OBSTETRIC HOSPITALIST
In-depth exposure to inpatient care of patients on Labor and Delivery. Work under the direct supervision of the Obstetrics Hospitalist whose primary role is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Help manage laboring patients, see patients in labor and delivery, triage, and assist with cesarean sections. Round on all patients for whom you are involved in care once patients are post-partum. Function as the residents do at night and assist with cross coverage of inpatient gynecology patients as well as see patients who arrive in the emergency department with obstetric or gynecologic concerns. You may assist in the operating room if the patients who present to the emergency room require immediate surgery.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2021 Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis for medical and surgical conditions Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis Audience: Graduate 4. Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members Audience: Graduate 6. Develop and implement effective patient management plans Audience: Graduate 7. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner Audience: Graduate 8. Review, interpret, and present current literature to support patient care Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care Audience: Graduate 11. Engage patients in shared decision-making regarding tests, orders, and procedures Audience: Graduate 12. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families Audience: Graduate 13. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate Audience: Graduate 14. Understand the process of obtaining informed consent prior to surgical intervention Audience: Graduate 15. Recognize perioperative conditions that determine patient level of care and interpret physiologic changes that require changing that level of care Audience: Graduate 16. Perform minor procedures with supervision Audience: Graduate 17. Demonstrate the ability to manage time and understand, access, and utilize the resources and systems necessary to provide optimal patient care Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis for medical and surgical conditions Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis Audience: Graduate 4. Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members Audience: Graduate 6. Develop and implement effective patient management plans Audience: Graduate 7. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner Audience: Graduate 8. Review, interpret, and present current literature to support patient care Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care Audience: Graduate 11. Engage patients in shared decision-making regarding tests, orders, and procedures Audience: Graduate 12. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families Audience: Graduate 13. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate Audience: Graduate 14. Understand the process of obtaining informed consent prior to surgical intervention Audience: Graduate 15. Recognize perioperative conditions that determine patient level of care and interpret physiologic changes that require changing that level of care Audience: Graduate 16. Perform minor procedures with supervision Audience: Graduate 17. Demonstrate the ability to manage time and understand, access, and utilize the resources and systems necessary to provide optimal patient care Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027