Visiting Students Elective Catalog
Anesthesiology
OHSU Portland
ANST 709A
Anesthesiology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS4 or above
Contact: Dr. Dawn Dillman & Debi Stabler, 84164
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students receive supervised instruction and gain experience with the clinical aspects of anesthesiology by working in the operating room with either a faculty physician or both a faculty physician and an anesthesiology resident. The course emphasizes: 1) perioperative patient care with a focus on intraoperative anesthetic and non-operative pain management, 2) using scientific principles and practices of anesthesiology to develop individual patient plans, and 3) developing technical skills involved with airway management, tracheal intubation, and IV infusion therapy. This elective requires a written examination at the end of the course. All electives whether on- or off-campus need to last a minimum of 4 weeks. The OHSU parent department must approve all off-campus electives four weeks prior to their start date.) A didactic series of lectures is included with this elective. Students may also be scheduled to visit the patient simulator during the rotation dependent of faculty availability.
Anesthesiology - Obstetrics
OHSU Portland
ANST 709B
Anesthesiology
Duration: 2-4 weeks
Credits: 3-6
Term: Any
Preqs: OBGY 720 and ANST 709A or C
Contact: Dr. Dawn Dillman & Debi Stabler, 84164
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will receive instruction on anesthesiology management of obstetric patients. Instruction will include management of complicated delivery and other obstetric related issues. Students must have completed their OB clerkship before starting this course.
Anesthesiology - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
ANST 709H
Anesthesiology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS4 or above
Contact: Irene Sogge, 541-686-7173
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students receive supervised instruction and gain experience with the clinical aspects of anesthesiology by working in the operating room with either an attending faculty physician. The course emphasizes: 1) perioperative patient care with a focus on intraoperative anesthetic and non-operative pain management, 2) using scientific principles and practices of anesthesiology to develop individual patient plans, and 3) developing technical skills involved with airway management, tracheal intubation, and IV infusion therapy. All electives whether on- or off-campus need to last a minimum of 4 weeks. The OHSU parent department must approve all off-campus electives four weeks prior to their start date.) Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend is located in Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Rural Primary Care Experience
Various Rural Oregon Sites
AMBL 709X
Conjoint Courses
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 0
Term: Any
Preqs: All Core Third Year Clerkships
Contact: Susan Brock, 4-2052
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This course requires prior approval of the Director of the Oregon Area Health Education Center. It is geared toward students from other LCME Medical Schools who wish to have an experience working with Primary Care Physicians in Rural Oregon. The student will not be on the OHSU campus and will not have contact with OHSU Residency Directors for any department. Applicants without prior approval will be declined without consideration.
Clinical Dermatology
OHSU Portland
DERM 709A
Dermatology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Kathleen Kautz or Dr. Lynne Morrison, 4-7007
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This general elective is intended for those students pursuing careers in primary care or subspecialty medicine who are interested in learning the basics of Dermatology. Students are exposed to the breadth of Dermatology and spend the majority of their time in the busy OHSU and VA faculty clinics. Rotations on the inpatient consultation service and with dermatologic surgery (including exposure to the Mohs procedure) and dermatopathology are also provided. Attendance at weekly departmental Grand Rounds, educational conferences, and student-directed didactic sessions is required. Evaluation is based on clinical interactions, written examination and a short end-of-course presentation. There is no overnight or weekend call. This is a full-time, 4 week elective and the department can accommodate (4) students per rotation based on availability.
Dermatopathology
OHSU Portland
DERM 709B
Dermatology
Duration: 2-4 weeks
Credits: 3-6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Kathleen Kautz or Dr. Lynne Morrison, 4-7007
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students on this elective gain experience in the microscopic diagnosis of skin disease. Students work closely with both dermatology and pathology residents and the dermatopathology fellow, and participate in daily sign-outs of cases with the faculty dermatopathologist at the microscope. Students attend all departmental educational conferences, Grand Rounds and occasional didactics alongside the students in Derm 709A. This elective is available on either a full or part time basis, and the department can usually accommodate (2) students per rotation
Dermatology - Subspecialty
OHSU Portland
DERM 709C
Dermatology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: DERM 709A
Contact: Kathleen Kautz or Dr Lynne Morrison, 4-7007
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This advanced elective is intended for those students interested in pursuing a career in Dermatology. Students spend their time in the OHSU faculty clinics focused on subspecialty areas of Dermatology including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, pediatric dermatology, autoimmune dermatology and Mohs surgery. Interactions with dedicated faculty on a weekly basis shall lead to more independence in diagnosis and management of patients with complex skin disease. Attendance at weekly departmental Grand Rounds and educational conferences is required. There is no weekend or overnight call. This is a full time, 4-week elective and the department can accommodate (2) students per rotation based on availability.
Dermatology - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
DERM 709H
Dermatology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students are expected to learn the basic clinical approach to diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of common and some uncommon dermatologic diseases. Students will have the opportunity to observe patients in a private clinic setting and in a multi-specialty group clinic. The standard dermatologic lexicon will be emphasized and mastered. Students will learn the basics and perform or assist in minor dermatologic procedures like KOH slide preparation, skin biopsies, and excisions. Conferences include a clinical case conference and regular meetings with preceptor. Written evaluation and oral feedback are provided based on observed case presentations and knowledge acquired.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Emergency Medicine - OHSU
OHSU Portland
EMED 709A
Emergency Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: All core
Contact: Liz Mesberg, 4-1587
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective provides students with an introduction to all aspects of Emergency Medicine. Students participate in the daily care of emergency patients with attending staff and attend weekly lectures covering a broad range of topics in Emergency Medicine. An introduction to pre-hospital care and toxicology will also be included. Students will be assigned shifts at both the OHSU and VAMC ECU. All students must have current VAMC access to participate in the rotation.
Emergency Medicine - Pediatric
OHSU Portland
EMED 709D
Emergency Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: All core
Contact: Liz Mesberg, 4-1587
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective provides students with an introduction to Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Students focus on the specialty care of pediatric emergency patients. Students will also attend weekly lectures and didactics sessions. Students are assigned shifts in the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Care Unit.
