Cardiac Surgery

ELEC257 / PSRG 608

Department
Surgery

Clinical or Non-Clinical Course
Clinical

Physician Assessed Patient Facing
Yes

Prerequisites
Completion of Phase 1

Other
Completion of Phase 2 Surgery Clerkship

Goal
Student responsibilities include evaluation and management of patients in the office two days per week, participation in surgical procedures, and evening and weekend cases occasionally.
The student will gain knowledge in cardiac anatomy, cardiac disease and monitoring, and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic cardiac problems. The student will also participate in selected cardiac surgery cases.

Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the anatomy of the heart and its function.
  2. Describe pathophysiology and how it relates to the care and management of the patients with adult cardiac lesions.
  3. Identify techniques of cardiac monitoring that can be used in both the operating room and the cardiac intensive care unit.
  4. Understand pharmacological agents that affect cardiac function.
  5. Discuss surgical therapy as it relates to acquired cardiac lesions.

Method of Assessment

  • Standard Clinical 2wk Elective Evaluation - Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  • Standard Clinical 4wk Elective Evaluation - Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail

Additional Methods

The faculty will base their evaluation on: 1. Fund of factual knowledge. 2. Manual Skills 3. Ability to follow inpatients with and organized approach to inpatient care. 4. Ability to diagnose conditions seen in the office setting. 5. Standard Clinical Evaluation Form.

Course Director
Siddharth Sarangi, MD; Emmanuel Amulraj, MD

Course Coordinator
Jennifer Young
jakyoung@uic.edu
309-655-6454

Location
OSF SFMC 530 Glen Oak Ave Peoria IL

Setting
Outpatient
Inpatient

Night Call
No

Laboratory
No

Weekends
No

House Staff
Yes

Number of Learners per Block
2

Duration
2 or 4 weeks

Who is this elective available to
Both M3s and M4s

Blocks Available
All except winter break.