MED 4590 Allergy Clinic & Consults
Through direct observation and participation primarily in the outpatient setting, students will develop skills in history-taking and interpreting laboratory results in patients with allergic disorders in order to establish a rationale to approach patients with a wide variety of immunologic and allergic diseases. Goals: At the end of this elective, senior students will be able create differential diagnoses of common allergic signs and symptoms, interpret common immunologic testing in adults and children, develop management plans for their assigned patients, and ultimately develop a rational approach to caring for similar patients in the future (prior to referring patients to an internist or allergist). Unique Objectives: Correctly interpret diagnostic laboratory and other tests on assigned patients. Acquire an appreciation of the basic mechanisms of allergic disorders and asthma. Attain fund of knowledge and skills to enable the students to initiate a diagnostic work-up and management for patients who present with suspected immunodeficiency, apparent drug allergy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
Offered
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) - MD; Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston (JBSA) - TX; A.T. Augusta Military Medical Center – VA; Veteran Affairs Medical Center (DCVA) - Washington, DC; Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC)-HI.