M3 Critical Care

ELEC354 / PMDN 640

Department
Internal Medicine

Clinical or Non-Clinical Course
Clinical

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 understanding of proper utilization of intravascular devices.
  3. Display understanding of methods and importance of hemodynamic monitoring.
  4. Begin to understand the principles and methods of mechanical ventilation.
  5. Recognize varied techniques for nutritional support.
  6. Display an understanding of initial evaluation and ongoing care of common IM critical illnesses (e.g. septic, distributive, hypovolemic, cardiogenic shock; encephalopathy; acute kidney injury and failure; acute liver failure).

Method of Assessment
Standard Clinical 2wk Elective Evaluation - Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

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
No

Laboratory
No

Weekends
No

House Staff
Yes

Number of Learners per Block
2

Duration
2 weeks

Who is this elective available to
M3s (in Phase 2)

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