INTL-4006 - Advanced Medical Field Experience in International Health

INTL-4006 - Advanced Medical Field Experience in International Health

Elective Type: clinical
    
Title
Advanced Medical Field Experience in International Health		 Course Number
INTL-4006		 Duration/Weeks
4
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Year 3 
      Additional Requirements: Required: Course director approval on C-Form & Institution-level approval. Contact Dr. Matt Dacso (mmdacso@utmb.edu) at least 6 months prior to intended travel period for more information.
Responsible Faculty Director:
Matthew Dacso
Other Faculty:
 Location to Report on First Day
Field Location		 Periods Offered
1-7, 9-13
excluding holiday period 8
 Maximum Enrollment
Unlimited

Goals
1. Provide opportunity for students to work in a global environment, across international boundaries, in a different health care system and setting 2. Expose future U.S. physicians to tropical medicine and public health in low-resource settings. 3. Increase student competence, knowledge, and skills in tropical medicine and travel health.

Objectives
1. Refine clinical diagnostic skills related to infectious diseases in international settings 2. Learn about management of tropical diseases and other common medical conditions in resource poor settings 3. Learn about public health measures to prevent and control disease in developing countries 4. Provide students with clinical experience that could lead to certification by the ASTMH

Description of course activities
Tasks during this time include identifying a clinical training site and preceptor; identifying personal learning objectives in addition to those listed above; identifying and reading appropriate resources on the health care system and disease epidemiology of the region to be visited; On site, the activities will vary by site and preceptor, and personal objectives, but may include: Performance of medical assessments of patients in a hospital, clinic or community setting, with focus on history, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of tropical diseases in that setting; participate in patient rounds, case conferences, lectures; participate in community health education activities and /or public health initiatives; participate in research projects.

Type of students who would benefit from the course
Students who are interested in a possible career or future involvement in global health work, either clinical, research or administrative, will benefit from this elective. Students interested in pursuing certification by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene can apply this course towards their certification requirements. Students with a strong interest in infectious diseases and in public health will also benefit. This course is specifically designed for students on the Global Health elective track, but is open to students who have completed INTL 4015.

Weekly Schedule
  Clinical Activities (estimated schedule)
  Day of Week AM PM
  Monday depends on site depends on site
  Tuesday depends on site depends on site
  Wednesday depends on site depends on site
  Thursday depends on site depends on site
  Friday depends on site depends on site
  Saturday
  Sunday
   Average number of patients seen per week: 30  
   Call Schedule:   depends on site  

Research Activities (estimated schedule)
Activity Hours per Week
Faculty Contact-Time
Self-Directed Study
Data-Collection/Analysis
Other

Method of Student Evaluation
1.  Clinical Observation
  A. Where are students observed on this elective?
    Inpatient Service   Ambulatory   Surgery   Standardized patients
Patients simulators   Other
  B. Frequency - How often are students observed clinically?
    Daily
  C. Format - What method(s) are used to document the student's clinical performance?
    Daily oral feedback   End of period oral feedback   Written feedback
Other

2.  Oral Presentation
  A. Audience - To whom does the student present?
    N/A
  B. Frequency / Duration of Presentation(s)?
   
  C. Format - What guidelines are set for the student's presentation?
   
  D. Assessment - Who assesses the student's presentation performance?
    Self-assessment   Peer assessment   Faculty assessment
  E. Method of content selection
    Current cases  Student-selected topic   Assigned topic

3.  Written Assignment (H&P's, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.)
  A. Frequency of written assignment(s)?
    depends on site- minimum of one narrative report at end of elective
  B. Format - What guidelines are set for the student's written work?
    written guidelines provided
  C. Length of written assignment(s)?
    Abstract   Annotated bibliography   1 - 2 page paper   3+ page paper
  D. Are recent references required?   No    If yes, how are they selected?
   
  E. Method of content selection - e.g. student-selected, relate to cases, etc.?
    Students Selected
  F. Audience - Who assesses the student’s written performance?
    Peer Assessment     Faculty Assessment     Other

4.  Examination
  Format
    Oral   Written multiple choice   Written essay / short answer   OSCE
Other

5.  Extra Course Activities
  What expectations do you have for the student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal club, resident lecture attendance)?
    Will be highly dependent on site, but expect student to participate in teaching rounds, lectures, small group discussions, labs, and to do extra reading on selected topics.

6.  Additional Costs
  Please list any additional costs and/or purchases (books, materials, movies to watch, etc.) that are required for this course. Include an estimated total cost. If there are no additional costs, please enter "None".
    None

7.  Other Modes of Evaluation
  Please explain below.
   

8.  If this course is an Acting Internship, please complete the following:
  A. Objectives for the AI should relate directly to the Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Each AI should describe how the four key Year-4 EPAs that our school has identified as being Year-4 skills are assessed. The Year-4 objectives are:
1. Entering and discussing orders/prescriptions.
2. Give or receive patient handover to transition care responsibility.
3. Recognizing a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiating management.
4. Obtaining informed consent for tests and procedures.
Specify how the student will be given formative feedback on their clinical skills.
   
 
B.
Year-4 students should demonstrate mastery of EPAs they developed in the clerkship year, including recommending and interpreting common diagnostic and screening tests, and performing general procedures of a physician. They should be able to demonstrate masterfully and independently skills they mastered in Years 2-3, including efficiently performing comprehensive admission-notes and succinct daily progress notes and perform accurate, concise, and hypothesis-driven clinical presentations, form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care. They should be able to demonstrate basic understanding of and beginning mastery of collaborate as a member of the interprofessional team and identify system failures and contribute to a culture of safety improvement.

List advanced clinical skills that a student will be assured an opportunity to practice.
   
 
C.
How specifically will this AI build on developing skills from the clerkship year to prepare students for internship?
   
 
D.
What opportunities will typically be available to all students who take this AI (procedures, required presentations, etc.)? What opportunities may be available based on patient load/presentation or student initiative (ie. Writing a case report)?
   
 
E.
An AI should have expectation of a minimum of 32 hours per week of clinical responsibilities. Duty hours should be capped at ACGME limits for an intern, thus up to 24 hours followed by 4 hours of activities related to patient safety, education, and handoff. Students cannot work more than 80 hours per week averaged over 4 weeks. They can only have 1 day off in a 7-day work week with 8 hours off between shifts.

Clinical responsibilities will vary depending on specialty, but how is the student functioning with work commensurate to a PGY1 with an appropriate level of training?
   
 
F.
How is the student demonstrating drawing clinical conclusions and/or developing a management plan and documentation as an intern would do?
   
 
G.
How and by whom will midpoint feedback be provided to the student? How will you remediate deficiencies identified at midpoint?
   
 
H.
Acting Internship students often seek letters of recommendation following their experience. How many different Faculty will work directly with the student and have knowledge of the student’s abilities to detail in a written evaluation? Describe the degree of supervision and interaction with faculty vs. residents or other providers and how feedback will be obtained if more direct work is with residents or other providers.