Course Leader:     Jay Schachne , MD

Course Location:     Truesdale Cardiology, Fall River , Mass.

When Offered:     All year, except July & December

Maximum Students per Rotation:     1

Duration of Rotation:     4 weeks

Type of Rotation:     Combination of in and out patient

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:     Completion of Year 2

Criteria for Honors:     Outstanding with regard to attitude, knowledge base, history and physical taking, evaluation and management, written and oral presentations as well as improvement and growth throughout the four weeks.

Competencies: Ability II - Advanced level; Ability IV - Advanced level

Planned Independent Projects: Journal club presentation and one lunchtime presentation relevant to subject of students’ choosing.

Number of Hrs/Wk of Classroom/Discussion:       2

Number of Nights Oncall per Week:      None