Urology for 3rd Year Medical Students
| Department |
Urology
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| Course Number |
UROL 303
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| Course Title | Urology for 3rd Year Medical Students |
| Course Director |
Michael Whalen, MD
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| Length (Weeks) |
2 |
| When Offered |
All year |
| Prerequisites |
None; see notes |
| Availability Notes |
Pre-requisites: Foundations of Clinical Practice (complete the OR orientation and scrubbing modules during FCP or via Blackboard if not taken during FCP) |
| Contact Name |
Jamella Smith
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| Contact Phone | |
| Contact Fax | |
| Contact Email |
jmsmith@mfa.gwu.edu
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| Other Contacts |
Dr. Daniel Stein |
| Location | |
| Limit |
Typically 2 per 2 week time slot; limited availability during August.
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| Report | |
| Evaluation |
Grading: Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail. The Uniform Clinical Evaluation is 100% of the grade. The Operative Procedure Structured Evaluation contributes to the Uniform Clinical Evaluation, and students must achieve pass or greater to pass course. Note: must achieve Honors on BOTH Uniform and Operative Procedure evaluation to attain honors in course. To receive a grade students must:
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| Description |
Purpose and Rationale for the Course: The purpose of this course is to expose third year medical students to the specialty of Urology. Urology is a broad surgical specialty that cares for all types of patients across the life cycle. Physicians caring for urologic patients must have knowledge of foundational sciences as well as other specialties such as internal medicine, nephrology, oncology, radiology, and pathology. The field of Urology encompasses a wide range of patient types and conditions ranging from benign to malignant disorders. The prevalence of kidney stones in the US is reported as high as 12% of the population. 8-11 million people will develop a urinary tract infection every year and catheter associated UTIs account for major in-hospital morbidity and complications. Cancers of the urologic organs account for almost 20% of new cancer diagnoses every year (or just over 310,000 patients) and for almost 10% of cancer deaths every year (almost 62,000). These conditions are encountered in out-patient internal medicine and primary care as well as in the in-patient setting. Therefore, it is essential for medical students to learn the essentials of Urology. Target Students: Third year medical students interested in gaining knowledge and skills in the field of Urology. Course Description: Students will rotate on the Urology service for a two week elective. Participants will be exposed and incorporated into all facets of patient care including the in-patient wards, operating room, and out-patient clinic. Students will be expected to round and write notes on a daily basis for in-patients and to take histories and examine patients in the out-patient clinic. They will scrub in on operative cases as well as outpatient procedures and will be expected to complete a case log. Students will be exposed to a variety of cases within the core urology topics as recommended by the American Urological Association (AUA) medical student core curriculum. Students will be expected to learn fundamental surgical basics as well as common bedside procedures such as bladder catheterization. In addition to the clinical duties, students will be expected to review the AUA medical student curriculum modules on GU examination, bladder catheterization, BPH, urologic emergencies, and one of the Uroradiology cases. Students will be required to attend weekly departmental educational conferences and will also have a weekly didactic session with a member of the Urology faculty. Course Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
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| Additional Notes |