Years 3 and 4

MSN7303 Inpatient Medicine Clerkship

Year 3/Credits: 6

The Inpatient Medicine clerkship provides opportunities for students to interact with and participate in the care of patients with complex, multisystem illnesses in the inpatient setting and across the spectrum of illness progression from stable chronic disease to acute illness, to end-of-life care.

MSN7307 Ambulatory Care-Geriatrics Clerkship

Year 3/Credits: 6

The Ambulatory Care-Geriatrics Clerkship provides opportunities for students to interact with and participate in the care of patients in the outpatient setting and across the life span and spectrum of illness - acute illness, chronic disease management, and end-of-life care. "

MSN7301 Pediatrics Clerkship

Year 3/Credits: 5

The Pediatrics Clerkship introduces students to the breadth of pediatric care and promotes clinical skill development in multiple pediatric settings, including inpatient, ambulatory, well-baby nursery, and emergency pediatric care.

MSN7304 Surgery-Anesthesiology Clerkship

Year 3/Credits:8

Provides an intensive exposure into Surgery and Anesthesiology so that students can actively participate in the team management of patients in the perioperative setting.

MSN7308 Online Radiology Course (ORC)

Year 3/Credits: 1

ORC instills in medical students an appreciation of anatomic imaging and a foundational knowledge of the appropriate radiological evaluations to deliver the highest quality of care with optimal patient outcomes regardless of their eventual fields of training.

MSN7302 Obstetrics-Gynecology Clerkship

Year 3/Credits: 5

Medical students will acquire the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes that physicians practicing in the 21st century must have to provide the best in obstetric and gynecologic health care. Students will enhance their medical education by learning about the general and unique features of obstetrics, gynecology and preventive care.

MSN7006 Neurology Clerkship

Year 3/Credits: 4

The Neurology clerkship will help all students achieve competence in the history, examination, and assessment of a neurological patient. Students will learn to consolidate the knowledge base and develop the skill set necessary to: detect and characterize basic neurologic dysfunction; recognize indications for neurodiagnostic investigation; implement appropriate routine or initial urgent neurologic management and generate appropriate neurologic consultations.

MSN7005 Psychiatry Clerkship

Year 3/Credits: 4

The mission of the Psychiatry Clerkship is to provide students with a broad exposure to the many diverse manifestations of mental illness, foster competency regarding how to recognize and ensure the safety of patients with psychiatric symptomatology, encourage an appreciation of the intrinsic links between mental and physical health, and promote the importance of reducing stigma toward mental illness.

MSN7035 InFocus 5 Course

Year 3/Credits: 1

InFocus 5 promotes knowledge and skill development in the healthcare delivery topics of quality improvement and patient safety that are critical to the practice of medicine in the 21st century. Moreover, the course will foster the development of students as clinicians with content focused on advancing students’ clinical skills, reflecting on clinical practice, and developing their careers.

MSN7036 InFocus 6 Course

Year 3/Credits: 1

InFocus 6 promotes knowledge and skill development in the healthcare delivery topics of quality improvement and patient safety that are critical to the practice of medicine in the 21st century. Moreover, the course will foster the development of students as clinicians with content focused on advancing students’ clinical skills, reflecting on clinical practice, and developing their careers.

MSN7307 InFocus 7 Course

Year 3/Credits: 1

InFocus 7 promotes the knowledge and skill development in the healthcare delivery topics of quality improvement and patient safety that are critical to the practice of medicine in the 21st century. Moreover, the course will foster the development of students as clinicians with content focused on advancing students’ clinical skills, reflecting on clinical practice, and developing their careers.

MSN7014 Introduction to Internship Clerkship

Year 4/Spring Semester/Credits: 2

The mission of this course is to prepare fourth year medical students for common situations and medical emergencies that may arise during their intern year.

MSN7018 Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Year 4/Credits: 4

This 4-week clerkship helps students to improve their evaluation and presentation skills and to practice medical decision making under the supervision of Emergency Medicine faculty. Clinical experiences in the Emergency Department (ED) allow students to assess patients of all ages with acute, urgent, and critical complaints, practice procedural skills, and facilitate application of evidence-based medicine. The didactics, labs, simulation, and web-based exercises enhance knowledge, promote evidence based medical decision making, and provide opportunities for self-directed learning and reflection. The ability to work effectively in teams under challenging situations are modeled. Patient and family education and appropriate use of outpatient community resources are practiced.

