Home Hospital
ME 565M.23
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Description
This is a 2 week clinical elective that will take place in the Home Hospital program at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Students will participate in the daily clinical activities of the Home Hospital clinical team. Activities will include participation in morning team huddles, rounding with a supervising attending physician, and screening and admitting patients to the Home Hospital program. Tasks within these activities will include team coordination (with attending, nurses, paramedics, etc.), evidence based medical decision making, face to face patient interaction, and documentation (H&Ps, progress notes and discharge summaries). Students will perform all tasks with physician supervision, however, will be expected to participate in clinical and care coordination tasks at the level of a sub-intern.
Elective is intended for students planning to pursue graduate training in Internal Medicine, especially those with an interest in Hospital General Internal Medicine, Primary Care, and those interested in health policy and innovative forms of care delivery.
Not Available for Cross Registration
