MEL 8357: Infections in Transplant Medicine and Immunocompromised Hosts
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Periods | Pre-requisite | Sites & Slots | Hours | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 | BCC 7144 BCC 7184 | 2@TGH | FT, 44 hr wk | 2,4 |
Drs. Jose Montero, Todd Wills, Charurut Somboonwit,Beata Casanas and Sally Alrabaa
Objectives
The goal of this rotation is to introduce the senior students to transplant medicine and its major complications specifically infections. The student will be able to see various viral, bacterial, fungal, and mycobacterial infections in various immunocompromised hosts and apply his/her basic knowledge of the immune system and its function to clinical practice. The student will develop skills in recognizing and diagnosing unique infections. Appropriate use of antimicrobial agents including knowledge of drug interactions between antimicrobials and immunosuppressive drugs will be demonstrated.
Evaluation
The evaluation process will be ongoing on daily basis through constructive criticism to help students’ perfect history taking, physical exam and guide them to use tests appropriately and formulate appropriate differential diagnosis. At the end of the rotation the attending physician will give an overall evaluation to the students as well students will be given the opportunity to give suggestions to help incorporate students’ needs into future rotations through this service.