MGH Case-based In-depth Patient Investigations

ME 672M.3 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

Prior approval required, please email Dr. Pavan Bendapudi,    pbendapu@bidmc.harvard.edu, forward approval to registrar@hms.harvard.edu.  Waitlist is not reviewed unless email request is received.

Students participating in this one-month opportunity will perform a “deep-dive” scientific investigation of a complex case that falls outside traditional clinical areas.  Activities include interview of the patient and their family/contacts, discussion with the clinical teams, and reviews of the case with experts in several fields.  Students will demonstrate the ability to independently review and critically assess relevant literature; develop innovative approaches to address the clinical and basic science questions posed by the case; generate hypotheses; prepare and execute a clear case presentation; and develop an experimental plan with the goal of gaining mechanistic insights into the underlying disease process.  Opportunities for scholarly output stemming from the rotation including case write-ups and abstracts as well as follow up scientific experiments are strongly encouraged.  Students will be evaluated on their final presentation as well as their engagement with the MGH Pathways patients, expert faculty involved in the case, and the clinical team.  This is an in-person rotation.