Introduction and evaluation of critical pathways of major DRGs in clinical patient management. Pathway analysis includes pathophysiology of disease processes and appropriateness/efficacy of diagnostic and therapeutic sequencing.
Course Prerequisites: Successful completion of BRTC 6100 and BRTC 6105
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sci Program Restrictions: MHSCLS_CLS-Clinical Laboratory Science Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester
Introduces principles of educational design with application to student education, patient education, staff development, continuing education and clinical education.
The students will be expected to perform critical evaluations of clinical cases and/or scientific papers and additional advanced practice competencies in related content area.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sci Program Restrictions: MHSCLS_CLS-Clinical Laboratory Science Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester
Prerequisite: MHS program enrollment.
Provides an overview of management theory, management of human and financial resources, operations, and communication skills using the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Includes application of principles of administration, personnel management, design, equipment purchasing, information systems and concepts of quality management. The students will be expected to perform critical evaluations of clinical cases and/or scientific papers and additional advanced practice competencies in related content area.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sci Program Restrictions: MHSCLS_CLS-Clinical Laboratory Science Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester
An introduction to techniques and media of the medical illustrator, including line, continuous tone, and color, using traditional materials and electronic media. The accurate and aesthetic presentation and preparation of visual biomedical information for publication and projection is stressed.
An introduction to techniques and media of the medical illustrator, including line, continuous tone, and color using traditional materials and electronic media. The accurate and aesthetic presentation and preparation of visual biomedical information for publication and projection is stressed.
Introduction to the terminology, concepts, and techniques of computer graphics, with emphasis on the software currently used in the field of Medical Illustration for two-dimensional images. Course will also cover current storage and output considerations.
Advanced concepts and techniques of computer graphics, with emphasis on the software currently used in the field of medical illustration for two-dimensional, as well as three-dimensional images.
An orientation to surgery in which the student performs several procedures on laboratory animals, utilizing standard equipment, material and techniques.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: College of Allied Health Sci , The Graduate School Program Restrictions: MSIL_MILL-Medical Illustration Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester
Fee Detail Code Description CAHS MI Surgical Tech Fee Fee Amount 250 Fee Type FLAT
The observation and sketching of surgical procedures in the operating rooms and related visual references in the clinics and laboratories of the medical center. The sketches are used as reference material for illustrations accomplished in MIL 7660, 7661, and 9210.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: (MILL6650 >= C) and (MILL6651 >= C) and (MILL6780 >= C)
The observation and sketching of surgical procedures in the operating rooms and related visual references in the clinics and laboratories of the medical center. The sketches are used as reference material for illustrations accomplished in MIL 7660, 7661, and 9210.
A studio experience in which the student utilizes a variety of art media and techniques in preparing medical illustrations that meet stated objectives. Emphasis is on application of techniques to practical assignments and on problem-solving.
A studio experience in which the student utilizes a variety of art media and techniques in preparing medical illustrations that meet stated objectives. Emphasis is on application of techniques to practical assignments and on problem-solving.
Introduction to the terminology, concepts and techniques of animated computer graphics, with emphasis on the software currently used in the field of medical illustration for animation and interactive title construction. Course will also cover script writing, story boarding, interface design and output considerations.
An overview of current instructional technology with emphasis on audiovisual resources. Management procedures and business practices for institutional and self-employment illustrators are covered. Issues related to ethics, copyright, contracts and negotiation are explored.
MILL 8200 - Independent Study in Medical Illustration, Communication, or Visualization
Elective independent study course where a student will work individually with a medical illustration faculty member to design an individualized course of study, set course objectives and requirements, and designate student learning outcomes. Students must have a 3.75 cumulative GPA to qualify.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1
Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 99
Program Restrictions: MSIL_MILL-Medical Illustration
Independent study demonstrating competency in creating and producing bio-scientific images for visual communication media in specific technique and subject matter areas.
A visual presentation of a bio-scientific subject prepared in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Medical Illustration.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Credit Hours: 1 TO 4 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Other Contact Hours: 0
Repeat Status: No
Program Restrictions: MSIL_MILL-Medical Illustration
Prerequisite: Phase 1 and Phase 2.
