MED 40105 - Junior Internship in Medicine

Cr Hrs: 6
Session Length: 4 weeks

This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This general internal medicine clerkship provides the student with a broad array of clinical problems in a large hospital setting. The student assumes responsibility for patient care under the supervision of a resident and an attending physician. The clerkship emphasizes bedside skills, differential diagnosis, cost effectiveness, ethics, and treatment. No overnight call is required.

Grade Mode: Standard
Max per section: 2
Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective

Location offered: Nashville
Hospital: Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown and West Hospitals
Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000
Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org

Spring - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org

Course Coordinator: Christy Knorr - christine.knorr@ascension.org

Website: http://comnashville.uthsc.edu/content/im-clerkships/
Prior Authorization: No
Blocks Not Offered: None
Off-cycle timing allowed: No
Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Overnight Call and/or Float: No
Time off for interviews: No