Emergency Medicine - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
EMED 709H
Emergency Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: All core
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective provides students with an introduction to all aspects of Emergency Medicine. Students participate in the daily care of emergency patients with attending staff and attend weekly lectures covering a broad range of topics in Emergency Medicine. An introduction to pre-hospital care and toxicology will also be included. Students will be assigned shifts in the Emergency Departments at Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, a 432 bed tertiary care, Level II trauma facility, and at University District.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Emergency Ultrasound
OHSU Portland
EMED 709F
Emergency Medicine
Duration: 2-4 weeks (Visiting Students must do 4 weeks)
Credits: 3-6
Term: Any
Preqs: All Core Third Year Clerkships, EMED 709A
Contact: Liz Mesberg, 4-1587
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Overview: This is 2-4 week hands on rotation will serve as an introduction to emergency bedside ultrasound. Rotating students will be introduced to the core Emergency Medicine applications of bedside US (FAST, Cardiac, RUQ, Renal, DVT, Thoracic, Pregnancy and procedures) and will receive training in general ultrasound physics and principles as well as image acquisition and interpretation. Students will be expected to demonstrate competency in all three areas by the end of the rotation. The skills gained during the rotation will be applicable not just in the Emergency Department but in other fields utilizing bedside US.
Rotation Guidelines and Curriculum: The rotation consists of three components: formal didactics, clinical time and self-study.
Clinical Time: Will consist of 6-8 hour supervised scanning shifts in the ED. Students will be expected to complete 4 shifts per week in order to perform 250 ultrasounds by the end of the rotation. During scanning shifts students will be supervised both by the rotation director as well as other Emergency Department faculty and residents.
Didactics: Didactics will take place in the form of weekly lectures covering the basic principles and applications of emergency ultrasound. In addition, students will participate in weekly QA and review processes that will allow for additional instruction and also serve as a way of assessing students’ progress.
Self-Study: Students will be expected to complete assigned readings in Emergency Ultrasound Textbooks and to review instructional DVD.
Students will also be expected to give a 15 mins presentation on a topic of their choice and complete a written test at the end of the rotation.
Evaluation: Rotation will be graded on a pass/fail basis and grades will be determined by performance on all aspects of the rotation.
Family Medicine - OHSU
OHSU Portland
FAMP 709A
Family Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: FAMP 720
Contact: Marti Mendenhall. 45715
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
A four-week sub-internship in Family Medicine is available for fourth-year medical students. The subinternship is an intensive, rigorous experience in which students will spend two weeks on inpatient service and two weeks in one of three OHSU Family Practice outpatient clinics. As much as possible, subinterns will be given opportunities to demonstrate skills at the level of an incoming intern. On inpatient service students will be responsible for closely following patients, managing their care under the guidance and supervision of residents and faculty, and presenting their patients at morning report. Students will also be expected to work with their teams on early evening coverage of patient calls, ER visits, and inpatient care. In clinic, students will work with a senior resident or faculty preceptor, seeing a wide variety of patients independently and observing or being observed by their preceptors during the course of patient care. Under the supervision of their preceptors, students will be expected to write chart notes and /or do dictations and to help provide ancillary care such as interpreting x-rays, reading ECGs, etc.
Sports Medicine - Slocum Center & Sacred Heart
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
FAMP 709J
Family Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 and above
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will actively participate in patient care in the Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. This elective is clinically oriented with emphasis placed on examination techniques and the diagnosis and treatment of common sports injuries. Students will participate in both surgical and non-surgical approaches to sports injuries. Opportunities will exist for students to participate with their attending physician in the University of Oregon Athletic Dept sports medicine clinics and events. Conferences may also include Medical Grand Rounds and Medicine Case Conference at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Geriatrics - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
FAMP 709N
Family Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will receive in-depth exposure to clinical geriatrics across the spectrum of care settings. They will develop and refine skills in caring for older patients and acquire knowledge and understanding of how to recognize, assess, and manage conditions common in elderly patients. The students’ time will generally include two days a week at the outpatient clinic, Senior Health and Wellness Center, two days a week in care facilities, and one day for independent learning and exposure to other disciplines, such as hospice, neuropsychiatry, and wound care. In the clinic, students will have the opportunity to interview and examine patients, present and discuss the patients’ care with the attending, and participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meeting. In the skilled nursing facility, students will work-up and follow patients weekly in sub-acute rehab (post-hospitalization), independently develop assessments and plans for these patients and create ‘shadow charts’ to follow them. They will participate in family meetings/care planning discussions as these arise. The student will present and discuss a patient at the care facility “Grand Rounds”, an educational in-service for nurses and other staff, weekly case discussions and didactic sessions, and read/self-direct learning to cover common geriatric conditions.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Arthritis/Rheumatology - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
ARTH 709H
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students are expected to learn diagnosis/therapy of common rheumatic disorders, interpretation of lab tests and musculoskeletal x-rays, and simple procedures such as joint injections. Problems commonly seen include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, osteoporosis, gout, bursitis, vasculitis and fibromyalgia. Students participate in approximately five outpatient clinics per week averaging 1-2 new patients each clinic or 4-5 return patients. No call responsibilities. Students assist and possibly perform joint aspiration/injection, tendon injections, and bursa injections. Conferences include medical Grand Rounds at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Rheumatology journal club, and daily tutorials based on assigned reading.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Cardiology Consult - OHSU or VAMC
OHSU or VAMC Portland
CARD 709A
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Monica Di Pietrantonio, 4-8676
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students are expected to refine their skills at taking a cardiac history and perform an examination of the cardiovascular system. They will learn how to perform a consultation on a patient at the request of another physician and to interact productively with other physicians who have primary responsibility for the care of the patient. They will learn the role of common diagnostic tests used in cardiology for management of patients. They will gain experience in interpretation of electrocardiograms and the performance and interpretation of exercise treadmill tests. Commonly seen conditions include coronary artery disease at all of its stages, heart disease requiring non-cardiac surgery, valvular heart disease, and infective endocarditis. Students respond to requests for consultation by evaluating the patient, analyzing the data, preparing a diagnostic and management plan, record a note in the patient record, and present the patient to the attending physician. Students regularly interpret electrocardiograms and review them with the attending physician. No call responsibilities. Students will observe and perform procedures including assisting with performance of treadmill exercise tests, cardiac catheterization procedures and other cardiac diagnostic tests. Conference includes Grand Rounds, Cardiac Catheterization Conference, ECG Conference, Pathophysiology Conference, Clinical Case Conference, and other subspecialty conferences. Students work with a cardiology consulting resident, a fellow if one is assigned, and the attending assigned for the month. Evaluation is performed by the attending and residents completing standard evaluation forms and discussing the performance with the student. Informal evaluations may occur from time to time in response to specific case presentations. At the end of the rotation, students will have increased skills in the assessment of patients with heart disease.
