MED3 3002/F - Senior Clerkship in Medicine (JI Med)

Cr Hrs: 7 (4-0-46)

The Senior Clerkship in Medicine places the student in a more direct role in patient care similar to an internship, but closely supervised and directed. The senior clerkship student will record the principal database (with resident or Faculty review and counter signature), develop an evaluation and treatment plan, and write orders on patients (to be reviewed, altered if necessary, and signed by the resident or Faculty prior to implementation). The student is introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting in which the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student develops conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and becomes more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with an appreciation for the team approach to patient care. The student participates in two-hour rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and consults daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. This clerkship also is offered in Knoxville (MED2-3002/F), Memphis (MED1- 3002/ F), and Nashville(MED4- 3002/ F).

Grade Mode: Standard
Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
Location offered: Chattanooga
Prerequisites: M1 & M2 CURRICULUM, Medicine Core Clerkship
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Lee Malakoff
Spring - Instructor of Record: Gary Lee Malakoff