Critical Care Medicine (MICU)

ELEC611 / PMDN 641

Department
Internal Medicine

Clinical or Non-Clinical Course
Clinical (Acute Care selective)

Physician Assessed Patient Facing
Yes

Prerequisites
Completion of Phase 2 Internal Medicine Clerkship

Goal
This rotation, based in the Medical Intensive Care Unit, is designed to provide students with experience with a critically ill population. As a member of the critical care team, the student will participate in the formulation of comprehensive management plans based on an organ system approach. Collaborative practice is emphasized with frequent input from nursing, respiratory therapy, and nutritional support services. Teaching will be coordinated through faculty intensivists and pulmonologists and include unit rounds, small group lectures and "hands on" sessions involving new technologies.

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

  1. Utilize the organ system approach with the critically ill patient.
  2. Demonstrate management of intravascular devises, hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, techniques of nutritional support and evaluation of ongoing sepsis.

Method of Assessment
Standard Clinical 4wk Elective Evaluation - Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail
Additional Methods
Interactive rounds with assigned residents and attending staff

Course Director
OSF: Deepak Taneja, MD / Carle-Methodist: Praveen Sudhindra, MD

Course Coordinator
Ashley Finney
afinney@uic.edu
309-840-7268

Location
SFMC or Carle-Methodist

Setting
Inpatient

Night Call
Yes
Please Specify
Every 8th night

Laboratory
No

Weekends
Yes
Please Specify
Every 3rd weekend

House Staff
Yes

Number of Learners per Block
2

Duration
4 weeks

Who is this elective available to
M4s (in Phase 3)

Blocks Available
All except Block 3 and fall and winter break.