M3 Gastroenterology

ELEC355 / PMDN 602

Department
Internal Medicine

Clinical or Non-Clinical Course
Clinical

Physician Assessed Patient Facing
Yes

Prerequisites
Completion of Phase 2 Internal Medicine or Surgery Clerkship

Goal
The student will spend two weeks with the assigned preceptor. This subspecialty elective is both inpatient and outpatient based. The students will assist the preceptors in evaluation of the gastroenterology patient consults in the hospital, and may also spend time in the outpatient office seeing patients and learning about the management and diagnosis of common outpatient GI problems. The students will assist in performing a physical exam and formulate a treatment plan based on the patient’s history, physical, and psychosocial issues. In addition, the students will also observe and assist their preceptors in the performance of common GI procedures such as colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and EGD. During the course of the rotation, the students are expected to identify the common indications and contraindications to these commonly performed procedures.

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

  1. Obtain, document, and present an appropriate medical history that differentiates among the various causes of gastrointestinal bleeding including gastritis, varices, colon cancer, and diverticulosis, etc.
  2. Perform an appropriate physical exam to establish the diagnosis and severity of a patient presenting with abdominal pain.
  3. Define and describe the indications for sigmoidoscopy, barium enema, and colonoscopy, including the identification of individuals at risk for colon cancer.
  4. Describe key illness present in the outpatient GI clinic such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and peptic ulcer disease.
  5. Identify patients at high risk of developing hepatitis infection and determine when to initiate medical therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis.

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

Additional Methods
Students will be given feedback by the inpatient attending based upon the performance of the above tasks

Course Director
Imran Balouch, MD

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

Location
SFMC & OSFMG Gastroenterology (5105 N Glen Park Place, Peoria)

Setting
Outpatient
Inpatient

Night Call
No

Laboratory
No

Weekends
No

House Staff
Yes

Number of Learners per Block
1

Duration
2 weeks

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

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