Internal Medicine Acting Internship 鈥� Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Title of Course: Internal Medicine Acting Internship 鈥� Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Elective Year(s): Fourth year
Department: Internal Medicine
Type of Elective: Clinical
Course Site: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital
Course Number: MEDI 811
Blocks Available: All
Number of Students per Block: 1
Faculty: Elliot Berinstein, M.D., Veena Janardan, M.D. and other various faculty
Elective Description/Requirements: An "internship" experience emphasizing primary responsibility for acutely ill patients on a busy inpatient service. Direct supervision provided by the ward resident. Numerous educational conferences available including daily noon conference, morning report, grand rounds, attending rounds, and medical student case presentation conference twice weekly with core faculty. Student will also be expected to share one of their patients in a case presentation to the student group at the end of the rotation.
Length of Course: 4 weeks
Educational Course Objectives and Links to EPOs:
- Interview patients and review pertinent medical records collecting data concerning the patients鈥� presenting problems. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Perform a complete or focused physical examination as appropriate and distinguish normal from abnormal findings. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Synthesize information to develop a reasonable differential diagnosis and be prepared to present to the preceptor. (EPOs: PC-7)
- Describe the patient鈥檚 chief problems and develop a plan for treatment. (EPOs: PC-7)
- Prepare a complete H & P for new patients admitted to the service and chart the results. (EPOs: PC-1)
- Periodically re-evaluate patients鈥� status including interpretation of new history and physical exam findings (EPOs: PC-1)
- Interpret laboratory and radiographic tests used in the diagnosis of common medical diseases. (EPOs: PC-6)
- Recognize and manage situations related to common diseases that are potential emergencies. (EPOs: PC-8)
- Identify ethical problems which arise in patient treatment and care. (EPOs: PB-1, PC-2)
- Participate in evening or weekend clinical care to support continuity of patient care and demonstrate professionalism in varied clinical settings. (EPO: IPC-2)
- Conduct structured patient handoffs using an evidence鈥慴ased communication approach to ensure safe and accurate transfer of care. (EPO: SBP-1)
Professionalism:
UT/COMLS students will meet or exceed the institutional standards for professionalism
as stated in the current Educational Program Objectives and the current Educational
Course Objectives for the Sponsoring Department.
Instructional Methods:
- Conference
- Lecture
- Inpatient care
Assessment Methods Employed:
- Attendance
- Case presentation evaluations
- Case write up evaluation
Prerequisites: Successful completion of required Internal Medicine Clerkship
Clerkship Director: Mani Askari, M.D.
Clerkship Coordinator: Dawn D. Jagodzinski
Phone Number: 419-383-5022
Email Address: dawn.jagodzinski@utoledo.edu
Special Requirements:
- As part of the acting internship, students are required to participate in at least one evening or weekend clinical experience. 聽This experience ensures exposure to the full spectrum of patient care responsibilities and supports readiness for residency-level schedules and work environment.
- Students are expected to participate in structured patient handoffs as part of their clinical responsibilities. 聽This includes observing and contributing to the sign-out processes to ensure safe, effective transitions of care.
- Students will be expected to be in the hospital six days a week. Call will be every fourth night.
ECC Approved
March 2026