MSN7040 InFocus 8 Course

Year 4/Credits: 1

To give students knowledge and skills in leadership, teaching, and health care delivery science that will help them thrive as physicians and help them innovate and improve our healthcare system.

One Acting Internship :

MSN7016 Medicine Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

To improve clinical competence and independent thinking and decision-making in all aspects of patient care,while functioning in an environment that parallels a true Intern experience.

MSN7017 Pediatrics Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

To provide 4th year medical students with increased independence and responsibility when caring for pediatric patients in the hospital to best prepare them for intern year.

MSN7309 Surgery Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

The Surgery Acting Internship will provide an environment where a 4th year student can function as a junior resident in an inpatient General Surgery team. This intensive clinical experience will allow a student to more independently participate in the preoperative management of the surgical patient and provide increased intern level clinical responsibilities.

MSN7311 Otolaryngology (ENT) Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

This intensive clinical experience will allow a 4th year student to perform the clinical roles and responsibilities of an intern on in an inpatient surgical team. Students will assume direct care of admitted patients, perform assessments and consults on patients in the emergency room, attend all team and program conferences, and scrub-in to assist on surgical procedures. Acting interns will join residents to evaluate urgent consults, perform full H&Ps on new admissions, and participate in emergency operations"

MSN7312 Neurosurgery Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

This intensive clinical experience will allow a 4th year student to perform the clinical roles and responsibilities of an intern on in an inpatient neurosurgical team. Students will assume direct care of admitted patients, perform assessments and consults on patients in the emergency room, floors and ICU, attend all team and program conferences, outpatient clinic on a weekly basis, and scrub-in to assist on surgical procedures. Students will take overnight calls 1-2 times per week. Overnight, acting interns will evaluate urgent consults, perform full H&Ps on new admissions, and participate in emergency operations.

MSN7313 Orthopedic Surgery Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

During their Acting Internship students will take on the full clinical roles and responsibilities of an intern on an inpatient surgical team. Students will be expected to participate in morning and afternoon rounds of the inpatient service, participate in the hospital resident clinic as well as play anactive role as an assistant in the operating room. The student will learn pertinent anatomy, pathophysiology of orthopedic conditions, options of treatment and management of emergency, inpatient, and outpatients with orthopedic problems. Students will also be expected to participate in emergency room consults and gain further exposure to emergency orthopedic care. Students will attend daily 7 am morning didactic lectures and weekly Case Conference and Grand Rounds during their elective block. The students will be expected to prepare for surgical cases with attention to the pertinent anatomy and basic principles of orthopedic surgery.

MSN7314 Plastic Surgery Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

This clinical experience will allow 4th year students interested in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to perform the clinical roles and responsibilities of an intern on in an inpatient surgical team. Students will assume direct care of admitted patients, perform assessments and consults on patients in the emergency room, attend all team and program conferences, outpatient clinics, and scrub-in to assist on surgical procedures. Students will take overnight call with appropriate supervision, acting interns will evaluate urgent consults, perform full histories and physical examinations on new admissions, and participate in emergency operations.

MSN7315 Urology Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

This clinical experience will allow 4th year students interested in Urologic Surgery to perform the clinical roles and responsibilities of an intern on in an inpatient surgical team. Students will assume direct care of admitted patients, perform assessments and consults on patients in the emergency room, attend all team and program conferences, outpatient clinics, and scrub-in to assist on surgical procedures.

MSN7316 Vascular Surgery Acting Internship

Year 4/Credits: 4

This intensive clinical experience will allow students to perform the clinical roles and responsibilities of an intern on an inpatient surgical team. Students will be exposed to the full range of vascular surgery, including interventional radiology and non-invasive laboratory techniques, as well as scrubbing in the operating room. Students will be intimately involved in the postoperative management in the recovery room and in the intensive care unit. They will also attend the weekly department-wide case conference and resident vascular conferences. Students will spend two weeks on rotation at The Mount Sinai Hospital main campus and two weeks at Mount Sinai West. A call schedule will be arranged for availability for vascular emergencies."