Cardiology - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
CARD 709H
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6 credits
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will be working with physicians from Oregon Cardiology, a high volume practice. They will be exposed to a full spectrum of cardiac pathology including heart artery disease, cardiac dysrhythmias, heart valve disease, and heart failure. During the rotation, students will see both new and follow-up patients in a variety of hospital and clinical settings such as the ICU, office, catheterization lab, and operating room. Students will be expected to learn how to organize and present a routine cardiac history and physical exam. Students will formulate assessments and plans based on their patient encounters. Focused reading of guidelines, textbooks and pertinent literature should support these assessments. Through this process, it is expected that the student will become familiar with the manifestations and treatment of common cardiac pathology. Students will be exposed to the full range of cardiac diagnostic and therapeutic modalities; including, open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, electrocardiography, electrophysiological testing and non-invasive stress testing. Students will be expected to understand the basic utility of these modalities as they apply in the broad context of medical care. At the end of their rotation it is hoped that students will better be able to:
1. Recognize commonly encountered cardiac pathophysiology
2. Know how to initiate a course of treatment/investigation/consultation based on their assessments
3. Understand the role cardiologists play in caring for the medical and surgical patient.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Endocrinology Metabolism Consult - OHSU/VAMC
OHSU/VAMC Portland
ENDC 709A
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Paula Bisaccio - 4-9588 Dr. Kathryn Schuff - 4-1685
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students learn essentials of the evaluation and management of inpatient and outpatient clinical endocrinology and metabolism. Problems commonly seen include diabetes, lipid diseases, metabolic bone disease, disorders of thyroid, pituitary, adrenal and gonadal functions. Outstanding opportunity to learn about many disorders frequently not seen or discussed in other areas. Students see 5-12 patients per week in the University and VA Med Center General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Bone and Mineral and Obesity clinics, as well as 5-10 patients per week on the inpatient Endocrine consult service. Conferences include Endocrine Grand Rounds, Journal Club, and Clinical Case Conference. Students will work as part of a team of residents, fellows, and attendings. No call responsibilities. Evaluation is by observed clinical performance, case presentations, and knowledge of the subject area.
Gastroenterology Consult - OHSU
OHSU Portland
GSTR 709A
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Dr. David Lieberman, 4-8577
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students learn an integrated approach to the diagnosis and therapy of gastroenterology diseases with emphasis on pathophysiology and exposure to the utility and application of the various diagnostic therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Problems commonly seen include diagnosis/treatment of GI bleeding, abdominal pain, peptic ulcer disease, gastrointestinal tumors, pancreatitis, chronic liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease. Students see approximately two inpatient consults per day and in addition to other consultations seen as emergencies or in the weekly Tuesday GI clinic. No night call responsibilities. Conferences include Grand Rounds, GI Medical Surgical Conference, GI Pathology Conference, Hematology/Biliary Conference, and GI Research Conference. Students work with a team of medical resident, GI fellow and GI Attending. Evaluation is by observed clinical performance.
Gastroenterology - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
GSTR 709H
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students learn an integrated approach to the diagnosis and therapy of gastroenterology diseases with emphasis on pathophysiology and exposure to the utility and application of the various diagnostic therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Problems commonly seen include diagnosis/treatment of GI bleeding, abdominal pain, peptic ulcer disease, gastrointestinal tumors, pancreatitis, chronic liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease. Students see approximately two inpatient consults per day and in addition to other consultations seen as emergencies. No night call responsibilities. Conferences include Medicine Grand Rounds and GI Pathology Rounds. Evaluation is by observed clinical performance. Students will be based at Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, a 432 tertiary care hospital.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Hematology/Oncology - Sacred Heart
Willamette Valley Cancer Institute, Springfield Oregon
HEMA 709H
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Irene Sogge, 541-686-7173
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students learn to diagnose and treat common hematologic and oncologic diseases in a comprehensive community setting. Common problems typically seen include breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, gynecological, head and neck cancer and both benign and malignant hematologic diseases. Rotation will be predominately outpatient medical oncology but students may have the option of rotating through other specialties such as with radiation and/or gynecological oncologists. Goal of the rotation learn the initial diagnosis and follow up care by direct patient contact and interpretation of imaging, labs tests including bone marrow biopsies, genetic tests, etc. Student is expected to attend tumor board conferences and maybe required to present cases that he/she is involved. Evaluation is done mainly by clinical performance.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Pre-Operative Medicine Clinic
OHSU Portland
GMED 709Q
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Summer, Winter, Spring
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Monica Di Pietrantonio, 4-8676
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Peri-operative risk depends on both patient-specific and surgery-specific factors. The role of a medical pre-operative evaluation is to assess risk, optimize medical management of comorbidities, and implement risk reduction strategies. This is also an opportunity for patient education and practice-based management within the health care team structure. As the population ages and acquires more chronic medical problems, preoperative management will continue to be an important element of medical practice. This rotation aims to expose students to the importance and nuances of medically preparing a patient for surgery, as well as
introduce proactive strategies for post-operative management of medical conditions. This rotation is geared towards students interested in a range of specialties, including primary care, hospital-based medicine, surgery, and anesthesia.
Palliative Care - OHSU
OHSU Portland
GMED 709F
Internal Medicine
Duration: 2-4 weeks
Credits: 3-6
Term: all
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Monica Di Pietrantonio, 4-8676
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective offers students the opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary team to develop skills and expertise in the palliative care of patients living with life-threatening illnesses. Students will explore clinical practice of Palliative Care through inpatient and outpatient experiences. Most teaching occurs in the course of supervised patient care and a weekly didactic at 11:30 on Thursdays. Examples of typical experiences include: performing palliative care assessments of hospitalized patients, participating in a family meeting, or seeing patients in the Supportive Oncology and Palliative Medicine outpatient clinic. Focus is on teaching palliative care assessment (including pain/symptom management, psychosocial assessment, prognosis, and goals of care), effective opioid use, dealing with challenging emotions, effectively using advance directives and POLST, self-care, and an interdisciplinary approach to care. Students will see patients and experience both bedside teaching and time alone with patients to assess them and discuss living with serious illness. In the hospital, students will have the opportunity to participate in consultations and family conferences. Attending advance practice nurses on the service are Amy Guthrie, RN, CNS, and Mary Denise Smith, RN, CNS. Attending physicians on the service may include Paul Bascom, MD, Erik Fromme, MD, MCR, Robert ‘Hugo’ Richardson, MD, Terri Schmidt, MD, and Eric Walsh, MD.
