INTMD 7450 (2024/2025)

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Course: INTMD 7450 - Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Hospitalist Elective

Description: This is a two-week course designed for medical students who are interested in or have recently matched into Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency programs. Students will rotate through the University of Utah Hospital on the Internal Medicine Hospitalist service and Primary Children's Hospital for one week each with the goal of refining their inpatient knowledge and preparing them for their upcoming internship. They will work together on a team and be directly supervised by a current Internal Medicine-Pediatric hospitalist, forming individualized learning plans to receive direct feedback.

Course Objectives

As a result of successfully completing INTMD 7450 students will be able to:
1.Navigate the differences between inpatient pediatric and internal medicine settings.
2.Describe the differences between inpatient pediatric and internal medicine settings.
3.Describe the role of a hospitalist in the medical system.
4.Develop advanced skills in at least 2 of the following domains: patient communication, inpatient team teaching, patient care coordination, and point of care ultrasound
5.Gain exposure to additional hospitalist procedures such as lumbar punctures and paracenteses
6.Demonstrate an improved preparedness for their first inpatient rotations as residents