Medicine Pathway
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Pathway Director and Site Coordinator:
Drexel University College of Medicine
Amy Fuchs, M.D.
Hahnemann University Hospital
Broad & Vine, Mail Stop 427
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
(215) 762-7296 Phone
(215) 762-7814 Fax
Amy.Fuchs@drexelmed.edu
Coordinator: Kate Lewyckyj
(215) 762-7296 Phone
(215) 762-7814 Fax
Klewycky@drexelmed.edu
Associate Pathway Directors, Site Coordinators and
Teaching Sites: Site Associate Director Site Coordinator HUH Howard Miller, M.D. Kate Lewyckyj HUH Joseph Boselli, M.D. Kate Lewyckyj AGH TBD Mamie Staudenmaier
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Drexel University College of Medicine
Broad & Vine, Mail Stop 427
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
(215) 762-2514 Phone
hmiller@drexelmed.edu
(215) 762-7296 Phone
(215) 762-7814 Fax
Klewycky@drexelmed.edu
Drexel University College of Medicine
Broad & Vine, Mail Stop 427
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
(215) 762-7296Phone
jboselli@drexelmed.edu
(215) 762-7296 Phone
(215) 762-7814 Fax
Klewycky@drexelmed.edu
Allegheny General Hospital
Department of Medicine
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 359-8811 Phone
(412) 359-8811 Phone
(412) 359-8152 Fax
The major goal of the Department of Medicine's Senior Year Discipline-based Pathway is to assist students in structuring their senior year to prepare them for residency training in internal medicine. The pathway includes rotations in the ambulatory setting, as well as in inpatient and critical care areas. Students also are guided to selection of electives in various medicine and non-medicine disciplines, and should use these menus to increase their knowledge bases in areas where they feel deficient and broaden their exposure to areas that complement the practice of internal medicine.
Click here for a summary table of the Medicine Pathway.
Subinternship in Medicine
See the description of
the Subinternship in Medicine included in the required coursework
for all pathways.
Neurology Course
See the description of the Neurology Course included
in the required coursework for all pathways.
Subinternship in MICU, CCU or Emergency Medicine
Students will choose a second subinternship in either the Medical Intensive Care Unit, the Cardiac Care Unit or the Emergency Department. This will enable students to gain experience with more critically ill medical patients. While an Emergency Medicine is sufficient to meet the requirements of the Pathway, the more intense experience with critically ill patients in an Intensive Care Unit, where students will learn the details of things like ventilator and pressor management in depth, will likely be better preparation and enhance confidence prior to beginning as an Internal Medicine Intern.
Electives - Recommended
It is recommended that students take two or three medicine electives and at least one non-medicine elective, however variations are acceptable. Of note, students are only permitted to take a maximum of 5 blocks (20 weeks) in medicine, including the medicine subinternships.
Department of Medicine Electives
It is recommended that the student choose two or three Elective Courses from the standard list of Medicine electives. These subspecialty experiences may be from the DUCOM "home" clinical sites or an "away" clinical site of an LCME-approved medical school or ACGME-approved residency affiliated program. These experiences will broaden students’ exposure to ambulatory and subspecialty medicine in consultative care and/or primary care settings. Two Medicine Subspecialty rotations are strongly recommended for students in the Medicine Pathway. Some Medicine subspecialties offer two week rotations. Students may opt for these two-week rotations if they would like a broader range of subspecialty exposure.
Department Of Medicine - Medicine Subspecialty Electives
It is recommended that the student choose two Elective Courses from
the standard list of Medicine subspecialties. These subspecialty experiences
may be from the DUCOM "home" clinical sites or an "away"
clinical site of an LCME-approved medical school or ACGME-approved residency
affiliated program. These experiences will broaden students’ exposure
to subspecialty medicine in consultative care and/or primary care settings.
Two Medicine Subspecialty rotations are strongly recommended for students in
the Medicine Pathway.
Department of Medicine Subspecialty Menu
Non-Medicine Elective
The student will benefit from experience in non-medicine disciplines. This can be done at either a "home" or "away" site. These rotations can broaden the student’s educational experience to complement the Medicine discipline experience. These can be chosen by the pathway student depending on interest.
Some Suggested Non-Medicine Electives
The standard textbooks of Medicine are recommended as references including: Harrison's and Cecil Textbooks of Medicine. The Washington Manual is recommended as a quick reference while working on the wards.
The student's clinical performance while on elective course assignments will be evaluated by both the supervising attending physician, and resident when appropriate, using the standard DUCOM clinical evaluation form. Students not receiving a grade of satisfactory or higher will be counseled and provided with remediation.