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Hours:

Monday - Thursday 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: College Station

This inpatient and outpatient US clinical experience will take place in College Station, Texas (home to Texas A & M University and approximately 90 miles from Houston).

Inpatient/Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Pain Medicine in College Station

Specialties: Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology

Location: College Station

Price:

Hospital Letterhead: Yes

Faculty Appointment: No

Information about this clinical experience:

You will be under the supervision of a board-certified anesthesiologist who also completed a pain medicine fellowship. The preceptor is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and has presented research at anesthesiology meetings across the country. The doctor has developed expertise in cutting-edge interventional pain procedures and utilizes this breadth of knowledge and technical ability to provide relief to patients suffering from pain. The physician believes that all patients should be treated as if they were family, and strives to instill the same feeling in future physicians. The preceptor is a staff member at CHI/St. Joseph Health and Physician's Center Hospital.

You will see patients in the office (approximately 20-25 patients are seen per day) and also accompany the doctor to the hospital. During your experience, you will learn the following U.S. medical practices under the preceptor’s supervision:

Taking patient histories.
Performing exams under the physician's supervision.
Presenting patients.
Writing or entering clinic notes
Researching the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.
Educating patients.
Observing a variety of procedures.

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

Who should consider this rotation:

International medical graduates (IMGs) and students seeking US clinical experience in anesthesiology or pain medicine.

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 is incredibly thorough and attentive with patient care and the doctor encouraged all students to do the same. The doctor allowed students to take up the same responsibilities as residents do and gave us ample space to be with and take care of the patients. Dr. X would correct us whenever we were wrong and provide us with easy to understand explanations about different topics. Dr. X insisted on being up to date with the latest clinical trials in cardiology and encouraged us to follow the newest guidelines and recommendations in our patient care. The doctor strongly emphasized the importance of a well thought out and informative patient note in order to educate the primary care physician on the decisions he’s made with the patient in his office. Through Dr. X, we learned how to type out high quality patient notes. Dr. X is truly one of the most knowledgeable physician I’ve come across and this was backed by patients even that commented on how lucky we were to be learning from the best.