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Nephrology Two-Week Elective
Preceptor: Judith Benstein, MD
Contact: Ysa Wilson, Ysa.Wilson@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 212-263-8060
Prerequisites: None
Clinical sites
Tisch/Kimmel Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Veterans Affairs Hospital
Description
This is a 2-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Nephrology. In this elective, students will be expected to gain a broad understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will become part of the Nephrology Division and participate in all its activities. The Division is responsible for the patients at Bellevue Hospital, Tisch Hospital and Veterans Hospital with kidney disease, electrolyte disorders, secondary or refractory hypertension and kidney transplant recipients. Rotators will see these patients and discuss them with the nephrology fellows and present them on daily rounds to the attending nephrologist. Students will attend all academic activities of the division including clinical conferences, lectures, seminars and journal clubs. Nephrology clinics meet at Bellevue and the VA and rotators have the opportunity to see patients with kidney disease of all types. There are also subspecialty clinics focused on the care of patients with kidneys stones, complications of cancer care and kidney transplants.
Objectives of the Elective
By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:
- Gain a deeper understanding of the field nephrology, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to nephrology, electrolyte and hypertensive diseases
- Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of patients with kidney, electrolyte and hypertensive diseases that you may encounter throughout your career, regardless of specialty
- Learn about specialty-specific history and physical exams as well as the indications for, and complications of specialty-specific procedures
- Gain knowledge regarding treatment modalities used to treat nephrology, electrolyte and hypertensive diseases
- Gain insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care
Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective
By enrolling in this elective, you have agreed to:
- Participate in at least 35 contact hours of education each week
- Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator, in a timely fashion
- Arrive in a timely fashion to all locations to which you are assigned
- Participate in rounds and patient care with residents and attendings
- Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the resident/attending
- Attend all didactics provided for trainees, as outlined below
Key Responsibilities of the preceptor/residents/faculty while you are on Elective
By accepting your enrollment in this elective, the department has agreed to:
- Clearly communicate their expectations of you
- Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment
- Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience
- Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
- Provide feedback on your clinical skills
- Provide you with the schedule of academic activities for the period of your rotation
Weekly Schedule
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Attending rounds Noon Lecture |
Attending rounds 9AM conference |
Attending rounds Noon Core Conference |
AM clinic Attending Rounds |
Attending rounds
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Method of evaluation
Discussion between nephrology consult attending, clinic attendings and nephrology elective preceptor.
Scheduling information
Duration: 2 Weeks
Months Offered: All year
Student point of contact before start of elective: Ysa Wilson, Ysa.Wilson@NYULangone.org
On day 1, students contact the fellow at their assigned location and arrange a meeting time and place
Students per elective block: 3