| MS-1 |
Human structure and Function
Ted Begenisich, PhD, Pharmacology/Physiology
Bob Dirksen, PhD, Pharmacology/Physiology |
Lecture/demonstration "Potassium channels and cardiac arrhythmias" (the simulator is brought to the lecture hall) |
| MS-2 |
Disease Process and Treatment
Frank Richeson, MD, Cardiology |
Team exercise "Cardiogenic shock: evaluation and treatment." Students groups (5-6 people) treat a patient in heart-failure with the help of a cardiology fellow, who then leads debriefing. Emphasis on cardiovascular pathophysiology and pharmaco-dynamics.
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Comprehensive Assessment
Linda Spillane, MD, Emergency Medicine
Matthew Spencer, MD, Emergency Medicine |
Teams of 3-4 students evaluation and treat an ICU patient in shock (type of shock is randomly chosen for each group) with help of a nurse. An emergency medicine physician leads debriefing. Equal emphasis on clinical management and teamwork.
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Case Seminar
Denham Ward, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology |
Laboratory exercise (12-13 students per group) on pharmacodynamics of the autonomic nervous system. Students observe direct, indirect, and feedback effects of different drugs on ANS.
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| MS-3 |
Medicine-Surgery clerkship
David Kaufman, MD, Surgery
Joe Dooley, MD, Anesthesiology
Linda Spillane, MD, Emergency Medicine |
Student team (5-6 people) follows a patient in sepsis from the ED to the OR to the ICU. They evaluate and treat the patient with the help of an attending physician from each service.
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Emergency Medicine clerkship
Linda Spillane, MD, Emergency Medicine |
Student teams (2 or 3 people) learn the basics of treating an unstable patient; then manage an asthma patient in the emergency room.
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Anesthesiology rotation
Suzanne Karan, MD, Anesthesiology |
Students learn airway management techniques in a workshop at the beginning of the rotation. At the end of the rotation, they provide anesthesia for a simulated patient and manage intra-operative complications. During their rotations, most students participate in the Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management Course along with anesthesiology residents.
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| MS-4 |
Senior Elective
David Kaufman, MD
David Stern, MD |
Shock: Diagnosis and Treatment, Demonstrations and hands-on exercises related to hypotensive shock and the use of Swan-Ganz catheter.
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