Dr. Robert Winchester, (212) 305-8250, rjw8@columbia.edu

The course will offer a broad clinical experience in the evaluation and management of patients with various rheumatic and autoimmune diseases and emphasizes understanding immunologic mechanisms of disease and drug action. 
Learning Experience: Inpatient experience includes performing initial rheumatic disease consultations and working closely with rheumatology fellows with direct attending staff supervision. There is an opportunity for more scholarly structured formal case and relevant literature review presentations to the faculty. Outpatient experience includes participation in a lupus and an arthritis subspecialty clinic and the general arthritis clinic. Attend lectures on introduction to rheumatic diseases and rheumatology journal club. Participate in joint pulmonary-rheumatology and renal pathology conferences.
Rotation schedule: Weekdays, 8:30AM to approximately 6:00PM.
Evaluation: Will be based on a consensus of all faculty members involved in the student's education in this course. 
Faculty: Rheumatology Division Faculty.

Please email course director at least one week before scheduled start date for information on time/place/contact information of the resident and fellow if other than PH 8 East, Room 101B.