RMD - 732 Service and Leadership During a Health Crisis

This elective is available for third year or fourth year medical students to be working collaboratively with RMC faculty to appropriately evaluate and triage suspected patients but also to experience other important aspects of the management of patients during a pandemic including but not limited to administration of diagnostic tests, telephone triage, hospital workflow and underserved community outreach. Students can take this elective for up to 8 weeks with permission from the course director. In addition to direct patient care activities, students will participate in interactive didactic sessions with assigned reading that are led by RUSH leadership. Students will also participate in small group discussions around key issues identified during the pandemic as well as involving other levels of medical students in the infectious disease care system. In order to pass the course, students must complete the 4 didactic modules including the readings and didactic sessions, which will be offered both synchronously and asynchronously, complete 48 hours of clinical work and submit a small group project (2-4 pages) in the format provided. Students will be responsible for scheduling their clinical work and will attest to the completion of 48 hours of clinical work as well as the 4 modules. Offered: Fall, Spring, & Summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 2-8