MD ID 6202 (2021/2022) 08/23/2021-12/03/2021

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Course: MD ID 6202 - Foundations of Interprofessional Education (IPE), Supplementary Clinical Experience

Description: University of Utah 1st and 2nd year Medical students are invited to participate in a new VA Patient Bedside Experience at the SL VA Hospital medicine ward. Work with a Nurse's Assistant (VA Heath Tech) then a Registered Nurse on the busy Acute Medicine/2E ward for 4 four-hour shifts.

Learn how to improve your communication style and gain patient trust. With time and patient approval, you will be able to perform patient cares and how to operate medical devices on the medicine floor. You have the opportunity to improve your communication skills with a patient population that may be 3-4x your age and to become more aware of all the contributors to a patient's healthcare team - from housekeepers to health techs, clerks to nurses.

Reduce your stress in a hospital environment and gain some basic verbal and nonverbal communication skills to facilitate your relationships with patients and staff.

Academic Year: 2021/2022

Start Date: 08/23/2021

End Date: 12/03/2021

Block: FALL

Department: MD ID

Permission Required: No

Section Credits: .5

Min Openings: 1

Max Openings: 10

School Years: MSIMSIIMSIII

Course Classifications: ELECTIVE

Coordinator(s): Winward,Melissa DC | melissa.winward@hsc.utah.eduHansen,Colby DC | colby.hansen@hsc.utah.edu

Directors(s): Hansen,Colby DD | colby.hansen@hsc.utah.edu

Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Incomplete (I)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: None

Add Policy: Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.

Drop Policy: This elective can be dropped any time before the last day of the semester.

Syllabus: Click here to download syllabus.