Learning will occur through the context of patient encounters, and participation in conferences. Preparation for presentation should include obtaining a history, doing a pertinent physical examination, review of current and old charts, review of laboratory and x-ray studies, as well as background reading in a medicine or gastroenterology textbook. Students will also round daily on inpatients they are following and are encouraged to attend endoscopies that their patients undergo. Students do not have night or weekend responsibilities. Outpatient Service - Students may participate in outpatient clinics.
Patient responsibility are the same as above.
Endoscopy Procedures - Students will be expected to observe endoscopic procedures when no other responsibilities are pending. They will be required to attend the procedures on their patients. Learning Resources - Core readings from textbooks and review articles, and seminal articles on major topics in gastroenterology will be recommended to students. Discussions of current and historical cases in attending rounds on the consult service and in clinic will serve to guide topic selection. A GI topic is presented in depth by a GI fellow or resident with participation of the faculty.