This 4 week core clerkship provides background in the fundamentals, principles and skills of Internal Medicine. Students actively participate in patient care as a member of the healthcare team. Bedside clinical skills, patient presentations, write-ups, logical approach to diagnostic decision making, as well as accumulation and synthesis of medical knowledge are emphasized. Every effort is made for all students to spend 8 weeks on inpatient services (at least one month on a general medicine service) and one month (if possible) in the ambulatory setting.
Prerequisite: None
A clinical multidisciplinary experience in the rheumatic diseases with a basic core of material pertinent to major diseases in this area; experience with consulting an clinical material. Special desires for more defined endeavor by the student will be considered.
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Students taking the acting internship at MCG will essentially function as an intern on the team, admitting patients in sequence with the interns and working directly under the resident. Acting interns will be expected to attend all conferences the interns attend. The acting intern will complete the initial work up and determine the treatment plan in conjunction with the resident. The acting intern will function as the primary care physician for his/her patients but will be closely supervised in all activities by the resident and attending faculty physician. The acting interns on call schedule will be identical to that of the ward team.
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Objective: This elective is designed to provide the basics in clinical hematology and medical oncology. In-depth study of blood and marrow morphology is emphasized. An approach to diagnosis and management as well as general principles of cancer chemotherapy will be stressed. The importance of interdisciplinary cancer decision making (internist, surgeon, radiation therapist) will be emphasized. Two half-day clinics each week are arranged to emphasize the diagnosis and therapy of common hematologic and oncologic disorders.
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Objectives of the elective will be to learn general principles of rehabilitation medicine in the hospital setting, in addition to participation in a multidisciplinary approach to treatment of patients undergoing rehabilitation. The student will have some clinical responsibility for patients admitted to the hospital and follow them through their rehabilitation. Specialty programs for Brain Injury, Pediatric Rehab., Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke Rehab.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30
Prerequisites: MED 5000
Students will participate in daily ECG
instruction as well as cardiovascular evaluation of all
service consultations and daily rounds, including
rounds on private patients when appropriate.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Experience in clinical nephrology through participation in inpatient consultations, teaching conferences, and once weekly general nephrology outpatient clinic.
Prerequisite: MED 5000
The MCG Cardiology elective is an integrated rotation between the cardiology consult service and the special procedure labs. Students’ time will be divided between the consult service and the labs. On the consult service the student will be exposed to various cardiovascular diseases in medical and pre- and post-operative surgical inpatients. The student will be part of the consultative team working closely with the cardiology attending and the fellow. Patients will be seen with bedside teaching emphasizing physical and differential diagnosis. The student will be expected to provide references appropriate for each case evaluated. During this time, the student will become familiar with the indications, usefulness and limitations of diagnostic tests and special procedures such as echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, stress testing, electrophysiology studies and nuclear cardiology. Each week the student will spend one day in one of the special procedures laboratories (cardiac catheterization lab, ECHO lab, electrophysiology labs and Nuclear/stress testing lab.) The appropriate attending and fellow prior to and during the lab day will provide didactic teaching. Students will have an opportunity to see left and right catheterizations, coronary interventions, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, catheter ablations, pacemaker and/or AICD implantations, cardioversions and stress testing. The EKG laboratory will provide EKGs each day to be read with the EKG attending. Invasive and non-invasive conferences are scheduled throughout the week and journal club is once a month. Students are required to attend conferences. Feedback will be given to the students biweekly from the rotation coordinator.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30
GMED 5019 - Cardiology at Eisenhower Medical Center (Fort Gordon)
Prerequisite: MED 5000
This course is designed to provide basic knowledge in the problems of heart disease and its complications. Students will participate in the care of patients in the Intensive Care Unit as well as on medical wards and outpatient service. They will also spend time understanding and reading electrocardiograms, phonocardiograms, echocardiograms (M mode and 2D), and Graded exercise tests (GXT).