Hematology Medical Oncology Consult - OHSU/VAMC
OHSU/VAMC Portland
HEMA 709A
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Dr Alan Sandler, 4-8534
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students learn to manage, diagnose and treat common hematologic/oncologic diseases. Use and interpretation of chest, abdominal, bone x-rays, CT Scans, MRI, and nuclear medicine scans as well as interpretation of blood and bone marrow smears, and the management of oncologic emergencies. Problems commonly seen include anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma. Students manage 2-3 patients per week in the inpatient setting. 1-2 patients per week will be seen in the outpatient setting. The outpatient experience will be scheduled once each week. Opportunities to observe and perform procedures include bone marrow aspirations, biopsies, interpretation of blood smears and bone marrow smears. Conferences include Morning Report, Grand Rounds, Pathology Slide Conference, Hematology Journal Club, Lymphoma Conference, Clinical Case Conference, and Case Management Conference where students present particularly difficult cases. Students work with a team of one full time attending physician, a subspecialty Hematology/Oncology fellow, intern, RN admissions coordinator, two nurse practitioners or physician assistants, a social worker, a psychiatrist and an RN member of the Pain Team. Students are provided with a volume of directed clinical reading to cover essential elements in Hematology/Medical Oncology. Evaluation is by clinical performance, weekly informal oral examinations on the assigned reading, quality of case presentations, and humanistic skills. With the intense involvement of students in both the inpatient & outpatient arenas, with such a cohesive course curriculum, unique skills in Hematology/Medical Oncology should be acquired. Should unique patients be cared for by the students, careful evaluation and documentation may lead to a case report that may be submitted for publication in the medical literature.
Infectious Disease Consult - OHSU/VAMC
OHSU/VAMC Portland
INFD 709A
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720, *see below
Contact: Dr. Brian Wong, 4-7735
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students learn clinical and laboratory approaches to the diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases. Students participate in both the OHSU and VAMC infectious diseases rounds. The will work up and present new consultation service patients, and participate in Division Conferences. A bench-side and didactic Clinical Microbiology program is integrated into the course. Placement is within a combined OHSU/VAMC rotation. *Note: Closed to 3rd year students prior to June elective block.
Infectious Disease - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
INFD 709H
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any, except June-August
Preqs: IMED 720, *see below
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students obtain a working knowledge of the management of common infectious diseases. Management will include diagnostic procedures and appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. Students will participate in the ID consultative service which involves both outpatient and inpatient consultation. They will perform 2-3 complete consultations per week. In each instance, they evaluate patients independently and then present their findings to the infectious diseases faculty. They are then obligated to follow the course of the patient's illness for the duration of hospitalization and outpatient follow-up where appropriate. There are home reading assignments with learning objectives. Students also are required to complete a medical knowledge self-assessment test in the area of infectious diseases. Students may also have an opportunity to participate in a clinical trial on an outpatient and inpatient basis. *NOTE: Closed to 3rd year students prior to June elective block.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Nephrology Hypertension Consult - OHSU/VAMC
OHSU/VAMC Portland
NEPH 709A
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720, *see below
Contact: Dr. Sharon Anderson, 4-8490
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students are expected to learn the clinical approach and therapy of common renal diseases and hypertension. Students are active participants on the nephrology inpatient consultation services at the VA Medical Center and University Hospitals. Problems commonly seen include acute renal failure, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities, diabetic nephropathy and hypertension. Students also participate in renal and hypertension clinics. Students average one new patient per day on the inpatient consultative service and generally follow between 3-5 patients. Students may attend clinic one half day per week and see between 2-4 patients. Students may observe placement of central catheters for hemodialysis and renal biopsies. Conferences include Clinical Case Conference, weekly Nephrology Didactic Sessions, Nephrology Journal Club and Medicine Grand Rounds. Students work with a team of two residents, one or two nephrology fellows and an attending nephrology staff. Written evaluation and oral feedback are provided based on observed case presentations and knowledge acquired. Students will acquire a good understanding of the management and diagnosis of renal disease and hypertension. *NOTE: Closed to 3rd year students prior to June elective block.
Nephrology Transplant Consult - OHSU/VAMC
OHSU/VAMC Portland
NEPH 709C
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Dr. Douglas Norman, 4-7880
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students are expected to learn about the evaluation and management of patients undergoing renal transplantation, including pre-transplant evaluation and post-operative management. In addition, they are expected to learn about short and long term complications of renal transplantation. Activities include participation in all aspects of the service including in-patient rounds, outpatient clinics, operative procedures and organ procurement. Students evaluation 1-2 new patients per day and 4-6 patients in clinic. Students have the opportunity to observe renal transplants and renal transplant biopsies. Conferences include Combine Transplant Conference, Transplant Renal Biopsy Conference and Transplant Selection Conference. Student participate on a multidisciplinary team of transplant Medicine and Surgery specialists. Team members include Transplant Medicine and Transplant Surgery attendings, Transplant Medicine Fellow, Urology and Surgery Residents and a Transplant Pharmacist. Evaluation is based on observations of clinical performance and case presentations.
Nephrology Hypertension - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
NEPH 709H
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Jan-May only
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students are expected to learn the clinical approach and therapy of common renal diseases and hypertension. Students are active participants on the nephrology inpatient consultation services at Sacred Heart Medical Center, a tertiary care hospital. Problems commonly seen include acute renal failure, glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities, diabetic nephropathy and hypertension. Students also participate in renal and hypertension clinics. Students average one new patient per day on the inpatient consultative service and generally follow between 3-5 patients. Students may attend clinic one half day per week and see between 2-4 patients. Students may observe placement of central catheters for hemodialysis and renal biopsies. Conferences include monthly Biopsy Review, Clinical Case Conference, and Medicine Grand Rounds as well as informal journal review and didactic sessions. Written evaluation and oral feedback are provided based on observed case presentations and knowledge acquired. Students will acquire a good understanding of the management and diagnosis of renal disease and hypertension. *NOTE: Closed to 3rd year students prior to June elective block.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Pulmonary Consult - OHSU or VAMC
OHSU or VAMC Portland
PULM 709C
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720
Contact: Monica Di Pietrantonio, 4-8676
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students may participate full-time in the consultation service of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division. This experience includes workup of patients for whom pulmonary consultations have been requested, consultation rounds, bronchoscopy sessions, chest clinic, attendance at three weekly pulmonary conferences, and reading in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Placement is at either OHSU or VAMC.
