Residents consult with patients, apply and interpret skin tests and laboratory examinations, and treat patients with desensitization therapy. The division of Cardiovascular Disease conducts research and provides clinical services. On elective rotation, residents improve their diagnostic skills through consulting, interpreting test results, and participating in a comprehensive non-invasive laboratory. Residents also gain insight into modern cardiac treatments by caring for patients who are undergoing cardiac catherization, angioplasty, and cardiac surgery. The Critical Care block provides residents with training in the Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units.
Residents work alongside full-time intensivists to care for patients who are critically ill.
They become proficient in ventilator management, interpretation of invasive monitoring data, and insertion of various lines. The Dermatology division diagnoses and treats common skin problems and diseases through inpatient and outpatient services. The rotation for the medical resident features inpatient consultation and therapy as well as outpatient consultation, histopathology and mycology. The division of Endocrinology conducts an active clinical inpatient and outpatient service. On elective rotation, the resident gains experience in the field through consultations, and by managing cases over time on an outpatient basis.