Medicine Acting Internships
Medicine Wards AI GUH: GMED-440
Department: Medicine
Instructor: Catherine Okuliar, MD
Contact: Medicine Clerkship Administrator
Phone Number: (202) 444-2919
Location: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Duration: Four Weeks
Max Students: 8 students/block
Description:
1. Communication: The AI should demonstrate the ability to communicate with other members of the health care team, patients, and families, as well as appropriately document patient encounters, initial history and physical and progress notes. Communication skills include being aware of diversity of cultural beliefs and perceptions of health care and how this impacts symptoms, disease course, and treatments.
2. Coordination of Care: The AI should demonstrate the ability to manage and coordinate patient care during hospitalization and upon transition from the inpatient to the outpatient setting.
3. Information Management: The AI should demonstrate the ability to acquire, document, prioritize and interpret clinical information for safe and effective patient care.
4. Procedures: The AI should demonstrate the ability to describe the techniques, and risks and benefits of basic procedures and perform them with supervision, including obtaining informed consent and appropriately documenting the procedure (venipuncture, IV insertion, ABG, NG tube insertion, LP, urethral catheterization).
5. Professionalism: The AI should at all times maintain high levels of ethical behavior toward patients and other healthcare providers. You will be faced with challenging ethical situations with patients and families. You will need to recognize and address gender and cultural biases in yourself and in the health care system.
Medicine Wards AI VHC: GMED-445
Department: Medicine
Instructor: Peter Ouellette, MD and Manesh Nachnani, MD
Contact: Nicole Phelps
Phone Number: 703-558-6492
Location: Virginia Hospital Center
Reporting Time and Place: 8th Floor Conference Room at 8:00am
Duration: Four Weeks
Max Students: 4 students/block
Description: During the Acting Intern Medicine rotation at Virginia Hospital Center, the fourth year medical student will continue to build on their clinical skills and knowledge base as they function in a more autonomous role. The students will act as the immediate manager of the patient’s care under close supervision of their senior resident and attending. They will take on more direct responsibility for communication with other care providers to include attending and consulting physicians, nursing staff, and case managers involved in the care of their patients. Call is every fourth day beginning at 8AM until 7PM. Morning report with the GT3’s and AI’s will be held every weekday and the AI’s are expected to present one of their admissions from their prior call day. Please report to the 8th floor conference room at 8AM on the first day of the rotation.
Medicine Wards AI WHC: GMED-446
Department: Medicine
Instructor: Deborah Topol, MD
Contact: Gaitri Tiwari
Phone Number: (202) 877-8271
Location: MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Reporting Time and Place: Report to GME Office on the 6th floor of the Main Hospital (6A126) at 8am. Then, report to Gaitri Tiwari in room 2A-38
Duration: Four Weeks
Max Students: 3 students/block
Description: Description Coming Soon
Intensive Care Unit WHC: GMED-466
Department: Medicine/Intensive Care
Instructor: Emil Oweis, MD
Contact: Gaitri Tiwari
Phone Number: (202) 877-8271
Location: MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Reporting Time and Place: Report to GME Office on the 6th floor of the Main Hospital (6A126) at 8am.
Note about Rotation: Students who sign up for this rotation are required to sign an agreement several months in advance of the rotation acknowledging their days off and must notify the course director well in advance to any changes necessary which may be accommodated on an individual basis.
Duration: Four Weeks
Max Students: 3 students/block
Description: Description Coming Soon
Intensive Care Unit FFX: GMED-467
Department: Medicine/Intensive Care
Instructor: Meena Raj, MD
Contact: Molly Hobbs
Phone Number: (703) 776-6699
Location: Inova Fairfax Hospital
Duration: Four Weeks
Max Students: 1 student; not available in Blocks 1 and 5
Description: The Intensive Care Units (ICU) at Inova Fairfax Hospital are extraordinarily busy with a high level of acuity. Inova Fairfax Hospital is a major referral center for the critically ill patients in Northern Virginia. There are three ICUs which are covered by a large ICU team comprised of 2 residents and 3 interns in addition to rotating fourth year students. The types of cases seen are vast and encompass a range of ages and demographics. There is an emphasis on pathophysiology which involves a multidisciplinary approach. Students are given a high level of responsibility and are expected to work closely with their residents and attendings to manage their patients. There is a critical care attending who rounds daily with the ICU team. Students are expected to pre-round and present their patients then. They can expect to be on call every fourth day which includes some weekend days, but does not include overnight call. Students are also expected to attend a number of critical care conferences designed specifically for the ICU team.
Intensive Care Unit VHC: GMED-468
Department: Medicine/Intensive Care
Instructor: Christopher Wyckoff, MD
Contact: Nicole Phelps
Phone Number: 703-558-6492
Location: Virginia Hospital Center
Reporting Time and Place: 7:45am to the ICU 2nd floor
Duration: Four Weeks
Max Students: 4 students/block
Description: This Acting Internship gives fourth year students considerable experience in handling all types of acute medical problems. This includes acute myocardial infarctions, arrhythmias, shock, GI bleeds, seizures, respiratory failure, management of respirators, and management of postoperative patients. The student will act as the immediate manager of the patient’s care under very close supervision from the attending physician and senior resident staff. The student will be instructed in various ICU procedures including: central venous line placement, arterial line placement, thoracentesis, etc. The student takes admissions every day and will be divided between two teams consisting of a resident and intern. Report at 7:45am to the ICU 2nd Floor of the Hospital.
Intensive Care Unit GUH: GMED-469
Department: Medicine/Intensive Care
Instructor: Daniel Jamieson, MD
Contact: Daniel Jamieson, MD and Medicine Clerkship Program Administrator
Phone Number: 202-444-2919 (Medicine Clerkship Administrator phone number) 202-444-8830 (Dr. Jamieson’s contact phone)
Location: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Reporting Time and Place: C42 (CCC building) at 8am.
Duration: Four Weeks
Max Students: 4 students/block
Description: Students will spend 4 weeks in the medical intensive care unit at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Each student will be an active member of the ICU team and be responsible for the treatment and care of critically ill patients. Students will participate in daily rounds made on the unit and will have opportunities to learn critical care procedures. An excellent opportunity to prepare for internship.