MED 655A

In this elective, the student will be assigned three patients per week for complete evaluation and current literature search. The student participates in divisional activities, including twice daily rounds, weekly teaching rounds, reviews of biopsy specimens, and attends all procedures such as endoscopy, liver biopsy, esophageal motility, percutaneous cholangiogram, etc. The student will meet weekly with the director of the division or senior fellow to review specific subjects in gastroenterology about which he or she has read during the week.