MED303C

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Cardiology Clerkship

Department of Medicine MED - School of Medicine

Course Description

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: Students are part of a cardiology team that consults on hospitalized patients, sees outpatients one half day session/week, and attends didactic conferences including: Internal Medicine Residency noon conferences and teaching sessions, weekly Medicine grand-round (Friday 8am via Zoom), and Cardiology Cath conferences (Monday 12:30, in-person). Opportunities are available to be involved in the various procedures performed by the department: stress test, echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization and implantable devices. We also encourage their participation with our Cardiovascular Surgeons for a complete cardiology experience. We highly recommend rotating student present a case, a topic or a paper during the last week of rotation at Cardiology Cath Conference. Instructions for enrollment: Please contact clerkship coordinator Amy Luu (HHS-visitingmedstudents@hhs.sccgov.org) for approval. PREREQUISITES: MED 300A. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period, available by arrangement only. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Susan Zhao, MD, FACC, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology, SCVMC, Susan.zhao@hhs.sccgov.org, 669-287-8770. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Amy Luu, HHS-visitingmedstudents@hhs.sccgov.org. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 751 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128. Rheumatology is located at Valley Specialty Center, Bldg. Q 5h Floor; Time: Between 8:00 and 8:30 am the first day of clerkship. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SCVMC.

Grading Basis

MED - Medical School +/-

Min

6

Max

6

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Clerkship

Enrollment Optional?

No

Programs

MED303C is a completion requirement for: