Clinical Electives
Cardiothoracic Surgery 412 | |
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| This elective is not available for the Visiting International Students | |
| Course Leader | James Fingleton, M.D. |
| Add Notification days | 90 |
| Drop Notification days | 90 |
| Add Restriction days | 14 |
| Drop Restriction days | 14 |
| Competencies | Ability III ?? Intermediate and Advanced |
| Contact Information | Call Deborah McGarry at 793-5930 |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Criteria for Honors | An Honors grade should be awarded to a student whose performance in all phases of the elective surpassed the standards required by the faculty and was clearly superior to that of the average student taking this elective |
| Dept ID | 26 |
| Description | The student is assigned to the cardiothoracic surgical service. Students participate actively in the preoperative review of diagnostic tests such as cardiac catheterization films, MRI's, CT scans, etc. The student will be directly involved in daily rounds on the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Students will scrub in on cardiothoracic surgical cases with a faculty mentor on a daily basis. Students will actively participate in the regular conference schedule and will be expected to attend a weekly Cardiac Catheterization Conference on Thursday mornings and Multidisciplinary Rounds on the CVTS ICU. Principles of surgical diagnosis and clinical physiology are especially emphasized for the student. The faculty mentor will assign supplemental reading pertaining to the types of specific cardiac anomalies and surgical interventions |
| Duration | Two weeks or longer |
| Location | MH |
| Maximum students per rotation | 4 |
| Number of nights on call per week | None |
| Planned Independent Projects for Students | Opportunities for clinical research will be available for the well-motivated student. No independent projects will be required. |
| Prerequisites | Completion of the core clerkship in surgery |