INTERNAL MEDICINE

CARDIOLOGY

Location — Akron General Medical Center
Duration — 4 weeks
Number of Students — 2

Director(s) —
George Litman, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine
400 Wabash Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44307
1-330-344-7759

Teaching Faculty —
David Cutler, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Brian Donelan, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Terry Gordon, DO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Emil Hayek, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Jeffrey Hershey, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Stephen Heupler, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
James Hodsden, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Michael Hughes, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
James Kleman, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
George Litman, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine
S. Leslie Tobias, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Gregory Kidwell, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine

Objectives:

• To provide medical students with necessary exposure to assess and care for the adult cardiac patient.

Description:

• Participate in daily teaching rounds with the attending and house staff team.
• Will be exposed to the diagnostic procedures and therapeutic intervention necessary in the care of the adult cardiac patient.
• Work up at least three patients per week.
• Attend daily EKG teaching sessions to gain proficiency in electrocardiographic diagnosis.
• Work with the attending physician in outpatient practice.
• Students may elect to work with any of the facility by notifying our Medical Education office at the time of application.