Inpatient/Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Internal Medicine in Houston

Information about this clinical experience:

This is an inpatient and outpatient experience during which you will be under the supervision of an internal medicine physician. The doctor has hospital appointments at multiple hospitals, including Memorial Hermann Hospital and HCA Houston Healthcare, and has been involved in teaching international medical graduates for years. The physician is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Students will rotate in the mornings at the outpatient clinic where they will see a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions. In the afternoons, rounds will take place in the hospital. Please note that hospital rounds with this attending are very busy given that there is a high patient census. The typical patient census is 20-30 patients.

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.

• Giving talks.

• Understanding roles and responsibilities of other healthcare professionals.

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