Allergy/Asthma

Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties

  • Course Information

    Course Number: RMDN607

    Prerequisites: Completion of the Phase 2 Family Medicine or Medicine clerkship

    Length of Time: 2 weeks

    Phase Availability: Phase 2 and Phase 3

    Credit Type: Physician Assessed Patient Facing (PAPFE) or Open

    Call: No

  • Contact Information

    Program Director: Fatima Mohiuddin, MD

    Coordinator/Scheduling: Allison King (aking75@uic.edu)

    Location: UW Health Brookside Specialty Center (1253 N Alpine Rd; Rockford, IL, 61107)

Narrative Description: During the rotation, the student will spend 2 weeks focusing on adult and/or pediatric patients. Every week the student will participate in ambulatory clinic sessions with adults or children seeking diagnosis and/or treatment of asthma and many other hypersensitivity diseases. The student will observe and participate in various procedures, including IgE skin testing, patch testing, spirometry and immunotherapy.

Learning Objectives: At the completion of this elective, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the basic structure and function of the immune system;
  2. Explain the immunopathophysiology of the four major types of hypersensitivity;
  3. Perform a history and physical examination of an adult and child suspected to have a hypersensitivity disease; and
  4. Describe diagnostic and treatment strategies for the most common hypersensitivity diseases.

Learning Activities: In clinical electives taken through the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, registered students will participate in any combination of the following activities with the goal of positively impacting patient care and learning about patient conditions to achieve the course objectives. These activities include, but are not limited to: chart review, history elicitation of patients, physical exam, oral presentation, written documentation in the EHR, special topics presentations, procedural skills, participation in  seminars/didactics/grand rounds, participation in development of assessment and plan for the care and treatment of patients, interpretation of patient findings either by exam or test results, literature review, case discussion, interprofessional care, simulations, and patient meetings. Students will engage in activities as directed and appropriately supervised by College Faculty

Method of Assessment: Direct faculty evaluation of performance and standard UIC evaluation form completed and submitted.

Required Reading: None

General Scheduling: Monday-Friday, regular physician workday hours

Additional Resources: None

Miscellaneous Information: None