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Electives
The following are pre-approved senior electives offered by
the Department of Radiology to qualifying medical students. Students should plan to be in
their fourth year of medical school at an accredited institution during the time of the
elective. If one of the following electives does not suit your needs and you will have
already completed a four week basic diagnostic radiology rotation at an accredited institution,
you may suggest an alternative to be approved at the sole discretion of the department
chairman. For more information, call (757) 446-8990.
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Radiology
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Course Number: RAD400
Offered by
John Campbell, M.D.
Clerkship Director
Department of Radiology
Eastern Virginia Medical School
825 Fairfax Avenue, Suite 541
Norfolk, VA 23507
| Location: |
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital |
| Periods Offered:
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Continuously |
| Duration: |
4 weeks |
| Number of Students: |
4 |
| Student Level: |
4 |
| Night Call: |
2 Evenings per elective |
| Prerequisite: |
Medicine or 4 other clerkships |
| Report First Day:
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Department of Radiology, Hofheimer Hall, Room 541, 8:30 a.m. |
Course Description
During the elective the student will spend their mornings participating in read-out sessions in the various subspecialties of Diagnostic Radiology, spending 1-3 days in each modality. Time
devoted to the sub-specialties can be tailored to the special needs and interests of the participants, such as pediatric radiology, interventional and neuroradiology, etc. Required reading is a basic radiology text that will be distributed to the students the first day
of their rotation.
Afternoons the students will attend lectures given by both attendings and residents in Radiology. Time will be allowed for self-instruction, so that students may review the ACR teaching
files, instructional slide-tape presentations, and radiologic anatomy available on CD-ROM. Students are expected to attend all teaching conferences held in the department at 7:00 a.m. and Noon. At the end of the rotation the student will prepare and present a short case
presentation. A written exam is given the last day of the rotation.
Distribution of the Student's Effort
- Patient Contact: 5%
- 12 hours a week
conferences/lectures
- 15 hours study/reading time
- 20 hrs/week faculty contact
time
Objectives
- Contact with subspecialty areas with emphasis on understanding roles and limitations of various imaging modalities.
- Individual organ system approach with teaching file review.
- Development of approach to evaluation of diagnostic problems with use of imaging procedures.
Evaluation
- 65% written exam
- 20% case presentation
- 15% clinical observation
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Other
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| Four-week rotations may be available at Chesapeake General Hospital, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, and the VA Medical Center. The student must have prior approval from the Radiology
department Chairman before beginning a rotation at these locations. |
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Nuclear Medicine
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Course Number: RAD402
Offered by:
Tapan K. Chaudhuri, M.D.
Nuclear Medicine Physician
VA Medical Center
Hampton, VA 23667
757-722-9961, Ext. 3528
| Location: |
VA Medical Center Hampton |
| Periods Offered:
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October-May |
| Duration: |
2-4 weeks |
| Number of Students: |
1-2 |
| Student Level: |
3-4 (Will modify for Year 1-2
elective) |
| Night Call: |
None |
| Prerequisite: |
Medicine or 4 other clerkships
(Unless performed a a modified year 1-2 elective) |
| Report First Day: |
Contact Dr. Chaudhuri |
Distribution of the Student's Effort:
- 40% Inpatient
- 60% Outpatient
- 15 hours/week rounds
- 5 hours/week
conferences/lectures
- 10 hours/week study/reading
time
- 5 hours/week faculty contact
time
- 5 hours/week other
Objectives:
- To be able to plan and perform appropriate nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures.
- To interpret the results.
- To arrive at a logical diagnosis.
- To understand the physics, chemistry, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of radioactive drugs used in medicine.
- To be able to qualify for treatment of diseases using radio pharmaceuticals.
Evaluation:
- 60% written exam
- 20% oral exam
- 20% clinical observation
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