Virtual Observership

At the University of Miami Health System, our internal medicine team care for people with all sorts of health concerns-including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, musculoskeletal disorders, and more. The virtual Observerships will allow interactive participation in the daily case medical management discussions with the medical team, review of the medical records and procedure, results from imaging studies etc., as well as bedside rounding in the internal medicine team.

This rotation offers exposure to advanced heart failure, care for patients with acute myocardial infarction, and interventional cardiology patients (such as those with TAVR). The virtual Observerships will allow interactive participation in the daily case medical management discussions with the medical team, review of the medical records and procedure, results from imaging studies etc., as well as bedside rounding in the CCU team.

This rotation emphasizes the pathophysiology and bedside skills, common management problems and congenital and acquired diseases to provide a comprehensive curriculum in cardiology. Each program includes the entire patient encounter including the history, general appearance, bedside findings, diagnosis, laboratory and diagnostic data, treatment, pathophysiology, discussions of key teaching points and case reviews by authoritative cardiologists. The observer is guided by an instructor who provides explanations, feedback, and remediation.

The UM International Medicine Institute in cooperation with the Department of Surgery has created the opportunity for observers to virtually participate in surgical rounds at the University of Miami Hospital surgical ICU every weekday morning with the surgical team. The virtual observerships will allow interactive participation in the daily case medical management discussions with the medical team, review of the medical records and procedure, results from imaging studies etc., The participants will also be able to view grand rounds and other weekly lectures and case presentations for the duration of the 4-week course.

The University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center is an NCI Designated Cancer Center. The program provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients requiring autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplants and immune effect or cell therapies. The virtual Observerships will allow interactive participation in the daily case medical management discussions with the medical team, review of the medical records and procedure, results from imaging studies etc., as well as bedside rounding. Prior to start of this rotation, observer will receive a power point presentation on Stem Cell Transplant and a list of suggested readings. 

Please contact us for availability: IMI-HarringtonTrainingPrograms@miami.edu

The University of Miami Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine offers virtual observership allow observers to shadow our faculty in various academic departmental activities, including daily sign-outs, educational conferences, and collaborative non-clinical research.

The UM International Medicine Institute in cooperation with the Department of Medicine has created the opportunity for observers to virtually participate in morning rounds at UHealth Tower, the University of Miami’s Flagship hospital. Virtually participate in the daily educational and patient care rounds of the COVID ICU team and/or the Infectious Diseases consult team. The intensive care virtual observership will allow interactive participation related to the management of our critically ill COVID patients alongside the MICU team. Together with the team you will review of medical records, discuss laboratory and radiographic results and observe procedure. The participants will also be able to view grand rounds and other weekly lectures and case presentations for the duration of the 4-week course.

The University of Miami Division of Infectious Diseases offers virtual observership that allow observers to shadow our faculty in various academic departmental activities, including daily sign-outs, educational conferences, and collaborative non-clinical research. Observers will be exposed to extensive inpatient and outpatient experience in general infectious diseases, travel and tropical diseases, infections in solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients, hospital epidemiology and infection control, antibiotic stewardship, and HIV disease and prevention.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute offers an intensive 2-week virtual elective, which will teach the senior medical students ophthalmology knowledge and concepts through, shadowing in telemedicine visits and specialty conferences, lectures/grand rounds, and morning lectures.

Course Design

• 2 weeks length – approximately 30-40 hours live/virtual, 30-40 hours independent work
  
• Online course sessions in seminar, small group format – approximately 2-4 hours/day in live, virtual sessions. Additional pre-sessions assignments expected to be independently completed.
  
• Students will have various virtual clinical exposures: Emergency Room, clinic
  
• Students will have a virtual clinical skills session, learning valuable components of the eye exam
  
• Students will participate in small group case-based learning in a flipped classroom format and prepare for these sessions prior the session.
  
• Students will participate in resident lecture series and weekly grand rounds.

Please contact us for availability: IMI-HarringtonTrainingPrograms@miami.edu