Course Leader: Dr. William Cioffi

Course Location: Rhode Island Hospital

When Offered: All year

Maximum Students per Rotation: 1

Duration of Rotation: 24 weeks (six months)

Type of Rotation: Ambulatory Longitudinal

Prerequisites: Core Clerkships in Medicine & Surgery

Competencies: Ability I: advanced level, Ability II: advanced level, Ability IV: advanced level, Ability IX: advanced level

Criteria for Honors: Exceptional performance in all aspects of the clerkship

Number of Hrs/Wk of Classroom/Discussion: N/A

Number of Nights On call per Week: None

Description: The student is responsible for interviewing, examining, and presenting patients in an outpatient surgical practice. The student will develop an understanding of disease and its surgical and medical therapy for a wide variety of surgical pathology. The student will become competent in interviewing, examining, and presenting patients, as well as developing a sense of long-term patient care.