In addition, develop an appreciation for the diagnostic capability in use of echocardiography in the management of children with congenital heart disease. Participate in the interpretation of hemodynamic catheterization data. This rotation will focus on outpatient evaluation of children with a variety of congenital heart lesions. These patients will be new referrals and patients returning for follow-up evaluation. Each student will see three to five patients during a half-day session and will be precepted by the cardiology staff involved in those clinics.
Students also attend teaching and clinical conferences.
We will provide core curriculum of articles for students' initial review. Individual study on multimedia computer assisted textbooks of cardiology.