Course Objectives
These clerkship objectives reflect the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the overall COM competencies and educational learning objectives as noted below. By the completion of the clerkship, students will be able to:
| Topic 1: Demonstrate in depth knowledge in the care of the hospitalized internal medicine patient: | |
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| SLO 1.1 | Utilize appropriate decision support resources and PDA/Smartphone resources in managing inpatient internal medicine problems |
| SLO 1.2 | Analyze and apply principles of evidence based medicine in making diagnostic and management decision in internal medicine through the use of interpretation of current medical literature |
| SLO 1.3 | Demonstrate the ability to apply appropriate clinical pharmacological principles in using medication to manage common inpatient internal medicine problems |
| SLO 1.4 | Demonstrate the ability to conduct a focused medical history and targeted physical examination appropriate to the patient’s chief complaint |
| SLO 1.5 | Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and present a treatment plan for commonly occurring internal medicine illnesses in the inpatient setting |
| SLO 1.6 | Formulate and apply effective transitions for patients between different care settings in the continuum of care |
| SLO 1.7 | Demonstrate application of the principles of patient safety |
| Topic 2: Demonstrate understanding of the risks, benefits and indications appropriate to the level of education for the following procedures: | |
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| SLO 2.1 | Insertion of nasogastric tube |
| SLO 2.2 | Insertion of Foley catheter |
| Topic 3: Demonstrate the following professional and communication competencies: | |
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| SLO 3.1 | Apply the biopsychosocial model and patient-centered method to the understanding of patient presentations in the inpatient setting |
| SLO 3.2 | Demonstrate understanding of ethical principles and their application to patient care |
| SLO 3.3 | Demonstrate effective communication skills with a diverse array of patients and members of the healthcare team in the inpatient setting |
| SLO 3.4 | Apply principles of end-of-life care with a patient and family |
| SLO 3.5 | Demonstrate the ability to clearly and concisely present oral and written summaries of patients to members of the healthcare team, with relevant information and synthesis of clinical information |
| Topic 4: Demonstrate understanding of the following broad inpatient internal medicine topics: | |
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| SLO 4.1 | Abdominal pain |
| SLO 4.2 | Acute gastrointestinal bleeding |
| SLO 4.3 | Acute neurologic changes, including seizure, stroke, TIA |
| SLO 4.4 | Acute pulmonary edema |
| SLO 4.5 | Acute renal failure |
| SLO 4.6 | Altered mental status |
| SLO 4.7 | Arrhythmias |
| SLO 4.8 | Chest pain |
| SLO 4.9 | Electrolyte disorder |
| SLO 4.10 | Fever |
| SLO 4.11 | Glycemic control, including diabetic ketoacidosis |
| SLO 4.12 | Hypertensive emergencies |
| SLO 4.13 | Nausea and vomiting |
| SLO 4.14 | Pain management |
| SLO 4.15 | Respiratory distress |
| SLO 4.16 | Shock and sepsis |
| SLO 4.17 | Substance abuse/overdose/drug withdrawal |
| SLO 4.18 | Syncope |
SLO=Specific Learning Objective