Year Four Courses

Four Week Electives for Third and/or Fourth Year Medical Students

MED 723 - Clinical Elective in Gastroenterology

 

Credits: 5

 

Program Directors:

  • Dr. Emmanuelle Williams

 

Contact Information:

Mary Maiolo ext 8741

 

Prerequisites:

Third year Medicine Clerkship

 

Maximum Number of Students:

2 (HY), 1 (Reading), 1 (Lehigh), 1 (York) and 1 (Harrisburg)

 

When Offered:

All Rotations

 

Length Of Course:

1 month

 

Date/Time/Location:

8:00 a.m.; UPC II 4200 (Call Mary Maiolo at at x8741 for directions)

Hershey, Reading (Dr. Lisa Motz), Lehigh (Dr. Carl D'Angelo), York (Dr. Brian Pollack), and Harrisburg (Course Contact: Sandy Newman)

 

Description:

The gastroenterology service will provide a busy and intensive clinical training ground with emphasis on the pathophysiological approach to the management of a broad spectrum of gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases.

 

Course Objectives:

Main topics and concepts covered during the elective are; peptic ulcer disease, gastrointestinal oncology, pancreatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, obstructive jaundice.

 

Additional Information:

Course Specific Requirements: Attendance at three outpatient GI clinics weekly. Attendance at GI Conferences.