RHEUMATOLOGY

 

Contact: Walter Dorman (or Archie Skemp)
Arthritis and Rheumatology Consultants
7250 France Avenue So. #215
Edina, MN
952-893-1949

Resident continuity clinic: Thursday AM, a three week minimum notice, given to Anne is required if you are planning on taking vacation time.

 

 

AM

PM

Mon

Edina, Dr. Dorman

Edina, Dr. Dorman

Tues

Edina, Dr. Skemp

Edina, Dr. Skemp

Weds

Grand Rounds, Reading, Journal club

Edina, Dr. Dorman

Thur

Medicine clinic

Edina, Dr. Dorman or Skemp

Fri

Edina, Dr. Dorman or Skemp

Edina, Dr. Dorman or Skemp

Conference: none

Performance Expectations:

Most of the time on this rotation is in the clinic, but when available inpatient rheumatology consultations will be included.

Educational Goals and Objectives:

 

 

Educational objectives

Assessment method

Patient Care

1) Hospital and clinic consults and follow up visits will be performed, staffed, and documented in Excellian or the clinic chart with appropriate language by the resident

2) Understand risk assessment and choose appropriate testing (including indications, contraindications, and benefits of arthrocentesis)

1) Global faculty assessment

2) Direct faculty bedside observation

Medical Knowledge

1) Review core topics noted below using patient care and didactic opportunities and supplement with independent reading

2) Synovial fluid analysis

Global faculty assessment

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

1) Demonstrate insight into knowledge deficiencies and limitations

2) Use information technology to answer clinical questions

Global faculty assessment

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

1) Refine the skills necessary to present patients and topics informally and formally to another physician or group

Global faculty assessment

Professionalism

1) The resident is expected to perform up to 4 consults per day, with no new consults started after 4 PM and follow up on previously seen patients and write follow up notes

Global faculty assessment

Systems-Based Practice

1) Understand systems unique to this subspecialty

Global faculty assessment

 

Core topics to be covered by patient care, didactic lectures, or independent reading include the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of:

Genetic collagen disorders
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosis
Drug induced lupus
Mixed connective tissue disease
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Sjogren syndrome
Scleroderma
Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
Osteoarthritis
Crystalline arthropathies
Infectious arthritis
Systemic vasculitides
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Raynaud syndrome
Poly/Dermatomyositis
Nonarticular rheumatism
Paget’s disease
Osteoporosis, bursitis, joint pain, back pain

 Procedures: arthrocentesis

 Past resident recommendations: The teaching is good from Walt Dorman and Archie Skemp although it is focused on the new patients seen in clinic and hospital consults. Hospital consults occur a few times per week and you leave clinic to see them. If you will be staffing with Dr. Dorman expect to leave the hospital late.