***Orientation Week***

Orientation Week - 1/2 week

Location: Jackson Park Hospital
Contact: R. Renae Ross, 773-947-7313
Orientation Week will expose the student to the diagnostic and procedural skills required
in the management of illness and injury. It is expected that the student will gain
knowledge and confidence in his or her clinical skills. All patients will be concurrently
managed by the attendings, residents and other department personnel, who will provide
teaching, immediate feedback and support.
Goals:
1. Orient to the Hospital, Family Medicine Center and other departments.
2. Learn the HIPPA rules and dress code.
3. Learn the documentation guidelines and risk management, state licensing
laws, medical and malpractice insurance.
4. Learn how to write history and physical exam and SOAP notes
5. Develop focused diagnostic plans for common acute illnesses and injuries.
6. Learn how to conduct a family conference and breaking bad news
7. Learn how to deal with some ethical issues in patient care.
8. Improve existing procedural skills as well as learn new skills like starting
peripheral IV lines, blood draw, suturing techniques and doing EKGs and
Echocardiograms.
Course Format:
The student will meet the goals by reporting to the assigned attendings, residents and
other to observe, learn and interact with patients and staff:
Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated by the unit chief/the resident assigned to the unit, and other
members of the faculty.

****Family Medicine****

Family Medicine - 1/2 week

Location:
Contact:
Contact:

Jackson Park Hospital, 1625 East 75th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60649
Dr. Lakshmi Dodda, Clerkship Director: 773-947-7314
R. Renae Ross, 773-947-7313

Goals
Provide introductory exposure to the field of family medicine and, via practical
experience, understanding of the philosophy and nature of the specialty practice.
Educate students to the challenge of family-oriented medicine and development of
socioeconomic and behavioral factors related to care of family units.
Teach students that family medicine is a specialty built on a core of knowledge
from other disciplines and how to use various resources while maintaining
continuity of care in both in-and outpatient settings.
Objectives
Define family medicine and family physicians in their roles as primary, and often
sole, health care providers.
Demonstrate the problem-solving style of this specialty where the majority of
patients have self-limited conditions rooted in psychosocial processes or present
at the earliest stages of development.
Develop diagnosis and therapeutic skills in an office setting for patients not
requiring hospitalization.
Become cognizant of the quality and demands of care provided for family
members and how relationships within and outside the family affect health care
and illness.
Coordinate patient health needs in ambulatory settings and understand the need
for continuity of care when hospitalization is needed.
Demonstrate proper use of consultants, nurses, paramedical personnel, and other
health professionals to optimize responsibilities of family practitioners.
Describe approaches to preventive medicine and patient education techniques in
hospital and office settings.
Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated by the unit chief/the resident assigned to the unit,
and other members of the faculty.
Location:

Family Medicine Center

***Internal Medicine***
Department of Internal Medicine - 1 week
Dr. Bangalore Murthy, Medical Director
A. Khan, M.D.
S. Ali, M.D.
M. Hussain, M.D.
Location: Jackson Park Hospital, 7531S. Stony Island Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60649
Contact; R. Renae Ross, 773-947-7313
Goals
Immerse the student in a brief simulation of the experiences of a first-year
medical resident, allowing development of clinical skills, organization abilities,
and integration with ones personal life ensure a successful start of postgraduate
training.
Advance and enhance the students knowledge of common disorders in internal
medicine, with emphasis on patient management strategies.
Objectives
Assume primary responsibility for the simultaneous care of at least one
hospitalized patient on the medical service.
Learn management strategies for common symptoms and disease entities
encountered in hospitalized patients.
Participate in the educational conferences and seminars of the department.
Participate in patient care-related communications with physicians and others
Learn to fulfill the administrative responsibilities of a student, including written
patient evaluations, orders, and dictations.
Enhance skills in using the medical literature and other learning resources to assist
the management of complexly ill patients.
Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated by the unit chief/the resident assigned to the unit and other
members of the faculty.

