P-Rheumatology - Seattle

8 credits

Full-time inpatient-outpatient clerkship in rheumatology. Includes diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases, utilizing outpatient clinics and hospitalized patients at the UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, or VAMC. Emphasis on concepts in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases. In addition to patient contact, reading, seminars, and preceptorial sessions are the methods of instruction. (Four weeks). Prerequisite: third-year required Medicine clerkship. Offered: AWSpS.