MEL 8421: Ob/Gyn Acting Internship

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1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 - Tampa

1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - LVHN

Year 4 status2@TGH (Day shift)
1@LVHN		FT, 40-60 hr wk4

 

Dr. James Mayer (Tampa)

Drs. Kristin Friel, Christina Black, Timothy Pellini, Karina Reed, Amy Depuy, Joseph Defulvio, Guillermo DeLaVega, Susan Hass, and Ob/Gyn faculty - LVHN

 

THIS ELECTIVE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO VISITING STUDENTS AT USF TAMPA. 

Tampa

The Ob/Gyn Acting Internship is a month long concentrated clinical experience at Tampa General Hospital in the Bayshore Pavilion, Women’s Center - labor and delivery, ante-partum and postpartum areas. All efforts are made to directly expose and incorporate the fourth year medical student as a member of the labor and delivery team. The acting intern will triage, admit, and deliver those patients to whom they have been assigned. 

The student will be supervised by USF Department of Ob/Gyn clinical faculty and residents that are part of the labor and delivery medical team. The course will provide the student with a comprehensive exposure to the unique combination of medical and surgical care provided to patients during labor and delivery. The course will challenge the student to participate as an active member of the team, within the unique dynamics of labor and delivery.

LVHN

 

The four week AI will immerse students in benign gynecology. Under the supervision of clinical faculty, students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of benign gynecology cases. Students will also have a continuity experience with one of the clinical faculty and see patients with them in their outpatient clinical site. This AI will provide students with a better understanding of the various gynecologic procedures performed: their indications, the surgical management and potential surgical complications. Students will also become familiar with the oupatient setting and common obstetric and gynecologic complaints which present there.

Students will be assigned cases at one of the hospitals based on their surgical interests and case availability. They will follow patients from admission through the surgery and discharge and be involved in all steps of their care as appropriate. Students will accompany clinical faculty to their outpatient offices and work alongside faculty in the care of the patients who present there for evaluation. Upon completion of this AI, students should understand medical and surgical management of common benign gynecologic complaints, have a good understanding of pelvic anatomy and the possible complications of gynecologic procedures.

Objectives

  1. Advance and mature the knowledge base and clinical skills in the care of the obstetrical patient
  2. Demonstrate the independence of developing an assessment and plan for patient care to be presented, reviewed, and agreed upon by the medical team
  3. Acknowledge and demonstrate responsibility and professionalism to patients, team and staff
  4. Actively participate in all patient care directly or indirectly, attempting to meet patient care and team needs at all times
  5. Share knowledge, support, and compassion to patients, team, and staff
  6. Reflect, study, read, and be prepared, demonstrating growth by the next shift
  7. Ask for and appreciate constructive feedback
  8. Have fun

Evaluation

Tampa

Formal evaluation forms will be completed by the Labor and Delivery faculty and resident team members. 

LVHN

Students will be evaluated by the course director at the end of the course, based on clinical evaluations completed by all residents and faculty who work with them. There will also be a graded patient write up and an oral presentation of a topic of interest, graded by the attending physician. Grades are determined by 75% clinical evaluations, 10% graded write up and 15% oral presentation.