Overview
Description
Overview
Location
Akron General
Duration
4 weeks
Chief of Service
Ken Wong, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
1 Akron General Ave.
Akron, Ohio 44307
Contact
Melissa Gabler
UME Program Coordinator Internal Medicine
330.344.5470
gablerm@ccf.org
Description
Objectives
- To provide students with exposure to and participate in the diagnostics and management of patients with infectious diseases in a hospital setting.
Description
- With patient consultation as the major setting, the elective will include instruction in all aspects of infectious disease, including human-microbial pathophysiology, antibiotic use and abuse, and the proper use of the microbiology laboratory.
- Heavy emphasis will be placed on the history, physical examination and interpretation of gram-stained smears in the evaluation of patients.
- The student will make daily rounds with the Infectious Disease service and will be assigned selected consults to work up, present and follow.
- The student will participate in any conferences held by the Infectious Disease service.
