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To find out about schedule availability for fourth year medical student clerkships, contact Donna Melero, the Medical Student Programs Coordinator, at dmelero@cookcountyhhs.org. All inquiries must be made via email. Then download the application and fill it out electronically or on paper.
Next have your Dean's Office email the application as an attachment to us with a note stating that you are a fourth year student in good standing. The Dean's Office may also send us the form via U.S. mail. If you are not a student from Rush, CMS, or CCOM, your Dean's Office must put the school seal on the application and send it to us via U.S. mail.
All applications must be received at least 60 days prior to the start of the rotation to secure the spot.
Application and Required Information
JOHN H. STROGER HOSPITAL OF COOK COUNTY ELECTIVE CLERKSHIPS
1. Documentation of completion of infection control requirements.
2. Completion of approved universal precautions class.
-From inside the hospital, click on this link to Universal precautions training to do training module. Print out certificate of completion at the end.
3. Completed and approved Elective Clerkship application.
JOHN H. STROGER HOSPITAL OF COOK COUNTY INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County’s Infection Control Policies require certain actions by medical students prior to beginning training at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. A certificate of Compliance must be filled out completely and must accompany you to John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Your doctor’s office seal or name is adequate; you must attend an in-service in infection control procedures at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County before they will be allowed to start the clerkship. These in-services are offered on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:30 am. (NOTE: if a holiday falls on a Monday, classes will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays). You should plan on attending one before the rotation begins. You can call the Planning Education and Research Office at (312) 864-0431 for the exact location of this training session.
INTERNAL MEDICINE SUBINTERNSHIP
Subinternship Coordinator: Lou Rohr, M.D.
Contact Person: Donna Melero, Medical Student Program Coordinator,
dmelero@cookcountyhhs.org Internal Medicine Office 1900 W. Polk, office 1434
Students function at an intern level, doing histories, physical examinations and
diagnostic evaluations, and initiate appropriate therapy. There is a close
supervision by the staff of the Department of Internal Medicine. The course is
primarily intended for students desiring additional clinical experience in
internal medicine.
Students will not be allowed time off during the sub internship for the purpose
of interviewing for residency positions. Please keep this in mind when
scheduling your sub internship.
Subinternship Goals and Objectives
CARDIOLOGY
Medical Director and Course Director: Russell Kelly, M.D.
Prerequisite: General Medicine
Duration: 4 week rotation
Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes, daily
Call: night call one weekday night per week while on CCU
Days off: Saturday and Sunday off. Days off for interviewing to be discussed with rotation coordinator
Expectations: The rotation consists of two weeks of CCU and two weeks of
inpatient cardiology consults, or four weeks of CCU. Typical hours are 7 a.m.-5
p.m.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood
St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then report to the CCU (Stroger Hospital 3rd
floor).
DERMATOLOGY
Medical Director and Course Director: Warren Piette, M.D.
Prerequisite: General Medicine
Duration: 4 week rotation
Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes, weekly
Call: None
Days off: Saturday and Sunday off. Days off for interviewing to be discussed
with rotation coordinator
Expectations: The rotation consists of four weeks of outpatient clinics.
Students will work with residents and attendings. They will see a variety
of common dermatologic procedures. Typical hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m.
Please call prior to start of clerkship to find out what
time and where to meet to meet after PER.
ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES
Course Director: Leon Fogelfeld, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
This rotation consists of 1) supervised clinic experience of 4 to 6 patients per
half day session, 7 to 8 clinic sessions per week; 2) five lectures per week;
and 3) three consultation rounds per week. Objective of the clerkship is to
learn ambulatory endocrinology/diabetes.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then
report to 1900 W. Polk, room 812.
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Course Director: Bashar Attar, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 weeks (excluding weekends); Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
During a four-week rotation, a thorough review of major gastrointestinal and
hepatobiliary disorder topics will be provided by several education and
interactive conferences. The student will have a golden opportunity to see a
variety of GI endoscopic findings including several extraordinary cases. The
student will learn the approach and management of GI disorders as well as
interpretation of laboratory tests and procedures.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m.
Then report to the Gastroenterology Office, Room 1439, 1900
W. Polk Street.
HEMATOLOGY
Course Director: Thomas Lad, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
This program is designated to train students to learn to apply the skills of
history taking and physical examination and to acquire the skill of morphologic
interpretation of blood and bone marrow aspirates to the diagnosis and treatment
of hematologic problems.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then
report to 1900 W. Polk Street room 755.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE (RUSH
STUDENTS)
Course Director: David Schwartz, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 Weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
Rush and Cook County have a joint Fellowship Training Program in Infectious
Diseases. Students are exposed to a wide variety of acute and chronic infectious
disease problems with emphasis on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Teaching is conducted in a case-study format in which students see new patients
and present them to the attending on consultation rounds. Students will spend
two weeks at Rush and two weeks at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County on
the respective Infectious Disease Consultative Services. In addition, students
will attend a weekly two-hour infectious disease conference at Rush and a
one-hour infectious disease conference at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook
County where they may present cases. Sixteen lectures on basic infectious
disease topics are presented over the four weeks. Students will NOT be allowed
to drop the clerkship less then eight weeks prior to start.
