Nephrology – Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Title of Clerkship: Nephrology – Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Elective Year(s): Fourth Year Elective
Department: Internal Medicine
Type of Elective: Clinical
Clerkship Site: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Course Number: MEDI 801
Blocks Available: All
Number of Students/Block: 1
Faculty: Mustafa Mawih, M.D. and other various faculty
Elective Description/Requirements: This elective consists of a mixture of inpatient consultation and outpatient experiences. The student will have primary and/or consultative responsibility for patients who have a variety of acid-base and electrolyte disorders and problems in clinical nephrology and renal transplantation. Students will be responsible for evaluating patients and formulating a plan of care, which will then be presented, to faculty. House officers may or may not be on the rotation. Topics discussed during the rotation will include: fluids and electrolytes, acid-base problems, hypertension, nephrolithiasis, acute renal failure, chronic renal failure, glomerular diseases, interstitial diseases, dialysis, and transplant. Opportunity to attend morning report and noon conference will also be provided.
Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks
Educational Course Objectives and Links to EPOs:
- Interview and examine patients with the most common diseases of the kidney. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Recognize the symptoms and signs of common diseases of the kidney. (EPOs: MK-1, MK-4)
- Describe the indications and establish the diagnostic significance of tests used in the recognition and management of diseases of the kidney. (EPOs: MK-4, PC-6)
- Synthesize the clinical and laboratory information and create a pertinent problem list. (EPOs: MK-4, PC-1, PC-6)
- Analyze the clinical and laboratory data and arrive at a reasonable diagnostic hypothesis. (EPOs: PC-6)
- Outline plans for the management and treatment of the most common diseases of the kidney. (EPOs: 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
- Lecture
- Inpatient rounds
- Outpatient rounds
- Observation of clinical assessment and formulation of patient care
- Presentation to faculty
Evaluation Methods:
- Attendance
- Evaluation of case presentation and write-ups
- Faculty/resident observation
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