Visiting
Medical Student
Elective Directory
2019-2020
Office of Student Affairs
1247 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Suite 202
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: 610-402-2554
Email: [email protected]
3/7/2018
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2019-2020 Academic Year
4/30/2019 – 4/24/2019
These block dates can be modified if they do not fit your school’s academic
calendar. There are 2 stipulations:
1. First, you must contact the department (where you wish to rotate for that
block) AND the department must approve the changes to the block dates
2. Rotations must start on a Monday
Two-week rotation options prior to AY start
Four- week rotation options Two-week rotation
options
Apr 30 – May 11, 2018 - PERIOD A
May 14 - May 25, 2018 - PERIOD B
May 29* - June 8, 2018 - PERIOD C
June 10 – July 5, 2019- Block 1
June 10 - June 21, 2019- Block 1A
June 24 - July 5, 2019- Block 1B
July 8 – August 2, 2019- Block 2
July 8 - July 19, 2019- Block 2A
July 22 – August 2, 2019- Block 2B
August 5 – August 30, 2019- Block 3
August 5 - August 16, 2019- Block 3A
August 19 – August 30, 2019- Block 3B
September 3 – September 27, 2019- Block 4
September 3 - September 13, 2019- Block 4A
September 16 - September 27, 2019- Block 4B
September 30 – October 25, 2019- Block 5
September 30 - October 11, 2019- Block 5A
October 14 - October 25, 2019- Block 5B
October 28 – November 22, 2019- Block 6
October 28 - November 8, 2019- Block 6A
November 11 - November 22, 2019- Block 6B
November 25 – December 20, 2019- Block 7
November 25 - December 6, 2019- Block 7A
December 9 - December 20, 2019- Block 7B
January 6 – January 31, 2020- Block 8
January 6 - January 17, 2020- Block 8A
January 20 – January 31, 2020- Block 8B
February 3 – February 28, 2020- Block 9
February 3– February 14, 2020- Block 9A
February 17 – February 28, 2020- Block 9B
March 2 – March 27, 2020- Block 10
March 2 - March 13, 2020- Block 10A
March 16 – March 27, 2020- Block 10B
March 30 – April 24, 2020- Block 11
March 30 – April 10, 2020- Block 11A
April 13 – April 24, 2020- Block 11B
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Emergency Medicine Department Elective(s)
Emergency Medicine 5
Community Emergency Medicine at LVH-Pocono 6
Emergency Medicine- Toxicology 7
Family Medicine Department Elective(s)
Family Medicine Residency Elective 9
Rural Medicine/Underserved Health 10
Internal Medicine Department Elective(s)
Acting Medicine Internship 11
Cardiology- Acute Coronary Care 12
Cardiology- Consultative 14
Clinical Allergy/Immunology 15
Critical Care Medicine 16
Endocrinology 17
Gastroenterology 18
Geriatric Medicine 19
Hematology/Oncology 20
Infectious Disease 21
Palliative Medicine and Hospice 22
Nephrology 24
Rheumatology 25
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Neurology Department Elective(s)
Inpatient General Neurology 26
Outpatient Neurology 27
Vascular Neurology 28
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department Elective(s)
Gynecology Oncology 29
Gynecology 31
Maternal Fetal Medicine 33
Obstetrics 36
Pathology Department Elective(s)
Anatomic Pathology 37
Pediatrics Department Elective(s)
Inpatient Pediatric Acting Internship 38
Child Neurology 39
Elective in Child Protection 40
Neonatal ICU 41
Pediatric Cardiology 42
Pediatric Endocrinology 43
Pediatric Gastroenterology/Nutrition 44
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 45
Pediatric Infectious Disease 46
Pediatric ICU 47
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Pediatric Pharmacology 48
Pediatric Pulmonary Disease 50
Pediatric Sedation 51
Psychiatry Department Elective(s)
Psychiatry 52
Surgery Department Elective(s)
Advanced Surgical Intensive Care 53
Cardiothoracic Surgery 54
Colorectal Surgery 55
General Surgery Acting Internship 56
Orthopedic Surgery 57
Otolaryngology Elective 58
Plastic Surgery Acting Internship 59
Plastic Surgery Elective 60
Transplant Surgery 61
Trauma Surgery Acting Internship 62
Vascular Surgery Acting Internship 63
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Course: MEL 8347 AI in Emergency Medicine
Course Instructor(s): Charles Worrilow, MD, FACEP
Duration: 4 weeks
Location: LVHN-Cedar Crest and LVHN-Muhlenberg
Prerequisites: None
Contact: Dawn Yenser; [email protected]; 484-884-2489
Report to: Will be provided one week prior to the start of the rotation.
