INFECTIOUS DISEASE ELECTIVE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop diagnostic approaches to patients with common infectious presentations. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify appropriate use of antimicrobials for treatment and prophylaxis. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify characteristics of an effective consultant and use these through direct participation in the consult team. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform a hypothesis driven history. Audience: Graduate 5. Complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 7. Using clinical evidence, select a working diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 8. Complete written patient evaluation using standard format. Audience: Graduate 9. Write daily progress notes including assessments and plans using standard format. Audience: Graduate 10. Present initial patient evaluation including assessments and plans. Audience: Graduate 11. Communicate effectively with interprofessional team members. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop diagnostic approaches to patients with common infectious presentations. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify appropriate use of antimicrobials for treatment and prophylaxis. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify characteristics of an effective consultant and use these through direct participation in the consult team. Audience: Graduate 4. Perform a hypothesis driven history. Audience: Graduate 5. Complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 7. Using clinical evidence, select a working diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 8. Complete written patient evaluation using standard format. Audience: Graduate 9. Write daily progress notes including assessments and plans using standard format. Audience: Graduate 10. Present initial patient evaluation including assessments and plans. Audience: Graduate 11. Communicate effectively with interprofessional team members. Audience: Graduate