ICU - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
PULM 709H
Internal Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720, *see below
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students receive clinical training in the multi-disciplinary ICU of Sacred Heart Medical Center, a 432 bed tertiary care hospital in Eugene. Students will work directly with board certified critical care specialists and will participate fully in all aspects of patient care, including conversations with patient and family members. Students will be responsible for writing history and physicals, consultations, orders, regular progress notes, and orders for the care of the patient. The student will be expected to participate in procedures being conducted on their patients. There are opportunities to participate in patient care in the emergency room and operating room, Rapid Response team, "Code 99" and Trauma teams. Students will have the opportunity to attend lung tumor conference, trauma conference in addition to the CME activities at Sacred Heart Medical Center. The work day will be from 8 am till 6 pm Monday through Friday with a flexible night call schedule, 1-2 times per week. A reading syllabus in critical care is provided. Didactic lectures on common issues in critical care will be held with student/s. It is anticipated that at the end of the rotation the student will have had an excellent introduction to the practice of critical care management with skills developed in ventilator management and understanding hemodynamic data interpretation and management of the critically ill. Evaluation is by observation of clinical performance by the critical care physicians. Students will be independently evaluated by all intensivists that they rotate with during the month *NOTE: Closed to 3rd year medical students prior to June elective block.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Neurosurgery
OHSU Portland
NSUR 709A
Neurological Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Dr. Nathan Selden, 4-6207
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This intensive exposure to clinical neurosurgery is intended for students with a serious interest in the clinical neurosciences. Students work closely with the resident team in day-to-day patient care taking call, working up new patients in both the outpatient clinic and inpatient setting, scrubbing with the residents and faculty in the operating room, and following patients though their postoperative courses. Head and spine trauma, brain tumors, stroke, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, chronic pain syndromes, degenerative spine disease, hydrocephalus, spina bifida, movement disorders, and medically intractable epilepsy are the more common clinical problems encountered. The ICU management of critically ill neurosurgical patients is an integral part of the rotation. Placement is at OHSU.
Pediatric Neurosurgery
OHSU Portland
JCON 709H
Neurological Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. Nathan Selden, 4-6207
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This course is a primarily a preceptorship with a pediatric neurosurgeon. The student will participate in all activities of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, including rounds, scrubbing on operative procedures, evaluating patients in the clinic and emergency room, etc. Patients include children with hydrocephalus, spinal dysraphism, brain and spinal cord tumors, head and spinal cord trauma, non-accidental trauma, craniofacial deformities, cerebral palsy, etc. The division is committed to student education and decision making regarding careers in surgery, academic pursuits, etc. Opportunity to write a case report can be included.
Advanced Neurology
OHSU Portland
NEUR 709A
Neurology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Amy
Preqs: NEUR 721
Contact: Kelly Warner
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This is an elective course for those interested in pursuing specific aspects of neurology in greater depth than can be afforded with the required neurology clerkship (721). Students will work with the clerkship director to choose from the following selective emphasis areas of neurology: stroke, neuroimmunology, epilepsy, neuromuscular, movement disorders, or dementia. Students will usually elect to choose 2 of these selectives for two weeks each, but may divide their time in 1 week blocks or remain on the same selective for all 4 weeks. In the selective areas, students will work closely with fellow physicians who are in each of these groups, and will be responsible for attending the clinical duties associated with these neurological services which will be a mix of inpatient and outpatient activities (depending on the service). Students may also elect to work on a general neurology inpatient service for part of the rotation as well, as long as those neurology wards are not at maximum capacity with students from the required rotation. Some selectives may not be available due to other students on the elective rotation, or due to requirements of the required clerkship. Any visiting students spaces will be filled only if space is available after OHSU students are accommodated for both required clerkship and elective rotations. Community neurology rotations are possible, but must be approved by the course director. This includes within Portland Metro area as well as outside the Portland Metro area at approved sites.
Students will be required to attend departmental teaching conferences and do a case presentation during a neurology clerkship didactic session. Successful completion of the neurology clerkship (721) or equivalent is required. Grading is Pass/Fail.
Goals:
1) The student will be able to integrate physical findings found in neurological diseases with neuroanatomical correlations.
2) The student will be able to proficiently take a history of a neurological problem and perform a detailed problem-focused neurological examination.
3) The student will gain an understanding of advanced issues in the diagnosis and management of neurological diseases.
Objectives:
1) The student will demonstrate competency in the neurological examination.
2) The student will gain competence in evaluating and treating patients with neurological disease in a sub-specialty care setting.
Evaluation:
This course will be pass/fail.
Students will receive evaluation forms on clinical performance from attending physicians and residents. Attendance on the ward, and in teaching conferences is required to pass the class. Student’s will complete the neurological examination passport, and this must be completed for them to pass the course.
Final grade will be determined by the clerkship director based upon the student’s clinical evaluations.
Perinatology Sub-Internship
OHSU Portland
OBGY 709A
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: OBGY 720, MS3 or MS4
Contact: Dr. Meg O'Reilly, 4-7897
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective focuses on the clinical care of high-risk obstetric patients, both outpatient and inpatient care. Students participate in antenatal testing and ultrasound and see patients in clinic with both residents and faculty perinatologists. Night call is every Thursday at OHSU. Students are each expected to present a case conference during the final week of their clerkship. If they wish, they may also participate in animal surgeries and/or prenatal diagnosis clinics.
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
OHSU Portland
OBGY 709B
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: OBGY 720, MS3 or MS4
Contact: Dr. Meg O'Reilly, 4-7897
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students gain clinical experience in reproductive endocrinology and infertility with residents and faculty. They will attend clinics and have opportunities to observe and interpret ultrasounds and hydrosalpingorgrams. They may also participate in in-vitro fertilization cases when they are scheduled and may arrange to visit the andrology lab.
