Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Cardiology in New York

Information about this clinical experience:

This is an outpatient experience under the supervision of a board-certified cardiologist who is Clinical Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The preceptor holds hospital privileges at the Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is involved in the education of cardiology fellows through hospital rounds and lectures. The attending is also on staff at Montefiore Medical Center, Jacobi Hospital, Mt. Sinai Hospital, and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

Over 30 plus years in cardiovascular medicine, the attending has made contributions in multiple areas, including patient care, teaching, and research. The physician is accomplished in research and is the recipient of many grants. The attending has published extensively in journals and books and enjoys serving as a reviewer for cardiology journals.

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.

• Entering chart notes in EMR (EHI EMR)

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

• Being involved in patient education.

• Teaching other team members.

• Have opportunities to give talks.

At the end of your workday, after you have entered your notes in the EMR, the preceptor will review your documentation and make any necessary corrections and give feedback. The preceptor encourages students to review these corrected notes so that they can see what improvements need to be made in their note-writing. Given the importance of documentation in the day to day work of residents in the U.S., this will be an excellent rotation to hone your written communication skills.

This preceptor will also push you to practice evidence-based medicine. You will learn about many studies in cardiology and how they form the basis for our treatment recommendations. Students rotating with this preceptor will also be given journal articles to read and learn how to appraise the literature in a critical manner. During your internal medicine residency, you will be expected to present articles during Journal Clubs and other conferences. Therefore, this experience will help you become a more effective presenter as you approach your residency training.

Please note that there may be as many as 6 rotators in the months of July, August, and September. During these months, students will see fewer patients per day. However, the patient evaluations performed in this practice are extensive and the amount of time spent per patient is longer than at typical practices. Therefore, the learning value will be high for the patients you see. In addition, you will be able to participate in discussions related to patients that other rotators are seeing.