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MDE 8284 Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation
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At the completion of this elective the student should: 1.have an understanding of the process of bone marrow transplantation and the associated immunobiology of immune recovery after ablative therapy and stem cell infusion 2. Identify the different types of transplantation (syngeneic, allogeneic, and autologous) and the diseases in which each type of transplantation may play a role in therapy 3. Identify common problems related to marrow transplantation such as cytopenias; infectious complications; nutrition and electrolyte imbalance; renal, cardiac, and pulmonary insufficiencies; graft vs. Host disease; as well as outline current medical means to support patients until marrow and immune recovery.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8290 Urgent Care Medicine in Cancer Patients
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This elective in allows the 4th year medical student exposure to urgent care issues in cancer patients. The 4th year medical student will be working in the direct referral center with midlevel professionals and an internal medicine attending.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8291 Medical Oncology
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Upon the completion of this elective, the student should understand the principles of diagnosis and management of a segment of patients with malignant disease who require hospitalization, including diagnostic studies, management of all stages of malignant diseases, diagnosis and management of complication of cancer and cancer chemotherapy, palliative care of cancer patients, and end-of-life care.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8292 Genitourinary Oncology
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Under the supervision of clinical faculty, students will have the opportunity to fully integrate in the clinical aspects of genitourinary (GU) oncology. Students will evaluate GU oncology patients in the outpatient setting as well as participate in the operating room and on the surgical wards. Students will become familiar with routine work up of GU malignancies, epidemiology, biology and clinical management.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8300 Laboratory and Basic Immunology
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In this elective, an opportunity is offered for fourth year medical students and immunology residents to have hands-on experience using modern techniques in the laboratory.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8301 Clinical Allergy/Immunology
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Allergic & immunologic problems affect up to 20% of adults & children in the United States, therefore, students rotating in allergy & immunology are exposed to a variety of common problems important to physicians regardless of their specialty interests. Both children & adults are seen in the clinics. The objective of the allergy/immunology experience is to familiarize the student with the pathogenesis, diagnosis, & treatment of various allergic & immunologic diseases. The student will examine patients with common medical diseases such as allergic rhino conjunctivitis, chronic rhinitis, acute and chronic sinusitis, various forms of asthma, otitis media with effusion, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, atopic eczema, contact dermatitis, urticaria and/or angioedema, drug allergy, insect hypersensitivity, and food allergy. The student will also examine patients with immunodeficiency diseases (including HIV infection), eosinophilia, eosinophilic syndromes, & various other immunologic problems.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8311 Clinical Rheumatology Elective
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Rheumatic diseases are complex multi-system diseases. All subspecialties and general internists need to be familiar with the clinical aspects of these diseases. Musculoskeletal complaints, including arthritis, low back pain, sprains, and strains, are the most common reasons for patients to consult their physicians. Our clinics have an excellent balance of both common and rare musculoskeletal rheumatic diseases.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8320 Infectious Disease
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The primary focus of this rotation is the inpatient consultative service. Students will be expected to round collaboratively with a team including rotating residents, physician assistants, our ID pharmacist, as well as the attending physician. To complement this focus, the student will participate in ID journal club, case management series, and medical grand rounds. The student will also be exposed to other ID-related services.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8322 Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine
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In addition to participation in bedside consultative evaluation of patients and the presentation of findings on daily teaching rounds, students are required to employ standard textbooks, contemporary literature and laboratory data in an organized fashion to arrive at “best fit” diagnoses. Progress of patients will be assessed and recorded daily.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8323 Infections in Transplant Medicine
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This elective in pediatric pulmonary disorders will provide senior students with experience in the evaluation and management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders in infants, children, and adolescents. An effective and logical approach to asthma, cystic fibrosis, sleep disordered breathing, chronic lung disease of infancy, stridor and other diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract will be reviewed often with members of our multidisciplinary team. Common respiratory signs and symptoms will be assessed primarily in the outpatient setting. Pertinent medical literature will be reviewed and the opportunity to have sit-down one-on-one discussions with our staff will occur. Interviewing and physical examination skills will be emphasized allowing the student to participate in the formulation of diagnostic and therapeutic plans.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8324 Infections in Cancer/Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
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An infectious disease approach to managing neutropenic patients, bone marrow transplant patients and patients with solid organ or hematologic cancers will be presented. The student will develop skills in managing patients with selected bacterial, fungal, and mycobacterial infections unique to this immuno-compromised population while working intimately with the microbiology lab. Appropriate use of antimicrobial agents including knowledge of therapeutic vs. toxic regimens will be emphasized. Also included will be critical care management of bone marrow transplant patients and other seriously ill cancer patients.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8325 Infectious Disease and Public Health Applications
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This elective is designed to introduce students of medicine to the practice of infectious diseases and public health in a practical and dynamic setting.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8326 Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