First day of Clerkship: Report to Section of Infectious Disease, Suite 143
Academic Facility, 9:00 am to determine where you will be assigned for the first
two weeks of the rotation. Please note students will need to contact Diane
Patton at (312) 864-4589 regarding obtaining a student ID Badge for John H. Stroger Hospital of
Cook County one month prior to the start of the rotation.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE/HIV
Course Director: Patricia Herrera, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 Weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: Optimal
As externs on the Infectious Disease inpatient ward, students will act as daily
care providers for newly admitted patients with HIV/AIDS, most of whom have
opportunistic infections and/or malignancies requiring in-hospital diagnostic
evaluation and therapy. Students will participate in daily: 1)
multi-disciplinary team rounds that include an Infectious Disease attending,
Medicine house staff, clinical pharmacist, nurse practitioners, and 2) weekly
multi-disciplinary rounds which include a psychologist, social worker,
dietitian, and a dedicated nursing staff. Students also may spend one day per
week in the outpatient HIV clinic under the supervision of an Infectious Disease
physician. Didactic sessions include a weekly one-hour Infectious Disease
conference held at Rush, and sixteen lectures on basic Infectious Disease
topics.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then report
to Diane Patton in the Infectious Disease offices, 637 S. Wood Street, 1st floor
Durand Bldg.
Infectious Disease/HIV PRIMARY OUTPATIENT CARE – CORE CENTER
Course Director: David E. Barker, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med. You must obtain Dr. Barker's approval to sign up for this
rotation. His email is dbarker@corecenter.org
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
The CORE Center provides comprehensive outpatient Infectious Disease services.
Founded by Rush and the County of Cook, the Center is operated by John H.
Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Students will learn about HIV primary care
including HIV counseling and testing; prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
opportunistic infections; and antiretroviral therapy. Experiences will include
adult, adolescent and pediatric HIV clinics, and brief exposure to a walk-in
sexually transmitted disease clinic, and specialists in HIV dental, eye, cancer,
hematology, and neurology specialty care, as well as mental health, social work,
and chemical dependency support services. Didactic sessions include a one-hour
weekly Infectious Disease conference at the Center and a two-hour clinical
conference at Rush.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then
report to Diane Patton in the Infectious Disease offices, 637
S. Wood Street, 1st floor Durand Bldg.
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (MEDICAL)
Medical Director and Course Director: Robert Cohen, M.D.
Prerequisite: Senior Medical Students in good standing
Duration: 4 week rotation
Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes
Call: every 4th night call, staying in the MICU until approximately 10:00 PM,
including weekends
Days off: one day off per week except if on call Saturday
Expectations: The senior medical student will act as a sub intern, reporting
directly to the resident, then fellow and attending. You are responsible for all
aspects of the patient care, including procedures (with appropriate
supervision). Your experience will include all aspects of critical care
including: respiratory failure, ventilator management, non-neurosurgical
intracranial hemorrhages, sepsis, severe diabetic ketoacidosis, etc.
First day of Clerkship: Please report to Planning, Education, and Research, 627
S. Wood St., Rm. 815 at 8 a.m. Then go to 1900 W. Polk, Rm. 1417.
Finally you will go to the Cook County Medical Intensive Care Unit (hospital,
3rd floor, MICU 3West).
Time off for interviewing is not allowed.
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY CONSULTS
Course Director: Thomas Lad, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
The clerkship consists of consultation rounds. The student will have the
opportunity to manage directly a patient with a suspected or diagnosed
malignancy. Outpatient experience is available, as well as specialty clinics
with oncology.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then
report to the Administration Building, 1900 W. Polk Street room 755.
NEPHROLOGY & HYPERTENSION
Course Director: Peter Hart, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
Students will see a variety of renal problems and become conversant with basic
principles of nephrology and hypertension. Students participate in inpatient
consultation rounds and renal/hypertension continuity clinics.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then
report to the Durand Building, 637 S. Wood St., 2nd floor.
PALLIATIVE CARE
Medical Director and Course Director: Sandra Frellsen, M.D., FACP
Prerequisite: General Medicine
Duration: 2 or 4 week rotation; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes, on Thursday mornings; Night Call: None
Days off: Saturday and Sunday off. Days off for interviewing to be discussed with rotation coordinator.
This elective is also open to M3 students who have completed the Internal Medicine clerkship.
Students will participate in the inpatient consultation service
primarily. They may also see patients in clinic and do home visits with team staff.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8am. Then report to the Administration Building, 1900 W Polk St., Room 943
PULMONARY
Course Director: Robert Cohen, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
Students will become familiar with a variety of common pulmonary conditions,
including asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and PE/DVT. Students will participate
on the inpatient pulmonary consultation service.
First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then
report to 1900 W. Polk Street, Room 1401.
RHEUMATOLOGY
Course Director: Augustine Manadan, M.D.
Prerequisite: Gen Med
No. of Students: 2
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
Days Off: Saturdays and Sundays off. Additional days off require
approval from course director.
Students will see a variety of common rheumatologic diseases and will be exposed
to common procedures such as joint aspiration and injection. Students will
see patients in the outpatient clinic and will see inpatients with the
consultation service.
First day of Clerkship: Please report to Planning, Education, and Research, 627
S. Wood St., Rm. 815 at 8 a.m. Then report to Clinic I (second floor of
hospital).
SHORT STAY UNIT (TELEMETRY UNIT)
Course Director: Benjamin Mba, MD
Prerequisite: Gen Med
No. of Students: 1
Duration: 4 weeks; Clinical Rounds: Yes
Lectures: Yes; Night Call: No
Days Off: Saturdays and Sundays off. Additional days
off require approval by course director.
Students will get to see patients on their own and go over
their presentations with senior residents and attending staff. CXR's and EKG's
are also reviewed with the attending staff. Students will be exposed to the
presentation and management of patients with chest pains, acute coronary
syndromes as well as congestive heart failure and various arrhythmias. Students
will follow their patients for the ~ 48hr stay while they are on the observation
unit. For more information,
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First day of Clerkship:
Report to Planning, Education, and Research in
the Hektoen Building, 627 S. Wood St., Rm. 831 at 8 a.m. Then
report to the ED observation unit in the east wing on the first floor of Stroger Hospital.
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