The student is expected to participate in twice weekly cardiology conferences and the various cardiology rounds. The student participates in daily management and teaching rounds along with interns, residents in cardiology. All patients worked up by the student are presented to the rounder or senior resident. All patients presented by student on rounds. All rounders Board Certified in Cardiology.
Rounders participate in review of student history, progress notes and discharge summaries.
To observe left and right heart catheterization and angiography in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and participate in temporary pacemaker insertions, invasive hemodynamic monitoring and non-invasive diagnostic studies that include exercise testing, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and stress echo. Principles of Internal Medicine. Hurst and Logue. Textbook of Cardiology Braunwald, Textbook of Cardiology Fowler. To formulate a cost effective approach in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.