Chattanooga Internal Medicine Clerkship (MED-30000)
The Internal Medicine clerkship is a face-to-face clinical rotation that is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2-week ambulatory component.
The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms.
Goals include improving H&P skills and written/oral case presentations; increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team; and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills.
There is a core conference series covering important medicine topics. An observed H&P in an OSCE setting is done, and an NBME shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the patient care team and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able.
The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville). Details about other locations are available on the UTHSC College of Medicine in Memphis Internal Medicine Clerkship page.
Memphis: each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital
Chattanooga: students are assigned to Erlanger Health System, specifically to the Erlanger Baroness Campus in downtown Chattanooga
Knoxville: students are assigned to the UT Medical Center
Nashville: students are assigned to St Thomas Midtown
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Course Contacts
Clerkship Director: Patrick Koo, MD |ÌýPatrick.Koo@erlanger.org
Clerkship Coordinator: Joyce Poke | Joyce.Poke@erlanger.org
Department Phone: 423.778.6670
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Course Summary
| Approval Authorization: | Not Required |
| Blocks Offered: | ALL |
| Cancellation Deadline: | 30 days prior to rotation start date |
| Cohort Size: | 6 |
| Credit Hours: | 12 hours |
| Course Length: | 8 weeks |
| Flexibility: | SOME (no half blocks, no off-cycle; negotiable time off for interviews) |
| Location: | Erlanger Health System |
| Orientation: | Internal Medicine Dept., Whitehall Bldg. 2nd Floor, 960 E. 3rd St., Chattanooga |
| Pre-requisites: | Completion of M1 & M2 years and USMLE Step 1; pre-reading of any medicine text |
| Shifts (overnight call): | NONE |
| Shifts (weekend): | YES (depending on call schedule) |
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