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 15 Other Contact Hours: 25
Prerequisite: MED 5000
This course is designed to provide an understanding of clinical aspects of diseases of the digestive system, pancreas and liver, including endoscopy, interpretation of gastrointestinal x-rays, biopsies and laboratory results. it consists of rounds, conferences and clinics at the MCG Hospital.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30
Prerequisite: MED 5000
This elective is designed to provide experience in consultative pulmonary medicine. Emphasis is placed upon the clinical evaluation of patients with altered lung function, and the appropriate use of both invasive and noninvasive pulmonary diagnostic procedures. The student will gain experience in interpretation of chest roentgenograms, pulmonary function tests, and arterial blood gases. Selected pulmonary topics are covered in the weekly pulmonary conference.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30
Prerequisites: MED 5000C
Provide senior medical students with a patient-based, problem-oriented exposure to general infectious diseases and HIV. The DDEAMC outpatient ID clinic has a robust HIV population with varying stages of disease. The inpatient service receives referral patients from the entire Southeast region.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 30
Prerequisite: MED 5000
This clinical consultation service provides experience in the diagnosis and management of patients with infections, interpretation of stained specimen cultures and sensitivity data, serology and the appropriate use of antimicrobial and antiviral agents. The elective consists of rounds, clinics and conferences at the MCG Hospital and Clinics. Daily didactic instruction is provided. On call availability is needed.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 20
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Special arrangements can be made for elective periods of one month in the Department of Medicine at other medical schools and teaching institutions. These electives can be spent in general Internal Medicine or medical subspecialties. The following must accompany the Green Sheet: written statement accepting student to do elective including description of the content of the elective and name of preceptor responsible for evaluation.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia
Prerequisite: Approval by Faculty Member with whom research will be done
Opportunity to participate in research programs being conducted by members of the faculty of the Department of Medicine. Arrangements to be made by the student with a member of the faculty. A description of proposed project must be submitted to the Medicine Education Office, Ext. 2055. A copy of the description must accompany the Green Sheet. If the duration of the elective is more than one month, students only receive credit for a one month elective.
GMED 5029 - Acting Internship at Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, GA
Prerequisites: MED 5000
Students will essentially function at a sub-intern level. He/she will be responsible for case presentations, attendings, workup and care of patients while under the
supervision of an upper level resident. This will give students the opportunity to become intimately involved in the decision process and care of his/her patients. Call will be taken with the assigned team, which is every fourth day. Didactic teaching and rounds will be conducted by fulltime faculty and practicing physicians.
Prerequisite: Pulmonary Medicine Consult at VAMC
Consult service elective featuring the availability of the full gamut of pulmonary diagnostic techniques; emphasis on pathophysiology and its application to patient care.
Prerequisite: MED 5000
This elective is designed to provide an intensive experience in critical care medicine. Emphasis is placed upon clinical evaluation and management of critically ill patients: mechanical ventilatory support, hemodynamic and ventilatory monitoring and other critical care interventions. Didactic sessions, conferences and teaching rounds provide a broad view of clinical approaches to critically ill patients.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 10 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 40
GMED 5035 - Clinical Endocrinology (Medicine) at
Savannah, GA
Prerequisites: MED 5000
This elective is by arrangement only with the Medical Student Coordinator by calling Kim Hahn at 912/350-8076. After signing up for this elective, drops must be cleared by the Medical Student Coordinator in Savannah. Students will have exposure to Clinical
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus both in a hospital setting as well as private practice. Inpatient consultations and ambulatory clinics at Memorial Medical Center are the primary activities of the elective. In addition, students will also be involved in the
evaluation and follow-up of patients in the private office setting.
GMED 5037 - Gastroenterology at Eisenhower Medical Center, Fort Gordon, for 4th year medical students
Prerequisite: MED 5000
The student is expected to participate in all aspects of the Gastroenterology service, including inpatient and outpatient consultations, and to observe GI procedures (such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, laparoscopy). The student will be taught proctoscopy in the weekly proctoscopy clinic. Basic GI physiology and pathophysiology will be stressed. The number of patients seen will be limited and the student will be expected to provide references appropriate for each case he/she evaluates. A reading syllabus covering basic GI physiology and disease will be provided. The student will be expected to give a 15 minute seminar once a week on the topic of his/her choice (covering an area of basic GI physiology). The student is expected to attend GI Journal Club and GI Pathology conferences Thursday afternoon at the Medical College of Georgia.