Description:
This acting internship integrates clinical skills and evidence-based medicine through didactic lectures, performance of
clinical procedures, hands-on clinical experiences, observation 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. Students are expected to evaluate patients, address their presenting complaints, initiate workups, and
provide definitive therapies.
Objectives:
This rotation will enrich students' knowledge, help them develop history-taking ability, physical skill assessment,
diagnostic and management skills, as well as help them develop a caring, compassionate and empathetic attitude in
dealing with patients and their families.
Rotation Activities:
Suture lab, splint lab, journal club, EBM lecture, ultrasound didactic and hands-on, trauma simulation, critical care
simulation, grand rounds, EMS ride-along, autopsy, spend a day with a nurse (procedures) and toxicology lectures
Evaluation:
Students will be graded based on clinical evaluations from their preceptors. Additionally, students will be required to
take a series of online open book quizzes.
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Course: POC 1810 Community Emergency Medicine (at *LVH-Pocono)
Course Instructor(s): Marc Kolpon, DO
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
Location: LVH-Pocono
Contact: Nancy Schiesl; [email protected] ; 570-476-3653
Description:
This elective allows students to work as part of the team in a busy Emergency Department treating a wide variety of
medical and trauma emergent conditions. Students will work alongside board certified physicians LVH-Pocono, a
busy trauma center in the Pocono Mountains. (This elective is not affiliated with the EM Residency Program in
Allentown.)
Objectives:
1. Evaluate and treat patients with a broad range of emergent conditions.
2. Actively participate in triaging and recognizing patients with life threatening conditions.
3. Obtain focused histories and physicals, as well as formulating a detailed care plan for patients in the
Emergency Department.
4. Gain experience in emergency procedure including IV starts, suturing, CPR, central lines, lumbar punctures,
intubation.
5. Work alongside trauma team during trauma resuscitations.
6. Understand the transfer process from community hospitals to tertiary care hospitals
Rotation Activities:
Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated by their preceptors based upon direct observation during their rotation.
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Course: MDE 8714 Intro to Medical Toxicology (EM)
Course Instructor(s): Matthew Cook, DO
Duration: 4 weeks
Location: All LVHN campuses
Prerequisites: None
Contact: Dawn Yenser; [email protected]; 484-884-2489
Report to: Will be provided one week prior to the start of the rotation.
Description:
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. Toxicologists assist in the management of
medication overdoses, addiction and withdrawal states, envenomations, hazardous materials exposures and
workplace hazards. Toxicologists oversee the clinical operations of a Poison Center.
Objectives:
1. Become familiar with fundamental concepts underpinning the clinical management of Toxicological patients.
Participation in the diagnosis and treatment of selected acute and chronic exposures in adults and children is
expected. Elements of competency include reliable history-taking, physical examination aimed at the detection of
toxidromes, formulation of differential diagnoses, implementation of treatment, and development of safe disposition
plans.
2. Understand the principles, methods and controversies related to limiting toxic exposures by decontamination
including gastric lavage, activated charcoal administration, renal replacement therapy, ion trapping, and hyperbaric
oxygen.
3. Review knowledge of basic kinetic principles of drug absorption, redistribution, metabolism, and elimination.
4. Study poisoning epidemiology specifically within populations ‘at risk’ such as toddlers, the elderly, pregnant or
nursing women, migrants and immigrants.
5. Complete case studies from approximately 20 classes of drugs and poisons commonly encountered in clinical
practice. Emphasis will be placed on assessing severity and initiating timely, appropriate treatment.
6. Learn guiding principles of the management of acute intoxication in the Emergency Department. Commonly
abused drugs fo
