What you will do:

This is an inpatient and outpatient experience during which you will be under the supervision of a  board-certified cardiologist. The preceptor holds hospital privileges at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, CHI St. Luke's  - The Woodlands Hospital, and HCA Houston Conroe Healthcare. The attending physician is involved in the education of family medicine residents and there may be times when residents are rotating in the outpatient clinic. The physician is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a designation given by the professional society to cardiologists at the top of their field.

Among the medical problems you will encounter include coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, and hypertension. Procedures are commonly performed, and you may be able to observe stress tests, echocardiograms, angiograms, loop recorder implants, cardioversions, and imaging studies.

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.

• Have opportunities to research the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.

• Being involved in patient education.

• Teaching other team members.

• Spending time with other healthcare professionals to understand their roles and responsibilities.

The activities above will mostly take place in the outpatient setting. As a result of hospital policies, inpatient activities will be more observational.