Prerequisite: GMED 5000
Inpatient consultations and ambulatory clinics at the MCGH and VAMC are the primary activities of the elective. These activities are carried out in association with one or more medical residents and a clinical endocrine fellow. They are supervised by members of the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism. The supervised management of cases encountered in these settings will provide the vehicle for teaching. Thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary and gonadal diseases as well as diabetes, developmental problems, virilization and electrolyte disorders will be discussed. There will be opportunities for didactic presentations and students will be expected to read relevant clinical literature. A textbook and collection of reprints is provided on loan and a series of core didactic lectures is presented for students on the rotation. Student responsibilities will include participation in Section inpatient consultation and clinic activities, as well as the weekly clinical conference at which case presentations will be made.
Prerequisites: MED 5000
Obtain a clear and concise cardiac history and
physical, inpatient and outpatient. Use of ancillary modalities such as Arrhythmia interpretation ECG interpretation indication and use of
echocardiography and Doppler Indication for cardiac catheter and intervention
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 5 Other Contact Hours: 40
GMED 5042 - Nephrology Service at DDEAMC, Fort Gordon, GA
Prerequisite: MED 5000
The student will participate in rounds, conferences,
clinics and ward work. The staff of the Nephrology
Clinic will serve as faculty for this course. Inpatient and
outpatient consultations will be performed. (Dr. Maxwell
Williams)
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 40
GMED 5045 - Ambulatory and Consultative Internal Medicine Service
The student will participate in all aspects of General
Internal Medicine to include outpatient consultations
and procedures. The number of patients will be limited
and the student will be expected to provide references
appropriate for each case he/she evaluates. The student
will be expected to attend all internal medicine
conferences.
GMED 5046 - Endocrinology Service at Eisenhower Army Medical Center
The student will participate in rounds, conferences, clinics and ward work. The staff of the Endocrinology Clinic will serve as faculty for this course. Inpatient and outpatient consultations will be performed.
GMED 5053 - Gastroenterology at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Students rotating through this elective will
actively participate in both in-office and in-hospital consultation, and will be encouraged to observe gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure (upper GI endoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and ERCP)
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Months Offered: September through June (applications must be submitted to the Epidemiology Program Office at CDC by May 30 of the student’s third year). This elective is designed to introduce the student to applied epidemiology, preventive medicine, and public health as practiced at CDC. Students have the opportunity to actively assist in epidemiologic investigations of infectious diseases and in studies of a wide variety of public health problems such as chronic, environmental, and occupational diseases, injuries, and reproductive health. Students work under the supervision of CDC epidemiologists and work on specific projects. Students are also exposed to day-to-day operations and a broad range of activities at CDC. Familiarity with computers and data analysis is helpful but not essential. Students are responsible for providing their own living and travel expenses.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 40
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Students will participate in daily discussion of all geriatric admissions and work rounds. The students will also participate in geriatric clinics to work up a variety of geriatric syndromes including falls, incontinence, dementia, syncope, failure to thrive, sensory impairment, and cardiovascular disease in the elderly.
Prerequisites: MED 5000
Students shall gain a basic understanding of the value of medical informatics and tele-health technologies in the current practice of medicine and the potential for
improving healthcare practice and efficiency as well as reducing medical errors.
Goals: Gain knowledge and experience in Emergency Care and demonstrate understanding, pathophysiology and treatment of common medical emergencies such as Myocardial infarction, CVA, and DKA.
