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)
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)
Orthopedics Clinic typically sees 60 patients in clinic per day
Responsibilities:
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.)
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); Friday 1pm – 5pm (Carter)
Attending
Supervision:
as above
Contacts:
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)
Wed 1pm – 5pm
Times:
The tentative schedule for the clinic will be:
IM resident see one patient (new or follow-up) at 1:30 with supervision
from Barth.
Barth will have individual/private patients at 2:00/2:30/3:00 which can be
shadowed by IM resident; they can also shadow MP resident or PhD psychologist
depending on interest/number of residents.
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, psychotherapy)
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
Responsibilities: disorders, and substance abuse disorders alongside Dr. Martin and her team.
Please be flexible and work together for the benefit of the patients.
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 5th Floor
Times:
Tues 8:30am – 12 pm; Thur 8:30am – 12pm
Attending
Supervision:
Contacts:
Fletcher Penney, MD
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:
Times:
Tues AM (Halstead) 2nd Floor RT
Tues AM (Schlosser) Sinus Center ( RT Room 191) across from the café
Tues PM (Waters) 1600 Midtown Ave, Mt Pleasant 3rd floor
Thurs AM – 2nd Floor RT
Tues AM – Halstead voice and Schlosser sinus
 You will do half the month with Halstead and half with Schlosser
 Pay attention to the monthly clinic schedule- The bolded name will be the
clinic you are expected to attend on any given week.
Tues PM – Waters General ENT
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No Tues PM clinic on the 1st Tuesday of each month
Tues PM clinic in East Cooper on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Tuesday of 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 – RT 5th floor
Tues PM – Mt Pleasant MUSC building
Wed PM – VA 1st Floor (Across from the ER)
Thur PM – RT 5th
Lal Mon 1-5pm RT
Rismiller Tues 1-5pm Mt Pleasant *July and Aug 2015 only
CF Clinic (Dr. Flume) Tues PM, RT5, 1-5pm *beginning in Sept 2015
Tanner Wed 1-5pm
Strange Thurs 1 – 5pm RT
** These clinics will be canceled when the attending is on service. Chiefs
will communicate this, but you may want to call ahead.
Attending
Supervision:
Rissmiller, Tanner, Strange, Lal
Contacts:
Rissmiller, Tanner, Strange, Lal
Rebecca Strickland
You will be evaluating patients with pulmonary complaints, sleep disorders and
helping with the interpretation of PFT’s.
Responsibilities:
For CF clinic with Dr. Flume:
 Diagnose CF in the adult patient
 Understand the multi-system complications
 Treat infections with appropriate antibiotic coverage
 Engage a multidisciplinary team to treat
GI:
Location:
Wed PM – ART 2nd floor
Thur PM Brock – ART 2nd floor
Thurs PM INTERNS – VA 1st Floor (Across from ER)
Times:
Brock Thur 1-5pm
Lodhia Wed 1-5pm
Wilner (VA) Thursday 1 – 5pm
Attending
Supervision:
Brock, Lodhia, Wilner
Contacts:
Brock, Lodhia,Wilner
Responsibilities: You will be evaluating patients with GI complaints.
Oncology:
Location:
Times:
Wed AM – 3rd Floor HCC Cooper Pavilion
Wed PM – 2nf Floor HCC Women’s Pavilion
Shirai Wed 8:30am -12 pm
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 7th Floor
Times:
Wed 1 – 5pm (INTERNS) Kilby
Thur 1 – 5 pm Gnann
Friday 1 – 5pm (INTERNS) Richey
Attending
Supervision:
Gnann, Richey
Contacts:
Shawn Prioleau, Dr. Richey
Responsibilities:
You will be evaluating patients with a variety of infectious disease problems
including HIV.
Cardiology:
Location:
Times:
ART – 1st Floor
VA – 1st Floor
EKG – VA 2nd floor Teaching Room
Mon Taylor 1-5pm (ART)
Tuesday 8:30am – 12pm (VA)
Tuesday Usher 9am-12pm – 1st Floor ART
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
Responsibilities:
You will assist Dr. Campbell with the care of patients during hemodialysis
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.
VA MOVEMENT DISORDERS:
Location:
Module 1A at VA. Doctor’s work room for this area is A133
Times:
Wed morning: 9AM – 12 pm
Attending
Supervision:
Dr. Hinson and Dr. Vaughan
Contacts:
Dr. Vanessa Hinson
Responsibilities:
1. Evaluate patients with a new movement disorder, formulating
differential diagnosis
2. Treat patients with Parkinson’s disease
3. Diagnose and treat patients with tremor
4. Treat patients with benign, familial tremor
5. Direct the interprofessional treatment of patients with movement
disorders