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INTERNAL MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Location — Akron General Medical Center
Duration — 4 weeks
Director(s) —
Gary Bollin, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
400 Wabash Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44307
Contact - Jenny Henninger
1-330-344-5470
Teaching Faculty —
Gary Bollin, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
David Watkins, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Richard Watkins, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Objectives:
- To provide student with exposure to and participation in the diagnostics and management of patients with infectious diseases in a hospital setting.
- To maximize the ability of student to interpret Gram stains and other lab data in the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
- To review the principles of antimicrobial therapy.
Description:
- With patient consultation as the major setting, the elective will include instruction in all aspects of infectious disease, including human-microbial pathophysiology, antibiotic use and abuse, and the proper use of the microbiology laboratory.
- Heavy emphasis will be placed on the history, physical examination and interpretation of gram-stained smears in the evaluation of patients.
- The student will make daily rounds with the Infectious Disease service and will be assigned selected consults to work up, present and follow.
- The student will participate in any conferences held by the Infectious Disease service.
- Typical daily schedule: 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; Saturday & Sunday - None
- Students may elect to work with any of the faculty by notifying our Medical Education office at the time of application.
Night Call/Special Requirements: None
Date Updated: 18-MAY-2009 | |
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