clerkship 2021/2022 ELECTIVECLINIC 23
INTMD 7620 - Cardiology Clinical Clerkship 2020/2021 ELECTIVECLINIC 22
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