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This clinical rotation is structured so that the student will function as a consultant, both in epidemiology and infectious diseases. Additionally, he/she will participate in bedside consultative evaluation of patients, infection control meetings, and investigation of contagious diseases outbreaks. The progress of the student during the rotation will be monitored during daily teaching rounds by the attendings.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8327 Outpatient Care of the HIV-Infected Patient
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This elective will provide the student with a broad overview of the care of HIV -infected patients in an outpatient setting. The student will attend HIV clinic daily and will participate directly in the evaluation of clinic patients. The student will formulate a plan of care for patients and present the plan to the attending physician. The problems encountered in clinic will be used to illustrate the principles of outpatient HIV care. In addition, the student will attend weekly lectures in which common opportunistic infections and HIV therapeutics will be discussed.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8329 Clinical Management-Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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This course is designed to enhance the student’s knowledge and clinical management of diseases that may be transmitted by sexual routes. During the rotation, didactic teaching as well as clinical practicum experience will be provided. The didactic portion will include discussions of the whole spectrum of sexually transmitted diseases and their therapies.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8340 ICU Procedures for Internists
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This elective integrates students into the nocturnal critical care team and provides students with an overview and introduction to critical care procedures and cardiopulmonary ultrasound.
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MDE 8342 Surgical Intensive Care
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This is a clinical rotation that includes graded responsibility as well as regular, formal instruction in techniques of management of critical surgical illness.
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MDE 8343 Infections in the Intensive Care Unit
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The goal of the course is to learn to recognize, treat, and prevent infectious complications in the critically ill patient. The student will participate in the initial consultative evaluation and will follow-up patients in the various ICU’s at Tampa General Hospital. This will include trauma, postoperative, medically ill, and burn patients. The student will attend weekly lectures and participate in daily critical care rounds. A practical approach to antibiotic choices and effective use of diagnostic studies will be stressed.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8348 Pulmonary Transplant
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This elective integrates students into the pulmonary transplant team and the student will participate fully in the activities of this subspecialty department in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
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MDE 8349 Electronic Medical ICU and Telemedicine
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This elective integrates students into the electronic medical ICU team of intensivists, nursing, and IT.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8350 Clinical Nephrology
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The objective of this elective is to expose the fourth year medical student to the broad general principles of clinical nephrology. In essence, the student will be an acting intern who will, in collaboration with the renal house staff & clinical fellows, participate in the care of patients with a variety of renal & hypertensive problems. Adequate exposure to renal patients is achieved through inpatient consultations in the affiliated institutions & outpatient consultations and follow-up in the renal clinics & dialysis centers. The performance of the history & physical examination, formulation of plans for diagnosis & management, & the writing of orders for care of the patient will be the responsibility of the student who will function under supervision of the nephrology attendings and fellows. The student will be exposed to the practice of medicine on a broad interdisciplinary service that involves dietitians, social workers, clinical nurse specialists, as well as the attending staff.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8361 Pediatric Pharmacology
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There will be extensive focus on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medications. The student will be tasked to review literature, summarize findings, and explain outcomes for drug information projects the preceptor assigns. The student will concentrate on drug selection and dosing based on disease state management and available evidence-based data. The student will present patients to the preceptor with respect to diagnosis as it relates to drug selection and will discuss drug dosing.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8381 Pharmacogenomics and Psychosocial Aspects of Patient Care
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This course is designed to provide an understanding of the interactions between genetic inheritance, drug actions and the body’s response to drugs, and to expand on personalized medicine and patient centered care that were previously encountered by the medical student in the first three years of medical school.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8402 Pediatric Practice
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This rotation is a tutorial association with a community pediatrician. The student will see patients in the physician’s office, may be on call for emergencies, will accompany the physician on hospital rounds, and will participate in appropriate hospital conferences and seminars. The experience should broaden the scope of the student interested in the community practice of pediatrics.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8403 Primary Care in Pediatrics
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The student is expected to improve skills of obtaining histories, performing physical examinations, and developing thorough differential diagnoses and management plans. Primary care issues are discussed daily. Each student will present a topic relevant to ambulatory pediatrics at the end of the rotation. Attendance at pediatric grand rounds and scheduled conferences is required. At the end of this rotation the student will have acquired substantial pediatric outpatient skills and confidence.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8406 Pediatric Rural and Migrant Health
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This elective is designed to familiarize the student with general outpatient pediatric care in a rural migrant health center. All students will be under the supervision of a precepting physician participating in well childcare as well as acute walk-in care. This rotation will provide students with a better understanding of rural medicine and the tremendous health needs of rural and migrant populations.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8407 Elective in Child Protection
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This elective is designed to provide a basic structure of child abuse pediatrics as a specialty medical practice of pediatrics and is structures primarily around inpatient, ED and outpatient clinical evaluation of child maltreatment.