Perinatology - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
OBGY 709K
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: OBGY 720, MS3 or MS4
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will focus on the clinical care of high-risk obstetric patients, both outpatient and inpatient care. Students participate in antenatal testing and ultrasound and see patients in clinic with faculty perinatologists. They will take call one night per week. Students are each expected to present a case conference during the final week of their clerkship. Students will be based at Sacred Heart Medical Center, a 432 bed tertiary care hospital.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Ophthalmology - Advanced
OHSU Portland
OPHT 709A
Ophthalmology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: Instructor Consent required
Contact: Kirsten Barkhoefer, 4-1401
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students actively participate in patient care in an ophthalmology subspecialty service by pre-arrangement. Attend classes and conferences in ophthalmology. Presentations at clinical case conferences are encouraged. Participation in a departmental research activity as part of the elective is encouraged. Perspective students must write up a proposal as to why they want to do an Ophthalmology rotation and turn it into Kirsten Barkhoefer for approval prior to being scheduled for this rotation.
Ophthalmology - Sacred Heart Medical Center
Eugene/Springfield (approx. 100 miles south of Portland)
OPHT 709H
Ophthalmology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Chris Traver, 541-686-6863
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This Eugene elective in Ophthalmology is offered through Drs. Fine, Hoffman & Packer and the Oregon Eye Surgery Center, 1550 Oak St., Eugene. The clerkship is clinically oriented with emphasis placed on examination techniques and the diagnosis and treatment of common eye problems. Opportunity also exists for student involvement in ongoing research projects. Students will be instructed in basic techniques of ophthalmic examination and basic concepts of ocular anatomy and pathophysiology. Students will learn through observation of ophthalmic technicians and physicians, both in the clinic and operating room, and by performing basic steps of the ophthalmic examination on selected patients. Students will have required reading from Basic Ophthalmology for Medical Students and Primary Care Residents, 8th Edition. American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2004, and they will attend weekly didactic lectures.
Sacred Heart Medical Center is located in Eugene and Springfield, OR, approximately 100 miles south of the main OHSU campus. Students participating in rotations at this site do not interact with OHSU Residents or Residency Program Directors.
Orthopedic Ward Clerkship
OHSU Portland
ORTH 709A
Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Pamela Feidelson, 4-5842
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students participate as member of teams providing patient care. Four weeks at OHSU inpatient and outpatient orthopaedic services. This elective is designed for students interested in careers in orthopaedics. Placement is at OHSU and is designed to rotate students through several orthopaedic subspecialty services in order to introduce students to a wide variety of orthopaedic surgery. Students will spend one week on the inpatient trauma service and one week on the spine service then 1-2 additional week long rotations on other services such as, spine, tumor, sports, pediatrics joints, upper extremity, and foot and ankle. If students have a particular interest in any of those disciplines they should notify the clerkship director. Students will take overnight in-house call at a minimum of one day a week with opportunity for additional call dates. There are daily 30-60 minute didactic/education sessions with the residents and faculty. Students will be graded on their clinical performance as well as a 15 minute structured didactic case presentation given at departmental grand rounds.
Medical/Surgical Otolaryngology
OTOL 709A
Otolaryngology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 and above
Contact: Luara Cox, 4-5674
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
The student will function as a sub-intern during this four week rotation. In-house call is encouraged. Students will be expected to track patients assigned to the Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery service throughout the patient's hospital stay including planned and emergent surgery. Attendance at weekly grand rounds (Monday 7 – 9 am) and didactic lecture (Tuesday 6 – 7 pm) are required. The student will be required to complete an oral case presentation at Grand Rounds, including a literature review to answer a specific clinical question illustrated by a chosen case. This is an intense clerkship experience intended for those students who are seriously considering a residency in Otolaryngology. Maximum number of students, 2 per block. This elective is also offered to non-OHSU students.
Microvascular Reconstruction & Rehabilitation
OTOL 709B
Otolaryngology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 and above
Contact: Dr. Mark Wax, 4-5355
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
The student will function as a sub-intern during this four week rotation. In-house call is encouraged. They will be an integral part of the Microvascular reconstructive team. It is expected that the student will see patients in the clinic, follow them to the operating room and during any associated inpatient hospital stay. Surgical exposure will be intense with opportunity to first assist. Attendance at weekly grand rounds (Monday 7 – 9 am) and didactic lecture (Tuesday 6 – 7 pm) are required. The student will be required to complete an oral case presentation at Grand Rounds, including a literature review to answer a specific clinical question illustrated by a chosen case. It is also expected that the student will participate in a clinical project that will be published. Maximum number of students, 2 per block. This elective is also offered to non-OHSU students.
Pathology - Introduction
OHSU Portland
PATH 751A
Pathology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Sarah Spellman, 4-3529
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This course is a one month elective designed to introduce students to the field of pathology. Students will be based primarily in the OHSU surgical pathology and autopsy services, and will also have the opportunity to participate in subspecialty services such as hematopathology, cytopathology, transfusion medicine, molecular pathology, neuropathology and renal pathology by arrangement. A faculty advisor will be assigned to each student and scheduling details will be worked out through Sarah Spellman prior to beginning the elective. Students will attend relevant lectures and clinical conferences, including the anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine lectures on Wednesdays at 9 and 10 AM, and the Autopsy Case review on Thursdays at 9 AM. At the end of the elective, each student is required to give a 15 minute oral presentation on a topic related to anatomic pathology or laboratory medicine. Maximum of 3 students per period. NOT offered in July.
Pediatric Inpatient Sub-Internship
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709A
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS4
Contact: Dr. Jared Austin, 4-5694
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Doernbecher Children's Hospital offers a one-month clinical elective sub-internship in inpatient pediatrics. This experience gives students a concentrated view of general and subspecialty inpatient pediatrics. It allows for more in-depth exposure to multiple members of the inpatient team, facilitating a more substantive evaluation of students in an active and challenging hospital environment.
Neonatal Medicine
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709B
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. JoDee Anderson 4-6034
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective allows the student to work at the subintern level with exposure to both common and unusual neonatal problems in an NICU with admissions from a high risk delivery service and regional referrals. Students are expected to attend high risk deliveries and to manage patients with guidance from residents and staff.
Pediatric ICU
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709D
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. Aileen Kirby 4-1544
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
The PICU elective will allow students to perform at a subintern level. The elective includes PICU procedures, direct supervision, as well as a full lecture schedule and topics of interest. In-house call is required.
Pediatric Cardiology
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709F
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. Robin Shaughnessey, 4-2195
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students participate in congenital heart clinics, cardiac consultations, journal club, and patient care. Reading ECGs, observing echocardiograms, and cardiac catheterizations are also part of this experience.
