STUDENT ELECTIVES

MED 545 I General Internal Medicine - Inpatient

Department: MEDICINE

Pre-requisite: Credit in Medicine 531/532, only UH medical students will be accepted for this elective

Duration: 4 weeks (available all blocks)

Number of Students: Minimum - 1; Maximum – 4

Location(s): Queen's Medical Center - Dr. Bruce Soll

Kuakini Medical Center - Dr. Ken Sumida

Program Director or Coordinator: Laurie Tam, M.D.

II. Objectives

This elective is specifically designed for students who need to demonstrate and achieve R (resident) level competence in Knowledge, Clinical Skills and/or Habits and Attitudes in order to receive credit for MED 541 (Advanced Medicine). The elective is also designed for students who are required to complete a remediation program as determined by the Department of Medicine Student Education Committee.

III. Method

Queen's Medical Center: The student will function as an intern with the exception of being subject to the same counter-signature restrictions as third-year medical students. The student will be expected to apply evidenced-based medicine to patient evaluation and treatment plans, write more advanced problem assessments and report on recent literature as applied to assigned patients. The student will take night call and attend Queen's regular conferences.

IV. Evaluation

1. Ongoing observational evaluation by the supervising physician will be used to assess the student's acquisition of knowledge and application of this to patient care.

2. There is no formal examination.

3. To obtain credit for this elective, students must complete and return the elective evaluation form to the Department of Medicine.

V. Only University of Hawaii students will be accepted with the approval of the Program Director.

VI. Contacts - Once your elective is approved, please contact the respective Medical Education Offices at least one week prior to starting your rotation:

Queen's Medical Center - Stacey Teramae - (808) 547-4381 steramae@queens.org

Kuakini Medical Center - Iris Isa-Nunes - (808) 547-9226 i.isa-nunes@kuakini.org

Revised May 2008   MED 545-I