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MDE 8408 Honors Course in Pediatrics
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The honors program curriculum includes a creative scholarly project with the preceptor of the student’s choice. In addition, a clinical experience pertinent to the scholarly activity of choice is required during the four-week block.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8415 Child Development and Behavior
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The goal of this elective is to familiarize the student with the clinical aspects of child development. Participating in patient evaluations via observation & direct contact & interacting with various members of a multidisciplinary team will facilitate an understanding of the diversity of the field. Students will learn to administer basic screening tests & to assess the many aspects of development, which contribute to diagnosis and intervention. In addition to “hands-on” training, weekly didactics will provide teaching in the basic areas of normal, delayed, and disordered child development, including neurological & genetic disorders, intellectual disability, autism, & specific learning disabilities. This elective incorporates a wide variety of clinic environments, with exposure to NICU follow-up, age birth-3 early intervention program, & the school-age population. The objectives of this elective can be met via a research track, a clinical track, or a literature review/writing track.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8420 Pediatric Cardiology & Physiology
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Principles of pediatric cardiology will be taught with three types of encounters. A board certified pediatric cardiologist will supervise patient care during the elective rotation. A clinical or basic research project is available in echocardiography, tissue culture of cardiac cells, fetal cardiology, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and cardiac transplantation.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8425 Pediatric Pulmonary Disease
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This elective will involve working with a multidisciplinary team that will provide experience in the evaluation and management of acute and chronic pediatric respiratory diseases. An understanding of the basic principles of respiratory physiology and the pathophysiology of common pulmonary disorders will be emphasized.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8430 Pediatric Endocrinology
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This elective will provide medical students with an in-depth exposure to the diagnoses and management of acute and chronic illnesses of the endocrine system in infants, children and adolescents. Students will evaluate patients primarily in the outpatient setting and may occasionally join endocrinologists doing consults in the hospital.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8432 Pediatric Diabetes & Metabolic Disease
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This elective is designed to provide clinical exposure to children with insulin dependent diabetes as they appear in the clinic.
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MDE 8433 Pediatric Gastroenterology
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MDE 8438 Genetics Elective
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The goal of this elective is to acquaint the student with genetic disorders in pediatrics: diagnostic evaluation, differential diagnosis, inheritance, management and counseling. Students will attend genetics clinics. Students will be responsible for either the extensive work up of one new patient or see re visits as scheduled. Students will participate in inpatient consultations. Two days will be spent in the cytogenetics lab and/or the molecular genetics laboratory.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8440 Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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The student will be involved in the management of patients with hematologic and oncologic problems both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. With the inpatient services, the student will participate in the am rounds, assist with diagnostic procedures and planning therapy. The student will interview and examine patients referred for consultation. Written histories and physical examinations and plans for evaluation and treatment will be reviewed with the attending physician. In the outpatient setting, the student will actively participate in interviewing and examining follow up patients and newly referred patients. The student will attend the weekly multidisciplinary patient care rounds and monthly tumor board. By the end of the period the student is expected to be proficient in the morphologic interpretation of peripheral blood smears and bone marrow.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8445 Pediatric Nephrology
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This elective will aid students in their initial approach to pediatric renal disease, understanding the mechanisms of renal injury and evaluation and therapy of renal diseases. Tutorials are offered at least twice a week, covering topics such as proteinuria, hematuria, developmental anomalies, urinary tract infection, acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, acute and chronic renal failure, lupus erythematosus, hypertension, dialysis, and transplantation. Other topics may also be covered as determined by student preference.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8450 Pediatric Allergy & Clinical Immunology
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This elective is designed to give the student experience on both the outpatient and inpatient pediatric allergy and immunology services. The participant will assist in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with a broad spectrum of immunologic, allergic, and rheumatologic diseases. The elective will emphasize a logical approach to clinical immunologic problems, interpretation of immunology laboratory tests, and the treatment of allergic and immune disorders including autoimmunity. The student will learn about the performance and interpretation of allergy skin testing, spirometry, tympanometry, rhinoscopy, food challenge procedures, immunotherapy to aeroallergens, and drug desensitization. Students will gain experience in current treatments of immunodeficiency disease.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8454 Pediatric Infectious Disease
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This elective in pediatric infectious disease is a clinical preceptorship with the infectious disease team. The majority of time is spent on inpatient consults. The student is exposed to all areas of the hospital since consults are answered in critical care areas, the general pediatric wards, and NICU.
