College of Medicine MD Curriculum

Pulmonary and Critical Care – Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital

Title of Clerkship: Pulmonary Medicine - 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 825

Blocks Available: All (Students must register for this course at least 4 weeks prior to start date)

Number of Students/Block: 1 Maximum

Faculty: Drs. Curran, T. Gravelyn, S. Gravelyn, Harkaway, Patton

Elective Description/Requirements: This rotation offers the student interested in pulmonary and critical care medicine exposure to all aspects of modern pulmonary medicine.  In addition to pulmonary and critical care consultations, the student will acquire basic skills in interpreting chest x-rays, reading pulmonary function tests, and blood gas analysis.  A comprehensive bibliography of suggested readings on a multitude of pulmonary and critical care topics is provided.

Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks

Links to Core Competencies/Educational Course Objectives: At the end of this elective, the student will be able to:

  1. Interview and examine patients with the most common pulmonary and critical care diseases. (EPOs: PC-1)
  2. Recognize the symptoms and signs of common pulmonary diseases. (EPOs: MK-4, MK-1)
  3. Describe the indications and establish the diagnostic significance of tests used in the recognition and management of pulmonary diseases. (EPOs: PC-6)
  4. Synthesize the clinical and laboratory data and create a pertinent problem list. (EPOs: PC-7)
  5. Analyze the clinical and laboratory data and arrive at a reasonable diagnostic hypothesis. (EPOs: PC-7)
  6. Outline plans for the management and treatment of the most common pulmonary and critical care diseases. (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:

  1. Inpatient Clinical
  2. Outpatient Clinical
  3. Conferences/Lectures/Seminars

Evaluation Methods:

  1. Attendance
  2. Evaluation of case presentations and write-ups
  3. Faculty/resident observation

Prerequisites:

Clerkship Director: Mani Askari, M.D.

Clerkship Coordinator: Dawn Jagodzinski
Phone Number: 419-383-5022
Email: Dawn.jagodzinski@utoledo.edu

Special Requirements: None 

ECC Approved
October 2024

Last Updated: 11/25/24