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Physician ID:
251
Hours:
Monday 8 AM – 5 PM; Tuesday 7:30 AM – 5 PM; Wednesday 8 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 7:30 AM – 5 PM; Friday 7:30 AM to 3 PM
Hours have been provided by the preceptor. Hours are subject to change at the preceptor’s discretion, but the minimum total hours will remain approximately the same.
Location: New Orleans
This inpatient and outpatient US clinical experience will take place close to New Orleans, Louisiana (75 miles west of downtown).
Inpatient/Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Cardiology in New Orleans
Specialties: Cardiology
Location: New Orleans
Price:
Hospital Letterhead: No
Faculty Appointment: Yes - Dartmouth Medical School
Information about this clinical experience:
You will be under the supervision of a physician who is board certified in cardiology. The physician is on staff at multiple hospitals, including Ochsner Health and Baton Rouge General Hospital among others. The preceptor is actively involved in the education of medical students and serves as “Clinical Assistant Professor” at an Ivy League medical school located in the Northeast. During residency, the doctor was the recipient of an award given to a resident who demonstrates unselfish devotion and compassionate concern to patients.
This preceptor believes in tailoring the experience based on the interests of the rotator. Rotators will learn how to evaluate and manage patients with a wide range of cardiac complaints. Emphasis will be placed on delivering guideline-based care to patients with heart disease. Rotators will be able to spend time in the cardiac catheterization lab, electrophysiology lab, and round with the structural heart disease team. One to two days will each be spent with the nuclear medicine technician, ultrasound technician, and stress test technician learning how to perform cardiac stress tests and echocardiograms.
The inpatient component of the rotation will take place at two different hospitals, approximately once a week. In addition, the physician takes weekend call during one weekend of every month. During this weekend, the rotator will round with the physician at the hospital.
As this is an underserved community, learners will gain insight about the factors that are driving health care disparities including income, education, employment, housing, transportation, and limited insurance, and how these factors can lead to an increase in cardiovascular disease.
During your experience, you will learn the following U.S. medical practices under the preceptor’s supervision:
Taking patient histories.
Performing physical exams under the physician's supervision.
Presenting patients.
Researching the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.
Educating patients.
Spending time with other healthcare professionals in the office to understand their roles and responsibilities.
Who should consider this rotation:
International medical graduates (IMGs) and students seeking US clinical experience in family medicine, internal medicine, or cardiology.
How to obtain a letter of recommendation:
The rotator should ask the preceptor for a LOR near the conclusion of the rotation. Dr. Desai has provided the physician with guidelines about best practices in letter writing that meet residency program requirements. In some cases, the preceptor may ask the rotator to write a letter of recommendation draft.
During the rotation:
Our team will be checking in periodically with you to ensure that you are having an optimal experience. We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions during the rotation.
Testimonials
Dr. X was an outstanding preceptor who ensured that I remained actively involved throughout the entire rotation. The doctor encouraged participation at every opportunity, answered all of my questions with patience, clarified my doubts, and shared a remarkable amount of clinical knowledge in a relatively short period of time. Dr. X frequently challenged me with questions during patient encounters, which kept me engaged, helped identify gaps in my knowledge, and motivated me to continuously improve my clinical reasoning.
In addition to Dr. X, I had the privilege of rotating with other doctors and physician assistants. Every member of the team was welcoming, approachable, and genuinely enthusiastic about teaching medical students. Dr. X shared valuable experiences from their clinical careers, discussing memorable patient cases, diagnostic approaches, and practical tips on effective case presentations. These discussions greatly strengthened my understanding of clinical reasoning and reinforced the importance of developing a broad differential diagnosis before arriving at a final diagnosis.
One of the greatest strengths of this rotation was the emphasis on active learning. I was consistently encouraged to obtain patient histories independently and perform physical examinations whenever appropriate. This significantly improved my confidence in history-taking, physical examination skills, patient presentations, and my ability to build rapport with both pediatric patients and their families. I also gained a deeper appreciation for how textbook presentations often differ from real-world clinical practice and how patient management frequently requires individualized decision-making based on each patient's unique
circumstances.
Overall, this rotation has been one of the most valuable clinical learning experiences of my medical training...I am sincerely grateful for the mentorship and support I received throughout this experience, and I would gladly choose to rotate here again if given the opportunity.
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