Pediatric Pulmonology
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709G
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Fall, Winter, Spring
Preqs: MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr Holger Link 4-8023
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students acquire an important clinical exposure to a number of pediatric lung diseases including cystic fibrosis, asthma, pneumonia, and acute respiratory failure in the ICU. This rotation includes rounds and consults on pediatric wards and PICU, two clinics per week, and conferences.
Pediatric Endocrinology Metabolism
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709H
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr Cheryl Hanna, 4-1926
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
These two subspecialty services offer the opportunity for a very wide clinical experience in their respective disciplines. Outpatient clinics occupy three days a week. The elective emphasizes the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders with reading and review sessions in relevant areas. Assignments include in-hospital consultations and review of the metabolic laboratory results.
Pediatric Infectious Disease
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709I
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. Judith Guzman-Cottrill, 4-3305
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
The objective of this elective is to provide experience in several aspects of pediatric infectious diseases. Students will review basic microbiology, learn to perform a complete evaluation of a patient with a possible or proven infectious disease, and gain knowledge in managing these patients. Patients will be seen in outpatient subspecialty clinic and as inpatient consultations. Didactic teaching sessions, an open-book examination, and a suggested reading list are provided to the student.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709J
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. Susan Lindemulder, 4-5456
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
For MS4s (SubI): The objective of this course is to provide the student with fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics and treatment of hematologic and oncologic conditions occurring in childhood. While there is an emphasis on the most common childhood cancers such as leukemias and brain tumors, the student has the opportunity to learn the full spectrum of malignant solid tumors in children and common hematologic conditions such as aplastic anemia, coagulation disorders and the hemoglobinopathies. In addition, the student is involved in the stem cell transplant program and its role in the treatment of hematologic, oncologic, immunologic and genetic disorders, and will learn the treatment of infection in the immunocompromised patient. Students are evaluated by a written evaluation based on observation of performance and attendance at and contributions to the Division's rounds and conferences.
For MS3s (elective): The objective of this course is to provide the student with fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics and treatment of hematologic and oncologic conditions occurring in childhood. While there is an emphasis on the most common childhood cancers such as leukemias and brain tumors, the student has the opportunity to learn the full spectrum of malignant solid tumors in children and common hematologic conditions such as aplastic anemia, coagulation disorders and the hemoglobinopathies. Students will spend time in the clinic or on the ward depending on their learning objectives and the census of the clinic or ward. Students are evaluated by a written evaluation based on observation of performance and attendance at and contributions to the Division's rounds and conferences.
Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709K
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. Peter Blasco, 4-2756
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This course exposes the student to a wide spectrum of neurologic problems affecting children from the neonate to young adult. The student will see and examine patients with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, chronic headaches, and tic disorder as well as neurometabolic disease and developmental disorders. Patients are seen in a subspecialty referral clinic, as inpatient consultations, and through specialty clinics in the CDRC and Shriners Hospital. Students will also be exposed to weekly pediatric neuroradiology and EEG sessions. Weekly didactic teaching sessions will supplement a suggested reading assignment.
Pediatric Neurology
OHSU Portland
PEDI 709L
Pediatrics
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: MS3 or MS4, JCON 720
Contact: Dr. Amy Kao, 4-0188
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This course exposes the student to a wide spectrum of neurologic problems affecting children from the neonate to young adult. The student will see and examine patients with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, chronic headaches, and tic disorder as well as neurometabolic disease and developmental disorders. Patients are seen in a subspecialty referral clinic, as inpatient consultations, and through specialty clinics in the CDRC and Shriners Hospital. Students will also be exposed to weekly pediatric neuroradiology and EEG sessions. Weekly didactic teaching sessions will supplement a suggested reading assignment.
Psychiatry - Community
OHSU Portland
PSYC 709L
Psychiatry
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: PSYC 720
Contact: Drs. Norwood Knight-Richardson, Jonathan Betlinski & Neil Falk, 4-6566
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of ongoing seminars and community training experiences through the Community Psychiatry Training Program. The seminars include an introduction to community mental health, patterns of mental illness, the nature of mental health delivery systems, mental health consultation, drug and alcohol treatment programs, and issues of law and psychiatry. This elective may be arranged as a part-time seminar experience or a full-time rotation involving seminars, assigned readings, and placement in a community mental health center. Students must contact department at least 4 weeks prior to beginning this elective. Please email Dr. Falk (Neil.falk@co.multnomah.or.us), Dr. Knight-Richardson (knightri@ohsu.edu) and Kathryn Brant (brantk@ohsu.edu) at least one month prior to the elective start date. The Public Psychiatry Training Program staff will provide supervision.
Geropsychiatry
OHSU Portland
PSYC 709B
Psychiatry
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Not offered 2012-2013 academic year
Preqs: PSYC 720
Contact: Dr. Kevin Smith, 8-5320
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective consists of outpatient geriatric clinic, nursing home consultation, selected readings, attendance at journal club and case conference, and involvement in electroconvulsive therapy.
Psychiatry - Inpatient
OHSU Portland
PSYC 709C
Psychiatry
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: PSYC 720
Contact: Dr Amela Blekic, 4-0695
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective is designed for those students who, having already completed their psychiatric clerkship, wish to gain further clinical experience. Experience includes a program of guided reading, patient interviewing, and patient follow-up for treatment.
Psychiatry - Consultation Liaison - OHSU
OHSU Portland
PSYC 709D
Psychiatry
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: PSYC 720
Contact: Dr. Robert Maricle, 4-6573
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students see patients and make clinical rounds daily with the Psychiatric Consult Service at OHSU.
Intercultural Psychiatric Program
OHSU Portland
PSYC 709K
Psychiatry
Duration: 4 weeks, full time or part time
Credits: TBA
Term: Any
Preqs: None
Contact: Drs. Leung, D. Kinzie, Boehnlein, M. Kinzie, Cull, Cheng, 4-6653
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students observe and participate in patient care, treatment, socialization center activities, and faculty research with refugee and immigrant patients.
Radiation Medicine - Introduction
OHSU Portland
RADT 709A
Radiation Medicine
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Varies
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Tracey Browning, 8-2211
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students participate in the clinical work-up of patients in preparation for radiation therapy as well as in the treatment and follow-up of already treated patients. Assigned reading and participation in all departmental seminars and conferences are also required. The student will prepare and present a 30 minute talk. Not offered every block in the 2011-2012 academic year. Will NOT be offered 7/1-7/31.
This course will have particular appeal to trainees anticipating careers in any oncology discipline.
