Preceptor: Angelica Kottkamp, MD
Contact: Ming Chan, Ming.Chan@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 212-263-6400

Prerequisite: None

Clinical sites

Tisch/Kimmel Hospital, Bellevue Hospital

Description

This is a 4-week elective that seeks to build on infectious disease knowledge, and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. It may be used to build upon experience from the 2-week Infectious Disease Elective. Students will be expected to serve at the level of a sub-intern. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through providing consultations to the adult, medical and surgical, psychiatric and emergency services. Students are responsible for providing recommendations and education to those who request assistance with the management of patients with suspected or proven infectious diseases. 

Problems referred to the service include unexplained fevers, failures of common infections to respond to therapy, uncommon or unusually severe infections, treatment of infections due to multi-drug resistant organisms, management of travel-related infections, and evaluation of patients with suspected or proven immune deficiencies. Residents and students are the first to see patients in need of consultations and are expected to analyze the problem and formulate a plan of management for presentation to the fellows and attendings. In addition, after the initial consultation, students will follow patients to assess the evolving course of disease, additional diagnostic information, and responses to therapy, and reassess diagnostic and therapeutic plans as necessary.

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 infectious disease, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to patients with suspected or proven infectious disease
2. Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of diverse patients (immunocompetent and immunocompromised) with infectious diseases that you may encounter throughout your career, regardless of specialty
3. Learn about specialty-specific history and physical exams as well as the indications for, and complications of the use of antimicrobials
4. Gain knowledge regarding antimicrobials and other treatment modalities used to manage infectious diseases
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. Explore your choice of infectious disease medicine 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 residents and attendings
5. Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the resident/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/residents/faculty while you are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this elective, the department 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

Week 1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Core Curriculum	Case Conference	Medicine Grand Rounds		Microbiology Lab Rounds ID Grand Rounds

Week 2

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Core Curriculum Zambia-US Conference	Case Conference	Medicine Grand Rounds		Microbiology Lab Rounds ID Grand Rounds

Week 3

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Core Curriculum	Case Conference	Medicine Grand Rounds HIV Didactics		Microbiology Lab Rounds ID Grand Rounds

Week 4

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Core Curriculum	Case Conference	Medicine Grand Rounds		Microbiology Lab Rounds ID Grand Rounds

Method of Evaluation

Students are graded as Pass/Fail. Evaluation is based on the observations and opinions of the attending physician and fellows who have worked with students in the course of the elective.

Scheduling Information

Duration: 4 Weeks 

Months Offered: All year

Student point of contact before start of elective: Ming Chan, Ming.Chang@NYULangone.org 

On day 1, students report to: Team assignments will be emailed to you a week prior to the start of the elective

Students per elective block: 6