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Nightfloat
Overview
The nightfloat experience
provides the intern with exposure to a wide variety of general medical problems
that present acutely and in a decompensated manner in patients who are already
hospitalized. Interns will be expected to make triage decisions that and manage
these patients accordingly. Interns will be expected to engage in effective
sign-in and sign-out at the transitions of coverage.
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Patient Care- Principle Educational Goals |
Learning Activities |
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Refine skills in history taking |
DPC, AR |
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Refine skills in physical examination |
DPC, AR |
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Recognize common inpatient medicine problems and
generate relevant differential diagnosis |
DPC, AR |
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Refine skills in ordering and interpreting diagnostic
tests |
DPC, AR |
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Medical Knowledge -Principle Educational Goals |
Learning Activities |
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Increase clinical medical knowledge of general medical
and critical care problems |
DPC, AR |
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Increase basic science knowledge of general medical and
critical care problems |
DPC, AR |
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Demonstrate ability to find relevant medical literature |
DPC |
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Practice Based Learning and Improvement -Principle
Educational Goals |
Learning Activities |
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Identify areas that need improvement in medical
knowledge, decision making, and communication in regards to the care of
hospitalized patients |
DPC |
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Develop mechanisms to improve on identified areas of
weakness |
DPC |
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Interpersonal Skills and Communication-Principle
Educational Goals |
Learning Activities |
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Communicate plan of care with patients, nursing and
other physicians |
DPC, Nursing evaluations |
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Communicate active medical issues through accurate and
precise sign in and sign out between housestaff |
DPC, Peer Review |
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Present cases to other members of the care team and in
educational conferences |
DPC, Peer Review |
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Professionalism -Principle Educational Goals |
Learning Activities |
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Behave professionally of patients and other members of
the care team |
DPC, AR, Nursing Evaluations |
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Systems Based Practice –Principle Educational Goals |
Learning Activities |
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Gain an understanding on how best to utilize and access
hospital resources for the care of hospitalized patients |
DPC, AR |
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Gain an understanding on how best to establish and
maintain services for patients leaving the hospital |
DPC, AR |
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Use evidence based and cost conscious strategies to
care for hospitalized patients |
DPC, AR |
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