Preceptor: Scott Smukalla, MD
Contact: Megan Messina, Megan.Messina@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 646-501-4851

Prerequisite: Medicine Clerkship

Clinical sites

NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital

Description

This is a 4-week elective that seeks to build on gastroenterology knowledge and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. It may be used to build upon experience from the 2-week Gastroenterology Elective. The student will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the discipline. Experience will be directed towards the following: (1) consultations, (2) rounding with Gastroenterology attendings, (3) attendance at endoscopy sessions, (4) weekly conferences, and (5) participation in GI Clinic. For interested students, subspeciality weeks may be coordinated in areas such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Advanced Endoscopy.

Objectives of the Elective

By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the field of gastroenterology, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the liver, and the pancreaticobiliary system
2. Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of patients with gastrointestinal diseases
3. Learn about specialty-specific history and physical exams as well as the indications for and complications of specialty-specific procedures
4. Gain knowledge regarding treatment modalities used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and the liver
5. Gain insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care
6. Ensure your choice of gastroenterology as a career 

Key Responsibilities of the Student While on Elective

By enrolling in this elective, you have agreed to:

1. Participate in at least 35 contact hours of education each week
2. Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator in a timely fashion 
3. Arrive in a timely fashion to all locations to which you are assigned  
4. Participate in daily morning rounds and patient care with fellows and attendings
5. Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the fellow/attending
6. Attend all didactics provided for trainees as outlined below
7. Prepare and present a chosen topic at the completion of the rotation

Key Responsibilities of the Preceptor, Fellows, and Faculty While You Are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this elective, the gastroenterology division has agreed to:

1. Clearly communicate their expectations of you
2. Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment 
3. Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience  
4. Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
5. Provide feedback on your clinical skills

Weekly Schedule

Weeks 1 & 2 NYU Langone

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Consult	7:30AM: GI Grand Rounds, Smilow Seminar room Consult 1PM: GI Core Curriculum, BH CD608	Consult	Consult	Consult

Weeks 3 & 4 Bellevue

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Consult PM Fellows Clinic at BH	7:30AM: GI Grand Rounds, Smilow Seminar room Consult 1PM: GI Core Curriculum, BH CD608	Consult	Consult PM Fellows Clinic at VA	Consult

Note: Hospital assignments by week will be provided before the beginning of the rotation and may differ from above based on number of students and other trainees on the elective.

Method of Evaluation

The fellows and the attendings on service, with comments, evaluate students. Grading is Pass/Fail.

Scheduling Information

Duration: Four Weeks

Months Offered: All year

On day one, at 8AM, students report to either: NYU Langone Tisch 6th floor dictation room across from endoscopy suite or Bellevue, 10N1 Bellevue Hospital GI Suite

Students per elective block: 4 students total, 2 students at NYU Langone Medical Center and 2 students at Bellevue Hospital