This ward-based consult service elective consists of daily review of electrocardiograms and echocardiograms, cardiology consultation rounds, Cardiac Care Unit teaching rounds, weekly cardiology teaching conferences, and cardiac catheterization conferences. The student will prepare a review of an assigned topic for the weekly cardiology conferences. Bedside cardiovascular examination and management will be stressed.

This elective includes inpatient and outpatient care, weekly conferences in clinical and basic endocrinology, and research activity if desired. The student will have an opportunity to work-up and manage patients with a wide variety of both chronic and acute endocrinological and metabolic disorders. Patients with hypertension, especially those known or suspected to be caused by an endocrine disease, will also be seen.

This elective provides opportunities for learning office practice of gastroenterology including evaluation of patients with peptic ulcer disease, malabsorption, liver disease, etc. Extensive outside reading will be required. The student may be involved in direct patient care in a hospital setting.

This ward-based elective offers the student an opportunity to evaluate and care for patients with infectious diseases and to gain an understanding of the clinical microbiology procedures important in the care of these patients. HIV and AIDS will be discussed. Each student will be encouraged to prepare and present one seminar or write a paper on a subject of his/her choice. Time for independent study will be allowed.

This elective offers clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute and chronic renal failure, hypertension, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, acid base disturbance, parenchymal renal diseases, etc.

This elective is offered to the student for clinical experience in pulmonary disorders, emphasizing acute and chronic respiratory failure, intensive respiratory care, and interpretation of pulmonary function tests and chest x-rays.

This elective offers an in-depth look at the clinical array of rheumatologic disorders. Students will be exposed to inpatients and outpatients with emphasis on diagnosis and long-term management of common rheumatic diseases. Depending on the student's level of proficiency and interest, the student may be allowed to participate in procedures such as joint aspiration and injection, and will interpret synovial fluid studies. Students will learn the correct indications and monitoring of common rheumatic drugs and the fundamentals of rheumatic rehabilitation.

This ambulatory consult service elective offers the student an opportunity to evaluate and manage patients with allergic disorders, such as allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, urticaria/angioedema, food and drug allergy, stinging insets allergy, immunodeficiency disorders, etc. Different topics in allergy and clinical immunology will be discussed two to three times per week. Students may also take a combined Ambulatory Allergy, Rheumatology, and Clinical Immunology rotation.

The field of radiation oncology is an intellectually challenging field, providing curative therapy and close longitudinal doctor-patient relationship. This elective may be taken by itself or combined with the hematology-oncology elective.

The student will observe hospice patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, making daily inpatient rounds, accompanying hospice team members on some home visits, and meeting with the hospice team to discuss management problems. Reading will focus on common management problems, with an emphasis on competent pain management.

Women's Health is a division of the Department of OB/GYN with fulltime faculty of board-certified internists Marjorie Jenkins, M.D. and Joanna Wilson, D.O. Departments with faculty participating in student instruction during the rotation include Internal Medicine, General Surgery, and Radiology. The rotation objectives incorporate Texas Tech's vision, goals, and objectives as stated in the Institutional Educational Vision, Goals, and Objectives publication.

This rotation is a non-patient contact rotation. It will consist of reading and interpreting ECGs.

This course will provide the students an introduction to clinical tropical medicine. They will survey the most common medical problems in the tropics and resource-limited settings with the goal of laying a clinical foundation for work and service. Students will become familiar with a basic public health and resource evaluation and tropical disease management using case-based learning and other modalities. An overview of parasitology will complement the case-based and didactic formats. For those who have had past experience in these settings, or plan to participate in "overseas" electives, a paper or presentation to peers will be expected. Passing an examination at completion of the course will also be required.

This rotation in Hem/Onc clinic prepares the student in an outpatient setting where they get exposed to patients with hematological and medical oncology conditions. The aim is to make students more comfortable and confident in doing focused and time limited interaction in an outpatient setting and expose them to supportive management of chronic blood dyscrasias and the cancer patient. Highly recommended for students pursuing careers in Internal or Family Medicine.

This elective rotation in internal medicine’s multispecialty clinic prepares the students in ambulatory medicine where they are exposed to outpatients in various disciplines of medicine. The aim is to make students more comfortable and confident in doing focused and time-limited interaction in an outpatient setting, which is where most will practice in the future. Highly recommended for students pursuing career in internal or family medicine.

This 2-4 week elective enhances students' knowledge and skills in the field of hematology. It is an inpatient primary and consult service where the student manages 2-4 patients every day and participates in procedures like bone marrow aspiration/biopsy. This rotation is recommended for students pursuing career in Internal or Family Medicine.

This ward-based, primary care sub-internship provides the student an individualized, case-oriented experience as a sub-intern on a general medicine ward service, designed to be the natural extension of the third year clerkship. Each student will work closely with a senior resident, have primary patient responsibility, take night call with his/her team, have patent care responsibilities like an intern with close supervision by the senior resident, be assigned readings and give mini-lectures on selected subjects, and attend the regularly scheduled teaching conferences of the Department of Internal Medicine. This sub-internship is strongly recommended for students planning to pursue a career in internal medicine.

The student will gain experience in managing common medical emergencies, including cardiopulmonary arrest, hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, and congestive heart failure. The student will also become familiar with the various procedures for surgical intervention, ventilation and medication delivery in the CICU.

The student will gain experience in managing common medical emergencies, including cardiopulmonary arrest, drug overdose, hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, congestive heart failure, renal failure, and diabetic ketoacidosis. The student is also expected to become proficient in the evaluation and management of common chest problems. These include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pleural effusions, peri-operative complications, pneumonia, atelectasis, respiratory failure, pulmonary function tests, and chest x-rays. The student will also become familiar with the various types of mechanical ventilators, oxygen delivery systems, and methods of delivering inhaled medication.

The student will gain experience in man aging common medical emergencies, including cardiopulmonary arrest, drug overdose, hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, congestive heart failure, renal failure, and diabetic ketoacidosis. The student is also expected to become proficient in the evaluation and management of common chest problems. These include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pleural effusions, peri-operative complications, pneumonia, atelectasis, respiratory failure, pulmonary function tests, and chest x-rays. The student will also become familiar with the various types of mechanical ventilators, oxygen delivery systems, and methods of delivering inhaled medication.