Off-site Clinic Orientation for Internal Medicine Residents
Orthopedics:
Location:
1st Floor Subspecialty Clinic and 3rd Floor Surgical Suite
Times:
Monday 7am-12pm; 1pm-4pm
Thursday 7am-12pm; 1pm-4pm
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. DeTorre, Dr. Martel
Contact:
Dr. James DeTorre (James.Detorre@va.gov , or call 843-422-0563)
From 7-8am, screen inpatient consultations (3rd Floor surgical suite)
In Clinic, you are responsible for seeing new consults and general
orthopedic patients [you are not responsible for preoperative history and
physical or postoperative follow-up] (1st floor Subspecialty clinic)
Responsibilities:
Orthopedics Clinic typically sees 60 patients in clinic per day
Please be mindful that surgeons have a different mindset and they do not intend to
be gruff – it is simply a different environment.
**In return for the orthopedic clinic hosting us, we should be teaching them
something about medicine (medicine reconciliation, chronic disease conditions,
etc.)
You are invited to review Radiology imaging (plain films, MRI primarily) with the surgeons Mondays
and Thursday during the lunch hour in the 3rd floor conference room if you wish.
GYN:
Cannon Street (from our Bee street garage, walk past the President street garage, then
Location:
some apartments and a bus stop, then there is a stone building called cannon place that you
go into). Take elevator to 2nd floor and go to suite 201 on the left.
Times:
Monday 8am-12pm (Fylstra); Wednesday 8am – 12pm (Lazenby); Friday
1pm – 5pm (Carter)
Attending
Supervision:
as above
Contacts:
Dr. Jennifer Burgess (Chief), Amanda Joley RN – Clinical Nurse Manager
876-6327 (Julie Colna RN – backup); Dr. Ashlyn Savage (Faculty)
You will be responsible for seeing 4-6 new and/or return general GYN
patients each half-day session. Each patient much be checked out to the
attending. You will be working alongside GYN residents, but you will
have your own panel to see – it is imperative that you contact our IM Chief
Responsibilities:
Resident as soon as possible if you have an emergency which prevents you
from going to clinic on your appointed day.
The GYN clinic is hosting us – we expect you to be a flexible team player
during this rotation. Offer to help!
Psychiatry:
Location:
IOP – 1 South near drink machines (enter from Doughty St)
Tues 1pm – 5pm Hello everyone,
Times:
1. Our interdisciplinary team will include:
Med-Psych attending (Barth)
Pharm D resident
Med-Psych resident (two starting in December)
IM (1-2) residents that rotate every 4 weeks
2. The tentative schedule for the clinic will be:
Med-Psych resident sees individual patients from 1-3:30.
IM resident see one patient (new or follow-up) at 1:30 with supervision
from Barth (preferably medicaid); billing sheet will be under Barth.
Barth will have individual/private patients at 2:00/2:30/3:00 (not to exceed 2 pts
during that window of time), this can be shadowed by IM resident; they can also
shadow MP resident or PhD psychologist depending on interest/number of
residents.
Pharm D assisting with clinic from 1-3:30.
3. We meet for group supervision/didactics from 3:30 - 4:30.
3:30-4:00: group supervision with all team members where we will discuss
patients and management (pharmacotherapy, psycotherapy)
4:00-4:30: didactics with rotating topics decided by group (based on clinical
cases), presented in turn by each member of the team.
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. Kelly Barth
Contacts:
Dr. Kelly Barth
You will be evaluating and treating patients with chronic pain, mood
disorders, and substance abuse disorders alongside Dr. Martin and her team.
Responsibilities:
As this is a new experience, please be flexible and work together for the
benefit of the patients.
Allergy:
Location:
North Charleston Specialty Clinic MUSC 8992 University Blvd., Suite 200
The clinic will be on the left side of the road
Times:
Monday and Thursday 8:30am-12pm
Attending
Supervision:
Sonia Bains, MD
Contacts:
Responsibilities:
Page Dr. Bains, or call the clinic 876-2722
You will assist in the evaluation and treatment of patients with a wide
variety allergic disorders and asthma.
Pharmacotherapeutics:
Location:
UIM 8th floor RT
Times:
Thur 1pm-5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Amy Thompson, PharmD
Contacts:
Amy Thompson, PharmD
The resident will assist in the management of patients on chronic
Responsibilities: anticoagulants, diabetes and polypharmacy. They will also counsel patients
on smoking cessation and inhaler use.
Preop clinic:
Location:
RT 7th Floor
Times:
Tues 8:30am – 12 pm; Thur 8:30am – 12pm
Attending
Supervision:
Fletcher Penney, MD
Contacts:
Fletcher Penney, MD
You will be evaluating patients prior to surgery to determine perioperative
Responsibilities: cardiac risk, medication needs the day of surgery and other
recommendations for the surgeon (including DVT prophylaxis).
