Clinical and Research Gastroenterology/Hepatology Elective - GW

Department
Medicine
Course Number
MED 412
Course Title Clinical and Research Gastroenterology/Hepatology Elective - GW
Course Director
Marie Borum, MD, EdD, MPH
Length (Weeks)

4

When Offered

All year

Prerequisites

All core clerkships

Availability Notes

This course is only offered to GW students with the approval of career advisory dean and Dr. Borum.

Contact Name
Keren Lefranc
Contact Phone
Contact Fax
Contact Email
klefranc@mfa.gwu.edu
Other Contacts

Dr. Borum (mborum@mfa.gwu.edu)

Location
Limit
Report

Contact course director

Evaluation

Evaluation of research activity - see below

Description

Clinical and research experience directly supervised by the course director. There will be clinical exposure to patients who have gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and nutritional disorders. Patient consultations, teaching rounds and seminars may be incorporated into the elective. Research activity will be developed with student at the time of the elective with the possibility of completing a publication by the end of the elective/academic year. Clinical activity may also include other divisional faculty.

Additional Notes

This course is only offered to GW students with the approval of career advisory dean and Dr. Borum.

Research mentors should provide an evaluation of each student's performance and send to student and registrar (can use Abbreviated Evaluation & Grade form).