GMED 5070 - Pulmonary/Critical Care in South Georgia
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Under the direction of a pulmonologist Dr. Fred
Rosenblum, this elective will allow exposure to inpatient
critical care and pulmonary medicine as well as
outpatient pulmonary management. Dr. Raul Santos, a
nephrologist, and Dr. Craig Wolff, a pulmonologist, will
also participate. All three have their critical care
certification and practice at Archbold Medical Center in
Thomasville, Georgia. The elective will offer a broad
opportunity to participate directly in patient care,
procedures, and didactic sessions with active
clinicians.
Prerequisite: None
Goal: To help students develop the skills necessary to be successful on the core clerkships. Objectives: At the end of the elective, students will be able to: obtain a complete and accurate history and physical examination, present a focused and comprehensive evaluation of a patient in a clear and concise manner, document in writing a focused and comprehensive evaluation of a patient in a clear and concise manner, and interpret basic X-rays and electrocardiograms. Activities include: two complete patient evaluations per week, standardized patient feedback session at the end of the second week and two hour case-based conference or small group activity daily. Teaching activities and time allocation per week/elective: lecture hours - none; small group activities - 10 hours; physical diagnosis - 8 hours; standardized patient encounters - 8 hours for the elective. Assessment includes: clinical performance evaluation by faculty to assess the following skills: clinical performance evaluation by faculty to assess the following skills: history and physical examination, case presentation, medical documentation and professionalism; standardized patient encounter to evaluate the student’s ability to obtain a complete history, perform a competent physical exam, and present the information in both the written and oral format; and written examination.
Prerequisite: MED 5000
The practice consists of patients
admitted to the Burn Unit, admission of unassigned
medical and critically ill patients from the emergency
room, inpatient consultation to MICU and SICU, and
management of critically ill patients accepted in transfer
from outlying hospitals. All types of acute medical
problems are seen in this practice environment. There
is an extensive reference list and journal library as well
as a textbook library.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 10 Lecture Hours: 10 Other Contact Hours: 40
GMED 5076 - Healthcare System Leadership Management
Prerequisite: Phase I and Phase II
To familiarize the student and engage the student in the interrelationship of the administrative and clinical components of a healthcare system.
Prerequisite: MED 5000
Goal: To provide students with a broad exposure to the clinical problems, settings and skills which make up the ambulatory practice of Internal Medicine; Objectives: Knowledge - Understand the pathophysiology, diagnosis and evidence-based management of common problems encountered in outpatient Medicine. Learn about sub-specialty management of specific referred problems. Understand appropriate utilization of resources as a part of medical practice; Skills: Perform a problem-focused history and physical examination. Counsel patients regarding health behaviors. Manage multiple medications for complex patients. Coordinate care among several treating physicians; Activities: General Internal Medicine clinics. Sub-specialty clinics. Ambulatory cases and questions. Evidence-based problem write-up. Observed history and physical examinations.
Prerequisite: None
This third year elective rotation is an introduction to musculoskeletal disorders and systematic inflammatory disease in an ambulatory setting. Supervised by attending physicians, students will participate in primarily outpatient consultations, participate in teaching conferences, gain experience in pertinent diagnostic procedures, evaluate and follow patients in the faculty and fellow practices, and learn pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, clinical manifestations, management, and therapy of rheumatic diseases.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 40
The goal of this elective is to improve learner’s knowledge of the economic, business and regulatory issues involved in the practice of clinical medicine in the United States in 2006. The objectives are: (1) Understand the basics of starting and operating a private medical practice. (2) Become familiar with the key economic and policy issues affecting the practice of medicine. (3) Learn the principles and processes of quality improvement as they apply to outpatient and inpatient medical practice.
GMED 5084 - Community-Based Clinical Elective - General Internal Medicine
Special arrangements can be made for elective periods of one month in various MCG departments in Southwest Georgia. These electives can be spent in specialties. Elective must be approved by Dr. William Guest in Albany.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Other Contact Hours: 40
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Class Restrictions: Professional
GMED 5085 - Introduction to Women’s Health for all Physicians
This elective is an opportunity to explore issues that directly impact women and their health (both the medical aspects as well as the psychological impact). Examples of topics include contraceptives, abortion, women’s rights, midwifery, cancer, AIDS, rape, and autoimmune disorders.