***** Obstetrics and Gynecology****

Obstetrics/Gynecology - 1/2 week

Location: Jackson Park Hospital, 1625 East 75th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60649,
Contact: R. Renae Ross, 773-947-7313
Students will have an opportunity to participate in selected obstetrics and gynecology
clinics and/or hospital of the department, labor and delivery rooms and family medicine
center settings affiliated with the department.
Goals
To develop basic skills in:
To gain exposure to the different aspects of ambulatory obstetrics and gynecology
practice and the principles of ambulatory care in womens health.
To develop their skills in the management of the common obstetrics and
gynecologic problems of the patient.
Objectives
To develop basic understanding of:
History and physical including pelvic examination and pap smear collection skills
Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
Diagnosis and treatment of common obstetric and gynecological problems
Routine outpatient gynecologic and obstetric care
Contraceptive counseling
Stages of Labor and Delivery
Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated by the unit chief/the resident assigned to the unit and other
members of the faculty.

****Psychiatry****

Psychiatry - 1/2 week

Thodur Ranganathan M.D.
Chou, M.D.
Location: Jackson Park Hospital Jackson Park Hospital, Family Medicine Center1625
East 75th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60649
Goals

Enhance abilities in obtaining pertinent history in patients with mental illnesses.

Develops ability to coordinate mental status examination.
Develop ability to work with patient care team in liaison and teaching role.
Understand the high prevalence, yet subtle and varied manifestations of
psychiatric illnesses in medical and surgical inpatients.
Understand the basic principles of psycho pharmacology, psychotherapy, mental
health law, medical ethics, spiritual issues related to health and disease, end of life
care.

Objectives
The student will have a chance to understand how to perform and write up a
concise yet thorough psychiatric history in the medical setting.
Synthesize from this database a balanced bio-psychosocial formulation and listing
of DSM-IV multi axial diagnosis to explain and understand the patients medical
and psychological responses to illness and stress.
Develop a treatment plan drawing form this formulation.
Make use of the entire treatment team and the patients social resources to
enhance the patients recovery.
Provide brief supportive psychotherapy in the medical setting.
Assist the primary service in managing oppositional patients who do not adhere to
their recommended or required treatment.
Asses and make appropriate inpatient and outpatient referrals.
Method
The student participates with a resident/attending physician in preparing a psychiatric
consultation. The student gives a formal case presentation by the end of the clerkship.
Students are encouraged to and write case reports and/or focused reviews of psychiatric
literature starting from clinical problems encountered during the rotation.
Assessment
The student will be evaluated by the unit chief/the resident assigned to the unit
and other members of the faculty.

****Pediatrics****
Department of Pediatrics 1/2 week
Location: Jackson Park Hospital, 1625 East 75th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60649,
Chicago, Illinois 60649
Contact: Contact: R. Renae Ross, 773-947-7313
Goals:
The student is expected to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the
longitudinal care of infants, children and adolescents in the context of multi
generational family structures, and the surrounding community, including its
school cultural practices and beliefs, socio-economic and religious orientations.
Objectives:
The objectives of the teaching program in Pediatrics are to expose the medical
students get the ability to:
Conduct a normal pediatric and new born examination
Assess normal and abnormal patterns of growth and development;
Recognize emotional, behavioral and social problems in children of all ages;
Guide parents in matter of discipline, safety and other parental concerns;
Effectively interview, and examine adolescents and manage, counsel, and/or
refer appropriately;
Provide anticipatory guidance;
Administer immunizations in accordance with the state and school guidelines;
Recognize when to utilize childrens protective agencies, recognize issues of
emancipation of minor in matters of certain medical conditions, and
understand privacy issues and legalities of custody;
Recognize and manage routine childhood illnesses and diseases.

Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated by the attending/the resident assigned to the unit
and other members of the faculty.

LAB/PROCEDURAL ROTATION
Lab Procedural Rotation - 1/2 week
Location:
Contact: R. Renae Ross, 773-947-7313
Lab/Procedural Week will expose the student to the diagnostic and procedural skills
required in the management of illness and injury. It is expected that the student will gain
knowledge and confidence in his or her clinical skills. During this week, all patients will
be concurrently managed by the attendings, residents and other department personnel,
who will provide teaching, immediate feedback and support to the students.
Goals:
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Introduction to Ventilator
Basic EKG Interpretation
Lab Medicine
Echo Lab introduction
Exercise Stress test orientation
IV access
Wound Care Management
Procedure Orientation (One Stop Shop)
Improve existing procedural skills as well as learn new skills like starting
peripheral IV lines, blood draw, suturing techniques and doing EKGs and
Echocardiograms.

Course Format:
The student will meet the goals by reporting to the assigned attendings, residents and
other to observe, learn and interact with patients and staff:
Evaluation:
The student will be evaluated by the unit chief/the resident assigned to the unit, and other
members of the faculty.