Residents and Medical Students
Residents
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Residents in internal medicine are exposed to teaching by the cardiology faculty in diverse settings throughout their three-year training program. This exposure occurs at the University and Veterans Affairs Hospitals. Intense practical and didactic teaching is provided to junior and senior residents on their cardiology ward rotations at the University Hospital, medicine ward rotations at the Veterans Hospital, and medical intensive care unit rotations at both hospitals.
The majority of residents, at some time during their three-year residency, spend a one-month elective period on the cardiology consultation service where they hone consultation skills and receive further instruction in ECG interpretation and stress testing.
For more information, please visit out Department of Internal Medicine Residency Page.
The Department of Internal Medicine also offers a unique program specifically developed for the training of Physician Scientists. We have combined our strong clinical training program with a nationally recognized research program. The resulting Physician Scientist Training Program is tailored to provide direct mentorship and potential career opportunities for those pursuing a medical research career. For more information, please visit the Department of Internal Medicine Physician-Scientist Training Program page.
Medical Students
Dr. Matthew Movsesian coordinates the circulatory physiology and cardiovascular disease segment of the sophomore medical student organ system course. A number of other division faculty members contribute in writing and periodically revising the syllabus for this course. Some faculty members and all of the cardiology fellows serve as preceptors for the medical students in the sophomore physical diagnosis course.
Third-year medical students are assigned to the cardiology ward service as part of their internal medicine clerkship. The cardiology ward attending physician is responsible for their supervision, teaching, and evaluations.
Senior medical students have the opportunity to spend a one-month elective period on the cardiology consultation and ECG reading service. An elective rotation in "Research Problems in Cardiology" is available to medical students during which time they become involved in a clinical or laboratory research project under the tutelage of a division faculty member.
For more information about being a medical student at the University of Utah, please click on the following link University of Utah School of Medicine.