This course discusses our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of a variety of cancers, such as cancer of the breast, colon, lung, ovary, and prostate. Topics include cancer risk factors, the molecular basis of cancer treatment, treatment options, possible improvements of patient outcomes, as well as cancer prevention.
Students will rotate through ambulatory care offices and work with a variety of professionals which may include physicians, advance practitioners, nurses ancillary care technicians (laboratory, radiology) and office managers.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 4 Other Contact Hours: 15
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Level Restrictions: Professional Semester
This course will introduce students to medical Spanish terminology and improve medical students’ conversation for use in medical interviewing and patient communication.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 3
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Level Restrictions: Professional Semester
GMED 5092 - Current Topics in Translational Medical Research
Students will learn to comprehensively evaluate reports in the current translational medicine literature. They will learn to place research projects in the context of prior knowledge, appreciate the current state of a field, and critically evaluate research methodology, experimental design and interpretation, and statistical analysis.
Course Goals: Become proficient in financial analysis, marketing, team building, and work flow to learn how to help improve an existing medical practice or maximize efficiency and profits with your new practice.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 7 Lecture Hours: 16 Other Contact Hours: 43
Students will see patients at the hospice in Albany during the day and hospital consultations. Students will participate in interdisciplinary team discussions about patient care.
GMED 5096 - Introduction to Outpatient Internal Medicine
Interactions and learning opportunities will be conducted in the outpatient clinic setting. Students will rotate through General Internal Medicine clinic, Podiatry clinic, Allergy and Immunology clinic, and Endocrinology clinic. The majority of time will be spent in General Internal Medicine.
GMED 5097 - Delivering High Quality, Cost-Effective Healthcare: Preparing for Your Role as Physician Leaders
Ever wondered how much that CBC actually cost? Or why a band-aid costs $12 in the hospital? Is it possible to deliver cost-effective care that is comprehensive? Using a series of cases to explore quality in healthcare, small groups will be guided through some of the quality measures being used to “grade” physicians and hospitals for care, with an introduction to costs of care. Clinical scenarios will be used to illustrate key concepts in quality, and participants will be challenged to address the role of physicians in delivering both quality and cost of care delivered.
Prerequisite: None
This elective provides students with an opportunity to observe a general internist or subspecialist in the clinical setting. Students will shadow the physician in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
GMED 5099 - Introduction to Preclinical Clerkships
Interactions and learning opportunities will be conducted in the inpatient setting. Medical students will actively participate in patient care as a member of the health care team. Medical students will participate in all activities outlined in the core clerkship in Internal Medicine (GMED 5000) except for the Academic HalfDay and required examinations (Practical exam and MBME Shelf Exam).
Prerequisite(s): Phase 1 and 2, Step I, Satisfaction of all requirements for the PhD degree at a USG institution. This includes successful thesis defense, submission of final thesis copies to the relevant graduate school, and submission of paperwork necessary for graduation.
Prerequisite: Phase 1 and Phase 2.
This 4 week core clerkship provides background in the fundamentals, principles and skills of Internal Medicine. Students actively participate in patient care as a member of the healthcare team. Bedside clinical skills, patient presentations, write-ups, logical approach to diagnostic decision making, as well as accumulation and synthesis of medical knowledge are emphasized. Every effort is made for all students to spend 8 weeks on inpatient services (at least one month on a general medicine service) and one month (if possible) in the ambulatory setting.
GMED 5101 - Child Sexual Abuse: Physician’s Power to Protect
The Physician’s Power to Protect is a child sexual abuse preventative and intervention training to provide critical information on the issues surrounding child sexual abuse and how you can become a front line defender. The course also provides great insight when working with victims of child sexual abuse at any age. The course is broken down into 6 modules that include: 1. Child Sexual Abuse: The Basics, 2. Detecting Child Sexual Abuse, 3. Communicating Child Sexual Abuse, 4. Reporting and the Legal System, 5. Providing Resources, and 6. You are the Solution
To give students an opportunity to visit other institutions and perform one to four week clinical experiences to gain exposure to residency training programs for career decision-making purposes.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Credit Hours: 1 TO 6 Repeat Status: No Repeat Limit: 0
MEDI 5013 - Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Medical Education
This elective promotes the use of Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS) technology as a clinical tool to enhance the educational experience of MCG medical students.
