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Hours:

Monday - Friday 8 AM to 1 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: Houston

This US clinical experience will take place 30 minutes southwest of downtown Houston.

Outpatient US Clinical Experience in Cardiology in Houston

Specialties: Cardiology

Location: Houston

Price: $2,495

Hospital Letterhead: No

Faculty Appointment: No

Information about this clinical experience:

This is an outpatient experience during which you will be under the supervision of a well regarded physician educator who is board certified in Cardiology. The preceptor holds staff appointments at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital Sugar Land, St. Luke's CHI Sugar Land, and West Houston Medical Center. This preceptor has offices at different two locations, and you will be seeing patients at both locations.

You will see patients in the office. 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.
Writing or entering clinic progress notes.
Have opportunities to research the literature to answer clinical questions at the point of care.
Delivering talks about important topics in your specialty area.
Being involved in patient education.
Teaching other team members.
Spending time with other healthcare professionals to understand their roles and responsibilities.

Who should consider this rotation:

International medical graduates (IMGs) and students seeking US clinical experience in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine; IMGs seeking careers in family medicine or internal medicine will find this rotation particularly useful as cardiology problems are frequently encountered in these specialties.

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

This rotation gave me a tremendous exposure to patients from various socioeconomic backgrounds and stages of disease. I am confident that I saw more Parkinson’s patient (90 cases, from idiopathic to drug-induced and all possible manifestations of the disorder) than many of the first year residents back in my home country. The nursing facilities we visited also ranged from places situated in poor neighborhoods with lack of funding to high-end luxury facilities. The preceptor’s private clinic allows us many opportunities to interview and perform physical exams on patients which is really helpful. The inpatient psych rounds in the morning is my favorite part of the day. I got the chance to interview tons of patients for intake and by the end-of the rotation, I was able to interview new patients, diagnose, and suggest treatments within 10 minutes. I also got the chance to practice driving in the US as this rotation demands that we drive to various different places across the suburbs of Chicago. Overall, this rotation gave me the confidence that not only will I survive in the US residency training system, I will thrive in it.