This elective involves a varied experience including eight half-days per week attending outpatient clinics, with additional time spent doing inpatient consultations. The main emphasis of this rotation is on observing and diagnosing the literally hundreds of different lesions and rashes that come through the clinics. There is no night call or weekend duty associated with this elective. This elective provides the resident with the opportunity to participate in clinical rounds with two neurology residents and faculty on a daily basis and exposure to a spectrum of patients. Functions include interpretation of studies, neuro-radiology rounds with emphasis on CT of the brain and spine as well as cerebral angiograms.
Night call is required.
The goal of this elective, held at the Hermann Eye Center, is to provide the Transitional Year Resident with a broad exposure to general ophthalmology. Particular emphasis will focus on practicing a systematic eye examination, enhancing the resident's skills with the direct ophthalmoscope and slit lamp. The resident will have hands-on experience with hundreds of patients in an outpatient setting, as well as hospital consultation in ophthalmology, and a limited exposure to common ophthalmic surgical procedures. The ocular manifestations of common systemic diseases is also stressed, including making the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and evaluating patients with thyroid disease. The resident also will have experience with ocular emergencies.