Radiologic Diagnosis
OHSU Portland
RADD 709A
Radiologic Diagnosis
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Varies
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Gayle Gaddis, 4-5266
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This elective includes 6-10 hours per week didactic instruction in film reading and appropriate radiologic procedures in patient work-up. Students are expected to attend daily conferences*, and spend time on rotations in Chest, Bone, CT, Neuroradiology. There are learning materials available through the Radiology Education office. *Prepare and present a teaching case. Not offered every block, for the 2012-2013 academic year will NOT be offered 7/2-7/27, 10/22-11/16, 1/7-2/1, 3/11-4/5
Radiology - Interventional
OHSU Portland
RADD 709B
Radiologic Diagnosis
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Varies
Preqs: MS3 or above
Contact: Dixie McWilliams, 4-3918
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Please contact Dixie McWilliams for more information on this elective.
Multidisciplinary Approach to Pulmonary Disease
OHSU Portland
RADD 709F
Radiologic Diagnosis
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: any
Preqs: All Core Third Year Clerkships
Contact: Mark Kettler, MD 4-5321
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This organ-based four-week elective is targeted to 4th year medical students interested in a comprehensive multidisciplinary learning experience focusing on pulmonary diseases. Trainees will spend time in multiple clinical specialties including pulmonary medicine, pulmonary (non-cardiac) surgery, pulmonary medical and radiation oncology, pulmonary pathology and chest radiology and actively participate in the weekly OHSU Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic. This course will combine a traditional clinical experience at multiple sites including OHSU, VAH, Legacy-Good Samaritan Hospital, Adventist Medical Center and Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center with exposure to a rich array of electronic resources. This format will provide a more flexible approach to learning. Accordingly, senior students will be able to arrange for postgraduate interviews during the course. This course will have particular appeal to trainees anticipating careers in family medicine, general internal medicine, emergency medicine, medical subspecialties such as pulmonary medicine, cardiology and hematology/oncology, general surgery, many surgical subspecialties, radiology, pathology and radiation oncology.
General Surgery - OHSU Blue
OHSU Portland
SURG 709B
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will be fully participating members on a team doing Foregut and Minimally Invasive Surgery. They will do preoperative and postoperative care, evaluate patients in the emergency room and outpatient clinics, and assist in surgery.
General Surgery - OHSU Green
OHSU Portland
SURG 709U
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will be fully participating members on a team doing Colorectal and Bariatric Surgery. They will do preoperative and postoperative care, evaluate patients in the emergency room and outpatient clinics, and assist in surgery.
Surgical Oncology
OHSU Portland
SURG 709D
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: IMED 720, SURG 720
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students gain experience in clinical oncology through participation in radiotherapy and chemotherapy clinics, tumor clinic and tumor board, surgery conferences, and inpatient rounds.
Cardiothoracic Surgery
OHSU/VAMC Portland
CSUR 709A
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This course provides close exposure to all aspects of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including cardiac surgery (valvular and coronary heart disease, aortic surgery, surgery for arrhythmia, and heart transplantation) and thoracic surgery (lung resection, esophageal surgery, mediastinal procedures). Students work with house staff and faculty with responsibilities for working up patients, assisting in operations, and postoperative care in the ICU and on the wards. Students will have the opportunity to scrub in on heart surgery cases and receive both didactic and one-on-one teaching with faculty. Rotations can be tailored to emphasize either a thoracic (non-cardiac) or cardiac experience. Preliminary reading in cardiac and thoracic surgery would be helpful.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit - OHSU
OHSU Portland
SURG 709A
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720, MS4
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students have the opportunity to participate in the management of complex, critically ill general surgery, vascular and transplant patients. This is a highly educational experience that combines opportunities for patient management with excellent bedside and didactic teaching. OHSU is a quartenary care center for the state of Oregon, adding to the excellence of this opportunity.
Surgical Nutrition
OHSU Portland
SURG 709N
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will spend 5-10 hours per week of discussion/didactic sessions with faculty plus 20-30 hours per week of clinical responsibilities. (They will average 35 hours a week.) Students will be expected to take overnight call on a schedule determined by faculty availability. Student responsibilities include working up patients, participating in operations, and postoperative care rounds with surgical, wound care, nutritional, and multidisciplinary teams. Didactics and discussions will focus on topics and literature relevant to surgical nutrition. In clinical duties, special emphasis will be placed on care of patients with special nutritional needs. At the completions o f the rotation, students should be able to design and implement a plan for nutrition management for a patient throughout the course of their surgical condition. Prior Departmental approval is required before registering for this course. Please contact the Medical Student Coordinator.
Pediatric Surgery
OHSU Portland
PSUR 709A
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students will participate with faculty resident staff at a level comparable to that of an intern in the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of pediatric patients with general surgical disease.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
OHSU Portland
PLAS 709A
Surgery
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Marci Jo Carlton, (503) 494-6626
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students are exposed to an extraordinary variety of congenital and acquired defects in both children & adults. Cranio-facial anomalies, maxillofacial trauma, microsurgery, and unusual surgical problems are seen daily. Cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery of the hand, head, neck, torso, and lower extremities are common procedures. Students will have the opportunity to evaluate patients and actively participate in the operating room, clinics, and wards. The will interact directly with the attending, residents, and patients.
Medical Toxicology Poisoning and Overdose
OHSU Portland
ETOX 709X
Toxicology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: All core
Contact: Terri Welsh, 4-2199
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
This rotation with the Oregon Poison Center is highly recommended for students with interests in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and/or Occupational medicine. Conferences, consultations, assigned reading materials, case presentations, and other interactions with the Oregon Poison Center staff provide students with an excellent opportunity to become familiar with the recognition and management of acute toxicologic emergencies, as well as environmental and occupational toxicology.
Urology - Pediatric
OHSU Portland
UROL 709B
Urology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Dr Chris Austin, 4-8470
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students function as interns on a service staffed only by a urology resident and staff. They actively participate in surgery to the extent of doing minor cases. This experience provides an excellent preparation for students interested in surgical careers.
Urology - Adult at OHSU
OHSU
UROL 709C
Urology
Duration: 4 weeks
Credits: 6
Term: Any
Preqs: SURG 720
Contact: Dr. John Barry, 4-8470
Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Students function in a sub-intern role on the urology service and participate in all educational activities of the OHSU urology program. Students can expect to observe and participate in the management of a wide variety of adult urological disorders including bladder outlet obstruction, hematuria, urologic cancers, UTI, stone disease, erectile dysfunction, and continence problems.
