IMED 731A Internal Medicine Core Hospital Based

Credits: 12
In this Experience, students will develop critical knowledge and skills pertinent to inpatient care of the adult patient. They will learn to navigate complex EMRs to obtain accurate and focused data, obtain hypothesis-driven histories, and perform problem-focused exams. They will formulate an overall assessment, prioritized problem list, and triaged differential diagnosis with a focus on common and/or dangerous conditions. They will communicate their findings, assessment, plan and reasoning both orally and in writing. Students will follow the patients through until discharge (or rotation off service) and will gain an appreciation for the complexity and risks of transitions of care. They will do this in a clinical environment that is diverse but also rich in “common” medical conditions such as pneumonia, COPD, heart failure, decompensated liver failure, pancreatitis, sepsis, and malignancies and their complications. They will develop structured approaches to common inpatient complaints such as abdominal pain, chest pain, acute and progressive dyspnea, fever, failure to thrive and syncope.

Students will develop a longitudinal relationship with key faculty, and focus on interdisciplinary care, evidence-based medicine, quality improvement and patient safety in the hospital setting. Safe transitions of care from the unit to home/ICU/skilled nursing will be an emphasis.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit
Also offered as: IMED 731RA