Internal Medicine – Clinical Allergy and Immunology Sites Royal Victoria Hospital & General Hospital

Jewish General Hospital Dr. Jesse Schwartz (Site Telephone (514) 340-8222, x 25454 Supervisors Director) Dr. Peter Small E-mail [email protected] Telephone (514) 934-1934, x 45830 Coordinator Brandy Phillips E-mail [email protected]

Elective Description Welcome to JGH Allergy.

The objective of this rotation is to familiarize students with an overview of allergy and immunology. Students will develop a practical approach to allergic conditions.

Commonly encountered conditions in our clinic include environmental allergies, food allergies, urticaria and angioedema and anaphylaxis. One of our focuses at the JGH is medication allergy and adverse drug reactions. We see a high volume of patients for pre-op assessment of penicillin allergy.

In addition to our clinic, our department is responsible for covering inpatient allergy consults at the Jewish General Hospital. Inpatient consults frequently include medication allergy and adverse drug reactions, urticaria and angioedema and anaphylaxis.

Teaching is focused around cases seen in clinic and consults.

Students will have an opportunity to attend journal club and teaching sessions with the McGill training program at the MUHC. Elective Duration 4 weeks

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Royal Victoria Hospital & Montreal General Hospital Telephone (514) 934-1934, x 45830 Coordinator Brandy Phillips E-mail [email protected]

Elective Description This elective is available to Clerkship students in the Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy and in each of the major McGill University teaching hospitals. The objective of the rotation is to familiarize the student with the patient with allergic (atopic) disorders, such as asthma, hay fever, urticaria and angioedema; as well as a variety of immunologic disorders, such as vasculitis, collagen-vascular disorders, including Lupus Erythematosis, organ-specific diseases associated with autoantibodies, dysgammaglobulinemias, and a variety of immune deficiency diseases.

Students will become part of a medical team, including staff physicians, residents, nurses and technicians. Teaching is one-on-one and largely out-patient in nature (clinics). In addition, in-patient and emergency room consultations will be covered, as the needs arise. There is also the opportunity to attend out-patient specialty clinics such as the Lupus Clinic and the AIDS Clinic. Students will have the opportunity to learn to perform common technical procedures, such as allergy skin testing and some of the laboratory procedures essential to the practice of the specialty.

Students will be required to participate in the regular teaching/learning activities of the Division, including seminars and journal clubs.

Elective Duration 4 weeks

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