This course aims to emphasize the importance of global health awareness, promoting understanding healthcare and the influence of social, political and economic factors. The course will demonstrate why and how the study of international health and experiences abroad are important to healthcare in the US. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of the ability to work in a cross-cultural setting both internationally and domestically.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 2
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Level Restrictions: Professional Semester Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine
Students will be able to describe prevalent issues relevant to international health, list effects of culture, and describe the different health care systems. Students will understand the role of various organizations involved in global health, describe the safety preparation needed for global health experiences, list possible roles they can play, and be able to explain how an inerdisciplinary team functions in global health experiences.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 3
Repeat Status: No
Program Restrictions: MD_MEDD-Medicine Campus Restrictions: Athens campus
MEDI 5091 - Introduction to the Foundational Sciences of Medicine
This course will expose students to the foundational sciences taught in the medical school curriculum and assist them with developing the necessary study strategies and test taking skills to be successful in medical school.
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Credit Hours: 6 TO 12 Lecture Hours: 20 Lab Hours: 3 TO 5 Other Contact Hours: 1 TO 2
Prerequisite: None
This elective is offered to provide the student with experience in an off-campus setting. The student will make arrangements to accompany a mentor or preceptor in his/her office and/or hospital functions during the period of the elective.
Goals: To provide the student an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the process of research. The student will become familiar with the literature in a given research area, will develop a testable hypothesis, will design appropriate experiments to test the hypothesis and will write up the findings appropriately. The research activities shall have direct relevance to the clinical interests of the student.
MEDI 5100 - Essentials of Clinical Medicine 1 (Part 1)
The Essentials of Clinical Medicine (ECM) is a four-semester curriculum designed to give medical students knowledge and skills that they will need to provide informed and compassionate patient- and population-centered care during their clinical years. ECM is organized into two sections during the first 2 years of medical school, ECM1 and ECM 2, which are sequentially integrated and interwoven with core basic science modules. The ECM curriculum is designed to ensure a continuity of clinical education students across the Phase I and II years.
Components:
• The Principles of Evidence-based Decision-Making (PrEBCDM)
• Clinical Skills (CS)
• The Community Health Education (CHE)
MEDI 5101 - Essentials of Clinical Medicine 1 (Part 2)
The Essentials of Clinical Medicine (ECM) is a four-semester curriculum designed to give medical students knowledge and skills that they will need to provide informed and compassionate patient- and population-centered care during their clinical years. ECM is organized into two sections during the first 2 years of medical school, ECM1 and ECM 2, which are sequentially integrated and interwoven with core basic science modules. The ECM curriculum is designed to ensure a continuity of clinical education students across the Phase I and II years.
Components:
• The Principles of Evidence-based Decision-Making (PrEBCDM)
• Clinical Skills (CS)
• The Community Health Education (CHE)
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Credit Hours: 13 TO 23 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Other Contact Hours: 5
Repeat Status: No
College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Program Restrictions: MD_MEDD-Medicine Campus Restrictions: Athens campus
MEDI 5111 - Financial Literacy for Medical Students Part 1
This course will help students gain a better understanding of money, debt and credit management, risk management, and investing and retirement planning.
MEDI 5112 - Financial Literacy for Medical Students Part 2
This course will help students gain a better understanding of money, debt and credit management, risk management, and investing and retirement planning.
The Cellular and Systems Processes Module is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the biological mechanisms by which the body responds to internal and external stimuli by building on the structure-function knowledge of previous Modules (ITD5115 and ITD5125). Students will understand the pathological responses to these stimuli by examining the interplay between the biochemical and physiological mechanisms, and how the latter can be influenced by genetics.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 0 TO 16 Lecture Hours: 15 Other Contact Hours: 1
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