USC ELECTIVE
Faculty: Dr. Jennifer Othersen , M.D. - Course Director Institution: Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center Location: Columbia, South Carolina Duration: 4 weeks Course Offered: Throughout academic year Number of Students: 1 - 2 per rotation Students Report To: Department of Subspecialty Medicine, Nephrology Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, The goal of this rotation is to enhance the student's ability to recognize, evaluate and treat patients with renal diseases, electrolyte disorders and hypertension. To accomplish this goal, the student will have an active role in the evaluation of consults presented to the Renal Service. Consults will be presented, and the pertinent laboratory and radiographic data will be reviewed on daily attending rounds. Routine patient management of patients with hypertension, electrolyte disorders and renal disease will be discussed using a problem solving approach on daily rounds. Difficult or interesting cases will be reviewed on weekly Renal Grand Rounds. The student will also participate in the outpatient care of patients with renal disease in the weekly clinic. Also, in order to acquaint the student to problems in care of patients with chronic renal failure such as electrolyte imbalance, hypertension, nutrition, etc., he or she will be encouraged to attend weekly rounds on patients in the chronic hemodialysis program. Fluid electrolyte, acid-base problems will be assigned and reviewed twice weekly with the renal attendings. If the student is interested in clinical research, he/she will have the opportunity to observe the performance and or participate in various clinical research studies. |