College of Medicine MD Curriculum

Internal Medicine Acting Internship – Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital

Title of Clerkship: Internal Medicine Acting Internship – Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital

Elective Year(s): Fourth year

Department: Internal Medicine

Type of Elective: Clinical

Clerkship Site: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital

Course Number: MEDI 811

Blocks Available: All

Number of Students per Block: 1

Faculty: Elliot Berinstein, M.D., Veena Janardan, M.D. and other various faculty

Elective Description/Requirements: An "internship" experience emphasizing primary responsibility for acutely ill patients on a busy inpatient service. Direct supervision provided by the ward resident. Numerous educational conferences available including daily noon conference, morning report, grand rounds, attending rounds, and medical student case presentation conference twice weekly with core faculty. Student will also be expected to share one of their patients in a case presentation to the student group at the end of the rotation.

Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks

Educational Course Objectives and Links to EPOs:

  1. Interview patients and review pertinent medical records collecting data concerning the patients’ presenting problems. (EPOs: PC-1)
  2. Perform a complete or focused physical examination as appropriate and distinguish normal from abnormal findings. (EPOs: PC-1)
  3. Synthesize information to develop a reasonable differential diagnosis and be prepared to present to the preceptor. (EPOs: PC-7)
  4. Describe the patient’s chief problems and develop a plan for treatment. (EPOs: PC-7)
  5. Prepare a complete H & P for new patients admitted to the service and chart the results. (EPOs: PC-1)
  6. Periodically re-evaluate patients’ status including interpretation of new history and physical exam findings (EPOs: PC-1)
  7. Interpret laboratory and radiographic tests used in the diagnosis of common medical diseases. (EPOs: PC-6)
  8. Recognize and manage situations related to common diseases that are potential emergencies. (EPOs: PC-8)
  9. Identify ethical problems which arise in patient treatment and care. (EPOs: PB-1, PC-2)

Professionalism:
UT/COMLS 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:

  1. Conference
  2. Lecture
  3. Inpatient care

Evaluation Methods Employed:

  1. Attendance
  2. Case presentation evaluations
  3. Case write up evaluation
  4. Faculty/resident observation

Prerequisites: Successful completion of required Internal Medicine Clerkship

Clerkship Director: Mani Askari, M.D.

Clerkship Coordinator: Dawn D. Jagodzinski; Mackenzie McNair
Phone Number: 419-383-5022
Email Address: dawn.jagodzinski@utoledo.edu

Special Requirements: Students will be expected to be in the hospital six days a week. Call will be every fourth night.

ECC Approved
June 2023

Last Updated: 11/22/23