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Clinical Rheumatology
ME 522M.11

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Description

The course is designed to give medical students a comprehensive exposure in clinical rheumatology. This four week elective provides the student with t he opportunity to see patients with complex rheumatologic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, SLE among others. Students will see patients in the rheumatology clinic a minimum of three mornings and three afternoons per week. The days they are in the clinic in the morning, they would have the option of seeing inpatient rheumatology consultations. The students will work under the direct supervision of an attending rheumatologist. There will also be opportunities to discuss musculoskeletal imaging with radiology and histology with pathology at Mount Auburn Hospital. Students will attend rheumatology morning report and rheumatology noon.

School Harvard Medical School
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Not Available for Cross Registration

Course Component Advanced Elective
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Medicine
Grading Basis HMS Clinical Grading
Course Requirements Open only to HMS MD students
Curriculum Phase Post-PCE
Visiting Clerks Open to Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Visiting St
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
Course Type Advanced Clinical Electives