Infectious Disease Elective - UTMC
Title of Clerkship: Infectious Disease Elective – UTMC
Elective Year(s): Fourth Year Elective
Department: Internal Medicine
Type of Elective: Clinical
Clerkship Site: The University of Toledo Medical Center
Course Number: MEDI 714
Blocks Available: All
Number of Students/Block: 1
Faculty: Joan Duggan, M.D.; Claudiu Georgescu, M.D.; Michael Ellis, M.D., Joel Kammeyer, M.D., Hend Elsaghir, M.D., Haroon Shah, D.O., Komal Masood, M.D., Caitlyn Hollingshead, M.D.
Elective Description/Requirements: The student is expected to know how to evaluate patients who present with possible infectious diseases including, but not restricted to, fevers of unknown origin, acute febrile episodes, urinary tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections, pneumonia, endocarditis, parasitic infestation, postoperative fever, AIDS. Decide upon the appropriate therapeutic and diagnostic approach for each patient evaluated; follow all patients on a daily basis; review the medical literature on diseases seen on service. The student, by the end of the clerkship, should be able to perform and identify organisms on Gram stain and according to source, make a reasonable estimate of what the organisms are. Be familiar with the general microbiology laboratory and how it can be useful in patient management; know the appropriate means of obtaining cultures from various sites.
Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks
Educational Course Objectives and Links to EPOs:
- Formulate an integrated an approach to the diagnosis and management of infections in hospitalized and ambulatory patients. (EPOs: MK-4, PC-1, PC-5, PC-6, PC-7)
- Integrate knowledge of major pathogenic organisms with knowledge of antibiotic groups in the selection of appropriate antibiotic regimens. (EPOs: MK-4, MK-6, PC-6, PC-7)
- Explain the management of HIV disease and common hospital-based infectious diseases. (EPOs: MK-4, MK-6, PC-6, PC-7)
Professionalism: UT/COM 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
- Outpatient rounds
- Inpatient rounds
Evaluation Methods:
- Attendance
- Case presentation
- Case write-up
- Faculty/resident observation
- Narrative
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