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Academic Half Day is held every Wednesday. These sessions cover the core knowledge objectives of the clerkship.
Academic Half Day is held every Wednesday. These sessions cover the core knowledge objectives of the clerkship.
Weeks 1 - 8 are in person at the UAH site (Cally (use waffle menu to navigate) has the location as it varies from time to time) and are from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
Weeks 1 - 8 are in person at the UAH site (Cally (use waffle menu to navigate) has the location as it varies from time to time) and are from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
All academic half-day sessions are mandatory. The only exceptions to this are if a student is post-call or has an authorized absence, such as a flex day or illness. More than one unexcused session absence will be viewed as a professionalism lapse and will be flagged on the final clerkship form.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
WEEK 1
Pre-recorded Lecture(s) to watch in advance of AHD
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - An Approach to Common Call Emergencies
2:00 - 2:50 PM - Connect Care Street Smarts
3:00 - 3:50 PM - Diabetes
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WEEK 2
Pre-recorded Lecture(s) to watch in advance of AHD
ECG Interpretation: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3hYb8VrAjb
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - ECG Interpretation
2:00 - 2:50 PM - Chest Pain
3:00 - 3:50 PM - Heart Failure
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WEEK 3
Pre-recorded Lecture(s) to watch in advance of AHD
Acute Kidney Injury: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3i13KV0xAm
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - CXR Interpretation
2:00 - 2:50 PM - Acute Kidney Injury
3:00 - 3:50 PM - Electrolyte Disturbances
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WEEK 4
Pre-recorded Lecture(s) to watch in advance of AHD
ABG Interpretation: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c311qEV3bRb
COPD and Asthma: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3jeDqVZBTy
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - ABG Interpretation
2:00 - 2:50 PM - Pleural Effusion
3:00 - 3:50 PM - COPD
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WEEK 5
Pre-recorded Lecture(s) to watch in advance of AHD
Altered Mental Status: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3jXh8VZPhc
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - Altered Mental Status
2:00 - 2:50 PM - Seizures
3:00 - 3:50 PM - Syncope
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WEEK 6
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - Atrial Fibrillation
2:00 - 2:50 PM - Pneumonia
3:00 - 3:50 PM - Meningitis
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WEEK 7
Pre-recorded Lecture(s) to watch in advance of AHD
GI bleeding: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3huo2VrPa2
Elevated liver enzymes: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3hu2lVrPwc
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - GI Bleeding
2:00 - 2:50 PM - Elevated Liver Enzymes
3:00 - 3:50 PM - Venous Thromboembolism
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WEEK 8
Lectures
1:00 - 1:50 PM - Stroke
2:00 - 4:00 PM - MSK Review
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OTHER PRE-RECORDED LECTURES TO WATCH DURING CLERKSHIP:
Chronic Kidney Disease: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3i10mV0xCA
An Approach To Polyarthritis and Monoarthritis: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c3QrYwVOCvE
Symptom Management on the Internal Medicine Wards: https://screenpal.com/player/cZnrbIVKeKV?ff=1&content=1&controls=1&title=0&reportPosition=setNotesTime&reportSize=setVideoDetailPlayerSize&detailsPage=true#
OTHER RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Pocket Medicine by Marc Sabatine, MGH Handbook of Internal Medicine, 3rd edition. Order from Amazon
Internal Medicine Essentials for clerkship students, from the American College of Physicians and CDIM. Soft cover book has succinct summaries of core knowledge subjects and management approaches. Geared to American audience so also focuses on primary prevention. Not as practical as Pocket Medicine.
Practice your ECG skills. http://teachingmedicine.com/Modules.aspx?mid=2
Approach to Internal Medicine - A Resource Book for Clinical Practice Third Edition. By David Hui.
Mind the Gap: A Handbook of Clinical Signs in Black and Brown Skin. https://www.blackandbrownskin.co.uk/mindthegap
Toronto Notes. https://torontonotes.ca/
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine - section on Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases
COVID-19 summary. The following document is extracted and compiled from AHS documents COVID-19, Severe (Hospitalized or Death) Department Standard Operating Process and Therapeutic Management of Adult Patients with COVID-19 One-Pager. This summarizes the basics of COVID-19 presentation and inpatient management. See AHS insite for further resources. COVID19 Basics
Bedside Medicine Exam Skills, Stanford Medicine. Bedside Medicine Exam Skills | Stanford Medicine 25 | Stanford Medicine
JAMA Rational Clinical Exam Series. https://jamanetwork.com/collections/6257/the-rational-clinical-examination
Year 2 OSCE Physical Exam Checklists - see OSCE page
Hypercalcemia: see PDF below
Hypercalcemia.pdfPage updated
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