Cardiology - Toledo Clinic
Title of Clerkship: Cardiology - The Toledo Clinic
Elective Year(s): Fourth-Year
Department: Internal Medicine
Type of Elective: Clinical
Clerkship Site: The Toledo Clinic
Course Number: MEDI 775
Blocks Available: All
Number of Students/ Block: 1
Faculty: Ghiath Yazji, M.D., FACC, Osama Al-Bawab, M.D. FACC, Ransford Brenya, M.D., Ahed Nahhas, M.D., FACC, Kesari Sarikonda, M.D., FACC, Ajeet Sharma, M.D., George Youssef, M.D., FACC
Elective Description/ Requirements:
This clerkship provides the student with exposure to diverse cardiac problems in a
setting of a community hospital. The student will be expected to do a history and
physical exam on patients assigned to him or her during either admission to the service
or consultation. The student will present the case to the attending cardiologist during
rounds. The cardiologist makes rounds on a daily basis and the student is expected
to accompany the attending cardiologist on rounds. Students will also have the opportunity
to observe various procedures and in appropriate settings may actually assist in doing
some procedures. It is anticipated that the student will be allowed to evaluate and
follow 3 – 5 patients per week.
Length of Clerkship: 2 weeks
Educational Course Objectives and Links to EPOs:
- Interview patients collecting pertinent data concerning the patients’ presenting problems. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Perform a complete or focused physical examination as appropriate and distinguish normal from abnormal findings. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Organize information to develop a reasonable differential diagnosis and be prepared to present to preceptor. (EPOs: PC-7)
- Following an assessment of all assigned patients, students will describe the chief problems and a plan for treatment. (EPOs: PC-7)
- Prepare a complete H & P for a new patient admitted to the service and chart the results. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Periodically re-evaluate patients’ status including interpretation of new history and physical exam finding. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Use and interpret laboratory and radiographic tests used in diagnosing common disease. (EPOs: PC-6, MK-4)
- Recognize and manage situations related to common diseases that are potential emergencies. (EPOs: PC-8)
- Identify ethical problems which arise in patient treatment and care. (EPOs: PB-1, MK-1)
- Use ethical principles to reach a resolution in a presented case. (EPOs: PB-1, MK-1)
Professionalism: Students will meet or exceed the institutional standards for professionalism as stated in the current Educational Program Objectives and the current Educational Course Objectives for the Sponsoring Department.
Instructional Methods:
- Small group - clinical skills
- Interpretation of lab data
- Diagnostic tests - use/interpretation
- Lecture/media
- Independent study
- Inpatient rounds
Evaluation Methods:
- Attendance
- Case presentation
- Case write up
- Clinical log
- Faculty/Resident
- Narrative
- Professionalism assessments
- Clinical evaluation form
Prerequisites: Successful completion of required Internal Medicine Clerkship
Clerkship Director: Mani Askari, M.D.
Clerkship Coordinator: Dawn Jagodzinski; Mackenzie McNair
Phone Number: 419-383-5022
Email: Dawn.jagodzinski@utoledo.edu
Special Requirements: None
ECC Approved
June 2023