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MDE 8455 AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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The senior medical student will participate in both inpatient and outpatient clinical duties involving HIV-infected children and adolescents. The student will perform history and physical examinations on infants born to infected mothers and on HIV-infected children. Diagnostic and therapeutic programs will be executed with the supervision of the pediatric infectious diseases faculty.
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MDE 8460 Neonatology
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The objective of this elective is the development of clinical expertise in the management of disorders of the neonate. The clinical clerk will be an integral part of the neonatal management team with participation in conferences, attending rounds and clinical care under close faculty, and neonatal fellow supervision.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8462 Pediatric Intensive Care
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The PICU is a multidisciplinary unit providing acute care for pediatric patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical problems. The goals and objectives for this elective are intentionally broad to allow for a learning experience in meeting the students’ individual needs. Students will learn to utilize a physiologic-based organ system derived approach to patient problems. Integration of multiple healthcare providers is emphasized. Students are given the responsibility for patient care under the direct supervision of the PICU resident or attending faculty. Educational goals will be met through discussions on teaching rounds, didactic presentations on aspects of pediatric critical care medicine, and self-directed study on individual patients.
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MDE 8463 Neonatology - All Children’s Hospital
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The student will directly care for several neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit of the All Children’s Hospital under close supervision. In addition to daily teaching rounds, conferences include monthly combined perinatal morbidity, mortality conferences, bi-weekly radiology rounds, and several conferences each week pertaining to clinical problems in neonatology. Involvement in on-going research projects is also available with prior arrangement.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8464 Pediatric Urgent Care
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In this “after hours” clinical setting, each student will participate in all aspects of pediatric urgent care at After Hours Pediatrics. The student is expected to become familiar with a broad range of medical problems including traumatic injuries. Under the guidance of an attending physician, students will participate and assist in all aspects of acute care including history, physical examination, and technical procedures that the case requires.
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MDE 8470 Child Neurology
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This elective is designed to introduce students to the field of child neurology. Under the supervision of clinical faculty, students will have the opportunity to evaluate infants and children with neurological problems in outpatient clinics and hospital setting.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8471 Pediatric Neuropsychiatry
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This elective is designed to introduce senior medical students to the identification, evaluation, and treatment of children and adolescents with neuropsychiatric disorders.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8480 Pediatric Ophthalmology
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This course is designed for students interested in ophthalmology as a career. The student will participate in the pediatric ophthalmology service. The course includes participation in pediatric ophthalmology clinics and observation of surgeries. Attendance at departmental conference will be expected and independent reading and investigation encouraged.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8490 Pediatric Surgery Elective
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This elective will provide the student with a full range of clinical problems involved in the practice of pediatric surgery. In addition, the student will take direction from the attending and work closely with the general surgical resident rotating through the pediatric surgical service.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8505 Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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The pediatric emergency medicine elective is designed to give an in-depth exposure to the identification and management of acutely ill and injured children. Students are integrated into the health care team and participate directly in all aspects of patient care for medical/surgical/trauma emergencies including history, physical examination, management options, evaluation of laboratory and radiographic studies, utilization of consultants, decision making, and disposition.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8511 Pediatric Sedation
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This course allows students to learn in a pediatric inpatient setting the basic principles and practice of pediatric procedural sedation.