VA Dermatology clinic:
Location:
VA – 2nd floor near call room. Go through the creepy door to the
conference room
Times:
Thur 8:30am-12pm; Fri 1pm – 5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Richard Marchell, MD
Contacts:
Richard Marchell, MD
Responsibilities: You will be evaluating patients with a variety of Dermatologic complaints.
ENT:
Location:
Tues AM (Halstead) & Thurs AM 2nd Floor RT;
Tues PM (Waters) 1600 Midtown Ave, Mt Pleasant 3rd floor
Tues AM (Schlosser) Sinus Center ( RT Room 191) across from the café,
Tues AM – Halstead voice; Schlosser sinus
Tues PM – Waters General ENT
He has no Tues PM clinic on the 1st Tuesday of each month
He has Tues PM clinic in East Cooper on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Tuesday of
Times:
each month.
Thur AM – Gen ENT
Attending
Supervision:
Contact:
Responsibilities:
Dr. Lucinda Halstead
Dr. Lucinda Halstead
Anita Cheslek
You will be assisting in the evaluation and management of patients with ENT and
voice complaints.
VA Sleep Clinic:
Location:
1st Floor Subspecialty Clinic VA
Times:
Friday 1pm – 4:30pm
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. Fitzgerald Drummond
Contact:
Dr. Drummond fitzgerald.drummond@va.gov
Responsibilities:
You will be evaluating patients with fatigue or sleep complaints and helping with
the interpretation of sleep studies.
Pulmonary:
Location:
Times:
Mon PM – Mt Pleasant MUSC building
Tues PM – Mt Pleasant MUSC building
Wed PM – VA 1st Floor (Across from the ER)
Thur PM – RT 5th
Rismiller Mon 1-5pm; Tues 1-5pm
Tanner Wed 1-5pm
Huggins Thur 1-5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Rissmiller, Tanner, Huggins
Contacts:
Rissmiller, Tanner, Huggins
Responsibilities:
You will be evaluating patients with pulmonary complaints and helping with the
interpretation of PFT’s.
GI:
Location:
Tues PM – ART 2nd floor
Wed PM – ART 2nd floor
Thurs PM – VA 1st Floor (Across from ER)
Times:
Brock Tues 1-5pm
Lodhia Wed 1-5pm
Wiliner Thursday 1 – 5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Brock, Lodhia, Wilner
Contacts:
Brock, Lodhia,Wilner
Responsibilities: You will be evaluating patients with GI complaints.
Oncology:
Location:
Mon PM – 3rd Floor HCC Cooper Pavilion
Wed PM – 2nf Floor HCC Women’s Pavilion
Times:
Shirai Mon 1-5pm
Sherman Wed 1-5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Shirai, Sherman
Contacts:
Shirai, Sherman
Responsibilities: You will be evaluating patients with a variety of adult cancers.
ID:
Location:
RT 9th Floor
Times:
? Wed 1 – 5pm?
Thur 1 – 5 pm
Friday 1 – 5pm
Attending
Supervision:
???, Gnann, Richey
Contacts:
???, Shawn Priolea, Richey
You will be evaluating patients with a variety of infectious disease problems
Responsibilities: including HIV.
Cardiology:
Location:
Times:
ART – 1st Floor
VA – 1st Floor
EKG – VA 2nd floor Teaching Room
Mon 1-5pm (ART)
Tuesday 8:30am – 12pm (VA)
Fri 10:30-12 EKG (VA)
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. M. Taylor ART / Dr. G. Taylor, Dr. Gentzler VA/Dr. Fernandes EKG
Contacts:
Taylor
Responsibilities: You will be evaluating patients with cardiac disease and interpreting EKG’s.
Endocrinology
Location:
VA – 1st Floor
Times:
Mon 1-5pm
Wednesday 1 – 5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Luttrell, J Fernandes
Contacts:
Beth Gunnells, Dr. J. Fernandes
Responsibilities: You will be evaluating patients with endocrine complaints.
Rheumatology:
Location:
VA – 1st Floor
Times:
Tuesday 1-5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. J. Oates
Contacts:
Dr. J. Oates
Responsibilities: You will be evaluating patients with rheumatology complaints.
Nephrology:
Location:
DCI West Ashley – 46 B Markfield. South on Highway 17, turn left at
IHOP – complex is on your left.
Times:
Thursday 1 – 5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. Ruth Campbell
Contacts:
Dr. Ruth Campbell; DCI phone: 766-2317
You will assist Dr. Campbell with the care of patients during hemodialysis
Responsibilities: treatments.
CXR:
Location:
3rd Floor Main Hospital Radiology – Chest Reading Room
Times:
Monday 1-5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. Gordon
Contacts:
Dr. Stet Bickley
Responsibilities: You will be reading CXR and working through a CXR case file.