INPATIENT ACTING INTERNSHIP-UROLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MED SC-M 810 , 811 , 812 , and 813 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop evidence-based understanding of the pathophysiology and appropriate management options for common urologic disorders. Audience: Graduate 2. Discuss the surgical anatomy, common procedural indications, comorbidities, and prophylactic strategies to reduce post-operative complications. Audience: Graduate 3. Summarize basic knowledge regarding common post-operative complications and the appropriate management of each. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe indications and list the appropriate preoperative evaluations, including lab tests, radiographic imaging, and ECG. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify and describe the use of common instruments used in surgery. Audience: Graduate 6. Discuss common intraoperative complications associated with procedures and the appropriate management of each. Audience: Graduate 7. Gather a history and perform a physical examination for a surgical patient. Audience: Graduate 8. Prioritize a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter. Audience: Graduate 9. Recommend and interpret common diagnostic and screening tests. Audience: Graduate 10. Enter and discuss patient orders. Audience: Graduate 11. Document a clinical encounter in the patient record. Audience: Graduate 12. Provide an oral presentation of a clinical encounter. Audience: Graduate 13. Form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care. Audience: Graduate 14. Give or receive a patient handover to transition care responsibility. Audience: Graduate 15. Collaborate as a member of an interprofessional team. Audience: Graduate 16. Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiate evaluation and management. Audience: Graduate 17. Obtain informed consent for tests and/or procedures. Audience: Graduate 18. Perform general procedures of a physician. Audience: Graduate 19. Identify system failures and contribute to a culture of safety and improvement. Audience: Graduate 20. Demonstrate the importance of compassion, integrity, and respect during interactions with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team. Audience: Graduate 21. Demonstrate respect for patient privacy and autonomy. Audience: Graduate 22. Accomplish assigned tasks in an effective and punctual manner. Audience: Graduate 23. Advance patient-centered communication skills to effectively convey healthcare information to patients and families. Audience: Graduate 24. Contribute to the healthcare team objective through effective verbal and written communication that is timely, thorough, and accurate. Audience: Graduate 25. Demonstrate the importance of effectively obtaining informed consent. Audience: Graduate 26. Demonstrate an understanding of the interaction of multiple systems – hospitals, insurance carriers, government agencies - that contribute to and impact the provision of healthcare. Audience: Graduate 27. Recognize the limitations and potential pitfalls of the team approach to healthcare as a leading cause of preventable patient harm (e.g., hand-offs, miscommunication). Audience: Graduate 28. Recognize the importance of cost-effective healthcare to patients, institutions, and society. Audience: Graduate 29. Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning by using evidence-based resources to better understand the condition and treatment of patients under your care. Audience: Graduate 30. Use instructional feedback from the faculty, residents, and healthcare professionals as a tool to improve performance. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop evidence-based understanding of the pathophysiology and appropriate management options for common urologic disorders. Audience: Graduate 2. Discuss the surgical anatomy, common procedural indications, comorbidities, and prophylactic strategies to reduce post-operative complications. Audience: Graduate 3. Summarize basic knowledge regarding common post-operative complications and the appropriate management of each. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe indications and list the appropriate preoperative evaluations, including lab tests, radiographic imaging, and ECG. Audience: Graduate 5. Identify and describe the use of common instruments used in surgery. Audience: Graduate 6. Discuss common intraoperative complications associated with procedures and the appropriate management of each. Audience: Graduate 7. Gather a history and perform a physical examination for a surgical patient. Audience: Graduate 8. Prioritize a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter. Audience: Graduate 9. Recommend and interpret common diagnostic and screening tests. Audience: Graduate 10. Enter and discuss patient orders. Audience: Graduate 11. Document a clinical encounter in the patient record. Audience: Graduate 12. Provide an oral presentation of a clinical encounter. Audience: Graduate 13. Form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care. Audience: Graduate 14. Give or receive a patient handover to transition care responsibility. Audience: Graduate 15. Collaborate as a member of an interprofessional team. Audience: Graduate 16. Recognize a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiate evaluation and management. Audience: Graduate 17. Obtain informed consent for tests and/or procedures. Audience: Graduate 18. Perform general procedures of a physician. Audience: Graduate 19. Identify system failures and contribute to a culture of safety and improvement. Audience: Graduate 20. Demonstrate the importance of compassion, integrity, and respect during interactions with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team. Audience: Graduate 21. Demonstrate respect for patient privacy and autonomy. Audience: Graduate 22. Accomplish assigned tasks in an effective and punctual manner. Audience: Graduate 23. Advance patient-centered communication skills to effectively convey healthcare information to patients and families. Audience: Graduate 24. Contribute to the healthcare team objective through effective verbal and written communication that is timely, thorough, and accurate. Audience: Graduate 25. Demonstrate the importance of effectively obtaining informed consent. Audience: Graduate 26. Demonstrate an understanding of the interaction of multiple systems – hospitals, insurance carriers, government agencies - that contribute to and impact the provision of healthcare. Audience: Graduate 27. Recognize the limitations and potential pitfalls of the team approach to healthcare as a leading cause of preventable patient harm (e.g., hand-offs, miscommunication). Audience: Graduate 28. Recognize the importance of cost-effective healthcare to patients, institutions, and society. Audience: Graduate 29. Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning by using evidence-based resources to better understand the condition and treatment of patients under your care. Audience: Graduate 30. Use instructional feedback from the faculty, residents, and healthcare professionals as a tool to improve performance. Audience: Graduate