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MDE 8521 Applied Head and Neck Anatomy
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The overall goal of this course is to provide a thorough review of human head and neck anatomy from a clinical perspective, while demonstrating and enforcing the interface between clinical and foundational science, and reinforce skills of literature review and mechanistic thinking about clinical problems.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8522 Applied Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System
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Students will review the anatomy of the back extremities through the use of assigned online materials, lectures, and dissections. Students will learn of the clinical correlation, common imaging studies, and common surgical procedures of the musculoskeletal system.
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MDE 8523 Dental Medicine
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Students will observe dental therapy in the outpatient dental clinics, particularly on patients who need special care due to complex medical conditions. Students may be able to participate in providing direct patient care. Part of the hands-on experience may include administration of local anesthetics and non-complicated extraction of teeth under the direct supervision of our attending dentists.
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MDE 8536 Elective in Dermatopathology
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Designed for the student interested in pursuing dermatology residency. Students receive didactic and case-based instruction in dermatopathology, as well as the opportunity to participate in on-going departmental research.
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MDE 8538 Immunopathogenesis Rheumatologic and Dermatologic Disorder
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Students will work with a clinician mentor to form a relevant question, and literature review related to the underlying immune mechanism or immune basis for the treatments of a specific rheumatologic or dermatologic disorder. The rotation will include day of clinic followed by didactics, and time for self-study to formulate a relevant question for research and presentation.
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MDE 8550 Medical Ophthalmology
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This course teaches the ophthalmic signs and symptoms of systemic medical disease through lectures and patient examination. It includes participation in clinics as well as observation of ophthalmic surgery. Students are expected to attend departmental teaching conferences. They must present and discuss an interesting patient they have seen during their rotation at our case conference during the last week of their rotation. The course is oriented to those students who are primarily interested in the specialties of medicine, pediatrics, neurology, and ophthalmology.
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MDE 8551 Cornea/External Disease
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This course is designed for students interested in ophthalmology as a career. Students will participate in the cornea/external disease service. The course includes participation in cornea clinics and observation of corneal surgery. Clinical and laboratory methods used in the diagnosis and treatment of external diseases of the eye will be presented. Attendance at departmental conferences will be expected, and independent reading and investigation is encouraged. In the last week of the rotation, students are required to present and discuss a patient they have evaluated during the course at the departmental case conference.
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MDE 8552 Retinal Elective
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Students will evaluate patients with diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, senile macular degeneration, retinal detachments, intraocular tumors, & uveitis using direct & indirect ophthalmoscopy & slit lamp examination of the fundus. Students will learn the interpretation of fundus fluorescein angiography & ultrasonography. They will participate in argon & krypton laser photocoagulation, intraocular injections, scleral buckles, vitrectomies, & radiation plaque therapy. The student is required to present & discuss a patient they have evaluated during the course at the departmental case conference.
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MDE 8553 Glaucoma
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This course includes participation in cornea clinics and observation of glaucoma surgery. Clinical methods used in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma will be presented.
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MDE 8554 The Pathobiology of Ocular Disorders
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This course will provide introduction into the pathophysiology of common vision-threatening disorders with emphasis on the scientific foundations of this knowledge. Clinical methods sessions are to complement the basic science review.
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MDE 8570 Orthopaedic Elective
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Students on this rotation will experience the clinical and surgical treatment of benign and malignant disease, sports medicine injuries and trauma of the musculoskeletal system.
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MDE 8571 Orthopaedic Elective-Outpatient
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This is an outpatient elective rotating through the general orthopaedics and specialty clinics on a daily basis. It is specifically designed for the student who wishes to become familiar with the basics of orthopaedics without spending time in surgery.
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MDE 8572 Surgery of the Hand
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The objective of this elective is to expose the student to the functional and clinical anatomy, medical and surgical treatment of skeletal, integumental, muscular and neuro muscular lesions of the upper extremity. Emphasis will be placed on diagnostic and anatomical modalities.
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MDE 8573 Orthopaedic Oncology and Sports Medicine
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This elective is designed to expose students to the functional and clinical anatomy, medical and surgical treatment of the musculoskeletal system. Emphasis will be placed on the diagnostic and anatomical modalities.
