Course Leader:     Jeff Leavitt, MD

Other Faculty:     Drs. A. Bostom, T. Cannistra, L. Cannistra, C. Garber, S. Herman

Course Location:     Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island

When Offered:     All year

Maximum Students per Rotation:     2

Duration of Rotation:     4-8 weeks

Type of Rotation:     Consultation Service (inpatient and ambulatory clinic)

Cognitive Content:     This elective provides the student with experience involving bedside teaching, small group discussions, and informal conferences with members of the Cardiology staff. Interpretation of electrocardiograms are done on a one-on-one basis with a full-time member of the Cardiology staff. The elective emphasizes disease pathophysiology, rational approach to therapy including preventive aspects of cardiovascular disease management, clinical cardiac pharmacology, and important drug interactions.

Prerequisites:     Clerkship in Medicine

Criteria for Passing:     An effective and competent performance, interpretation of electrocardiograms, effective presentation and discussion of cases, and presentation of a least one seminar at the end of the completion of the elective.

Criteria for Honors:     Outstanding performance and good recommendations from supervising Cardiology staff physicians and Cardiology fellows as well as excellence in presentation of the seminars and interpretation of complex electrocardiograms.

Competencies:     Ability III: advanced level, Ability IV: advanced level, Ability V: advanced level, Provisionally approved

Number of Hrs/Wk of Classroom/Discussion:        4

Number of Nights Oncall per Week:      None