Medicine/Pediatrics Inpatient Sub-Internship
Educational objectives: At the completion of the rotation, the student should:
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Provide patient care that is compassionate and effective.
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Improve clinical knowledge of inpatient and outpatient Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
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Improve investigative and appraisal skills of scientific evidence for patient care through self-evaluation and life-long learning.
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Improve interpersonal and communication skills among patients, families, and health care professionals.
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Become more aware of the larger health care system in order to effectively utilize resources for patient management.
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Improve competence with common ambulatory and hospital-based procedures.
Responsible faculty: Amanda Sommerville, M.D. (sommervilleac@umkc.edu)
Contact person: Holly Frey (hlfrey@cmh.edu)
Elective duration: 4 weeks
Prerequisites: Completion of core Internal Medicine and Pediatric clerkships with a minimum grade of High Pass and a minimum of 4 weeks previous inpatient Pediatric experience.
Description: Students will split the elective time evenly between inpatient Internal Medicine (IM) and inpatient General Pediatrics at Children's Mercy.
Calls: Yes
Criteria for passing: Average evaluation of satisfactory or above among residents and faculty. Full participation in the elective.