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MDE 8580 Introduction to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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This elective will provide the medical student with a broad and comprehensive educational experience in physical medicine and rehabilitation. There will be instruction in the evaluation and rehabilitation of a wide range of medical disability conditions including musculoskeletal problems, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, strokes, amputees, chronic pain, geriatrics, and cardiac rehabilitation. In addition, students will be exposed to physical, occupational, speech, audiology, vocational, recreational, and kinesiological therapies.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8581 Inpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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This elective is designed to introduce students to the practice of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the inpatient, outpatient and consultative environment. Under the supervision of clinical faculty students will have the opportunity to see the continuum of care that physiatrists provide.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8585 Sports Medicine
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The student in this elective will have the opportunity to work with orthopedic/sports medicine specialists, physical therapists, and certified athletic trainers. The sports medicine experience includes sports medicine clinics, hands-on field experience with a certified athletic trainer, familiarity with rehabilitation modalities at a physical therapy center, and game coverage opportunities. In addition, students might have exposure to sports for children with disabilities.
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MDE 8592 Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
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This clinical preceptorship is designed to provide an in-depth experience in the practice of otolaryngology. Students will participate in the preoperative study of patients in private offices and will follow them upon their admission to the hospital.
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MDE 8605 Vascular Surgery Elective
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The student will work closely with the vascular surgery resident in preoperative, operative, and postoperative patient management and will attend outpatient clinics with full time faculty members. The student will also gain exposure to noninvasive vascular diagnosis.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8632 Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Elective
Credit Hours: var.
This is a clinical rotation that includes an opportunity for developing surgical skills in addition to becoming more familiar with the pre- and postoperative care of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery patients.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8633 Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Credit Hours: var.
The elective is designed to provide exposure to the presentation, evaluation and treatment of patients with lung and esophageal cancer as well as less frequent complex thoracic malignancies. The student will gain exposure in the operating room and become familiar with the anatomy chest and cardio-pulmonary physiology.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8645 Surgical Oncology
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed for medical students who wish to gain an in depth experience in surgical oncology.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8646 Head and Neck Oncology
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed to give medical students an experience with multidisciplinary cancer care for head and neck oncology patients.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8660 Plastic Surgery Elective
Credit Hours: var.
This rotation with a plastic surgery service offers a varied case load. The service is oriented to trauma, facial, hand, cancer and cleft-palate surgery as well as reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. The student will work with attending surgeons and plastic surgery residents.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8675 Clinical Urology Elective
Credit Hours: var.
The elective is an introduction to basic urology with emphasis on clinical service designed to provide a background for students planning to practice in related fields.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8676 Colorectal Surgery Elective
Credit Hours: var.
Students will participate in a busy service with colorectal surgery residents. This rotation addresses common disorders that students may encounter whether they should choose to specialize in general surgery, internal medicine or family practice.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8680 Surgical Transplant Elective
Credit Hours: var.
Students will work under the direct supervision of the director of transplant surgery. They will gain insight and experience in the area of transplantation immunology tissue typing and the concepts of histocompatibility antigens.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8682 Trauma Surgery
Credit Hours: var.
The trauma surgeon emerges as the last of the classical general surgeons. We see the entire spectrum of elective general surgery cases in the clinics and the urgent and emergent cases that are seen in consultation on the regular patient units as well as the ER.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8700 Anesthesiology Elective
Credit Hours: var.
The primary objective of this course is to introduce the student to contemporary anesthesiology practice with emphasis on respiratory physiology, cardiovascular physiology, and perioperative management of the surgical patient. Preoperative evaluation and perioperative optimization of the patient’s co-morbid medical conditions before anesthesia and surgery will be stressed.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8710 Emergency Medicine Elective
Credit Hours: var.
This introduction to emergency medicine integrates clinical skills and evidence-based medicine through didactic lectures, observation, performance of clinical procedures, hands-on clinical experiences, and direct interaction with faculty, individual patients, and families. Students will manage the patient using the “team approach,” which involves EMTs, nurses, physicians, and students. They are expected to evaluate patients, address their presenting complaints, initiate workup.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8712 Adult Emergency Medicine
Credit Hours: var.
This elective integrates clinical skills and evidence-based medicine through didactic lectures, observation, performance of clinical procedures, hands-on clinical experiences, and direct interaction with faculty, individual patients, and families. Students will manage the patient using the “team approach,” which involves EMTs, nurses, physicians, and students. They are expected to evaluate patients, address their presenting complaints, initiate workups, and provide definitive therapies.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8713 Emergency Medicine Outside the Hospital
Credit Hours: var.
The purpose of this elective is to give the student a broad exposure to the scope of pre-hospital emergency medical services.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8714 Toxicology
Credit Hours: var.
