Southwest Campus

Cardiology

IMED 9106

Participating Faculty:
Stanley T. Diede, M.D.
Kamol Lohavanichbutr, M.D.
John H. Windsor, D.O.

Offered: All Periods
Positions: Negotiable

Objectives of the Elective:

1. Experience in complete cardiovascular examination.
2. Experience in interpretation of EKGs and stress EKGs.
3. Understanding of indications for cardiac catheterization invasive studies.
4. Understanding of diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and pericardial diseases.
5. Understanding of echocardiography both M mode and cross sectional.
6. Understanding of hemodynamics in relation to critical care medicine.

Instructional Activities:

1. Rotate through the cardiac catheterization laboratory to include participation to invasive studies.
2. Involvement with the interpretation of studies from the echocardiography laboratory.
3. Participation in hospital rounds and consultations.
4. Discussion of topics of interest once or twice a week.
5. Participation in intensive care rounds, procedures and patient care.
6. Integration with the cardiopulmonary service with interaction with daily lectures, discussions, rounds, etc.
7. Night and weekend call as determined by the preceptor.

Standards of Performance (Outcomes) Indicating Attainment of Objectives:

1. Daily supervision of activities, ward rounds, and consultations.
2. Student should be able to perform consultation promptly, make diagnosis, suggest therapy after discussing with faculty.
3. Should be able to interpret the EKGs daily, daily discussion about EKG morphology and arrhythmias.
4. At the end of the rotation student should have knowledge in various aspects of cardiovascular diseases.
5. Students are required to do literature search and discuss topics of interest once or twice a week.

Criteria for Grading: