ACE: Infectious Diseases

School of Medicine

During this course, students will evaluate patients with suspected infections as part of multiple infectious diseases services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This course is intended to expose medical students to the breadth of infectious diseases. Students will have to opportunity to care for patients with undifferentiated fevers including improving experience with use of antibiotics, patients undergoing or have just undergone surgical procedures, care for people living with HIV, or patients who are on immunocompromising medications such as chemotherapy, transplant anti-rejection medications, or biologic medications. Students should gain competence in diagnostic skills and in the management of patients consulted, including the choice and use of antibiotic therapy. They will be active participants in the initial evaluation, management, and follow-up of patients on the consult service. Students will attend regularly scheduled rounds and have the opportunity to attend conferences within the Division of Infectious Diseases. All students will rotate on 2 weeks of general infectious diseases inpatient consults. The remaining 2 weeks will allow the student to select of the following options in 1-week rotations: • General Infectious Diseases Consult Service • Orthopedic ID Consult Service • Transplant/Immunocompromised Consult Service • Rogers ID (HIV) Inpatient Primary Service • Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic (HIV Clinic) • General ID Clinic