Medical toxicology is best described broadly as the field of medicine with expertise in the health effects caused by pharmaceuticals, occupational exposures and environmental agents. Medical and clinical toxicologist (non-physicians with additional training) assist in the management of medication overdoses, addiction and withdrawal states, envenomations, hazardous materials exposures and workplace hazards.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8715 Disaster Medicine
Credit Hours: var.
This elective introduces concepts and principles to prepare health professionals for the management of injuries and illnesses caused by disasters and public health emergencies.
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MDE 8720 Outdoor Medicine Elective
Credit Hours: var.
This senior medical student elective is intended to teach the practical and theoretical medical skills necessary to identify, treat and prevent medical problems unique to the outdoor environment. The course is directed towards the outdoor or travel enthusiast who may find themselves in situations outside of the traditional clinical setting where they may be called upon to provide medical assistance.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8760 General Radiology
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is an introduction to basic principles of diagnostic radiology with emphasis on clinical correlation. The logical approach to patient management correlating radiographic methods with other modes of examination will be presented.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8761 Body Imaging
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed to introduce senior students to the practice of abdominal imaging, including ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and interventional body procedures. During this rotation, students will spend time with faculty and housestaff at Tampa General Hospital. This elective will provide students with a better understanding of the role of cross-sectional imaging and diagnostic procedures in disorders of the abdomen and pelvis.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8762 Cardiothoracic Radiology
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed to introduce senior students to the practice of cardiac and pulmonary imaging, including radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and interventional chest procedures. During this rotation, students will spend time with faculty and housestaff at Tampa General Hospital. This elective will provide students with a better understanding of the role of imaging and diagnostic procedures in disorders of the heart, mediastinum, pleura, airways and lungs.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8763 Diagnostic Radiology
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed to provide an introduction to diagnostic radiology for medical students to develop basic imaging interpretation skills for clinically important pathology and to provide a foundational knowledge of imaging algorithms for common clinical presentations.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8764 Elective in Nuclear Medicine
Credit Hours: var.
Nuclear medicine is a specialty that provides physiologic imaging of a wide variety of organ systems using a radioisotope bound to an organ-specific carrier molecule. These images are often complimentary to those obtained with anatomic modalities such as CT and MRI.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8766 Musculoskeletal Imaging
Credit Hours: 16
This elective is designed to introduce senior students to the practice of musculoskeletal imaging, including conventional radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and imaging-guided procedures.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
Credit Hours: 16 |
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MDE 8767 Neuroradiology
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed to introduce senior students to the practice of neuroradiology, including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, non-invasive neurovascular imaging, and neurologic interventional procedures.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8768 Functional Psychiatric Neuroimaging
Credit Hours: 10
This elective is to familiarize senior students with the techniques and devices available to facilitate neuroimaging research and to learn diagnostic characteristics of psychiatric diseases.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
Credit Hours: 10 |
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MDE 8769 Pediatric Radiology
Credit Hours: var.
The elective in pediatric radiology is a self‑learning experience. After daily x-ray reading sessions and participation in radiological procedures, the student has access to a file of radiologic teaching cases, which are indexed according to organ systems and include typewritten case presentations, questions to consider, “hints,” and finally the correct diagnosis/answers on each file.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8770 Vascular Radiology
Credit Hours: var.
Diagnostic and therapeutic methodologies in vascular radiology will be studied in this elective. The primary objective of this elective is to introduce the student to this specialized area of radiology and to help him/her evaluate the appropriateness of these techniques in patient management.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8771 Radiological Anatomy
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed to provide students with a self-study program in radiological anatomy as it relates to medical imaging techniques such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8772 Breast Imaging
Credit Hours: var.
This elective is designed to introduce medical students to the role and practice of breast imaging and intervention, including mammography, sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and interventional breast procedures.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8774 Bedside Ultrasonography
Credit Hours: var.
This elective will introduce medical students to the practice and theory of bedside ultrasonography, a useful tool for diagnosis of a variety of clinical conditions.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8780 Radiation Oncology
Credit Hours: var.
This course is designed to teach students the basic principles of radiation oncology.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
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MDE 8801 Inpatient Neurology
Credit Hours: 11
The elective is under the supervision of a neurology attending. The students become an integral part of a team that cares of patients with various neurological diseases. There are opportunities for participating in research projects.
USF | Morsani College of Medicine | Medicine-General
Credit Hours: 11 |
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