College of Medicine MD Curriculum

Pulmonary Medicine – Toledo Hospital

Title of Clerkship: Pulmonary and Critical Care – Toledo Hospital

Elective Year(s): Fourth-Year

Department: Internal Medicine

Type of Elective: Clinical

Clerkship Site: Toledo Hospital

Course Number: MEDI 808

Blocks Available: All

Number of Students/ Block: 1

Faculty: Ahmad Abdelwahed, M.D., Ronald Wainz, M.D., Emile Klada, M.D., Murad Saleh, M.D., Shanna Elston, D.O.

Elective Description/ Requirements: Student(s) will assist in consultations and management of a wide variety of patients with pulmonary diseases. This will include Inpatient and outpatient consultations, hospital wards and MICU patients. Participation in procedures including bronchoscopies, intubations, lung and chest wall biopsies, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and pulmonary function testing will occur throughout the month. A didactic and bedside lecture course related to the pathophysiology of pulmonary diseases will be presented.

Length of Clerkship: 4 weeks

Educational Course Objectives and Links to EPOs:

  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)
  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 information and create a pertinent problem list. (EPOs: PC-6, PC-7)
  5. Analyze the clinical and laboratory data and arrive at a reasonable diagnostic hypothesis. (EPOs: PC-6, PC-7)
  6. Outline plans for the management and treatment of the most common pulmonary and critical care diseases. (EPOs: PC-7)

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:

  1. Small group
  2. Clinical skills
  3. Interpretation of lab data
  4. Diagnostic tests - use/interpretation
  5. Lecture/media
  6. Independent study
  7. Inpatient rounds

Evaluation Methods:

  1. Attendance
  2. Case presentation
  3. Case write-up
  4. Faculty/resident observation
  5. 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

Last Updated: 11/22/23