Elective Opportunities
Elective opportunities include both Clinical and Research experiences. Unique clinical experiences are available in the subspecialties of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious disease, Hematology-Oncology, Nephrology, Allergy and Immunology, Endocrinology, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Dermatology and more. House staff clinical and basic science research projects are equally diverse and a sample of projects pursued during recent electives include the following:
- Obesity and hsCRP in the Dallas Heart Study
- GABA Inhibition in GERD
- Clinical Predictors of Heart Failure Readmissions
- Incidence and Significance of Hemorrhagic Ascites in Cirrhotic Patients
- D-Dimer and Body Composition in the Dallas Heart Study
- A Review Article of Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Use of the Venture Wire Control Catheter for Coronary Artery chronic total occlusions
- JAK2 Mutations in Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Pulmonary Surfactant Protein B basic science research
- Effects of Hyponatremia in Bone Metabolism
- Case series of Plasmablastic Lymphomas
- Utility of Bone Marrow Biopsies in HIV patients
- Phytoestrogens and Breast Cancer
- Lung Adenocarcinoma in the Non Smoker
- A Review Article of Hepatic Abcesses
- Cardiac Rehab and Ethnicity
- Clinical Healthcare Outcomes/Quality Improvement research
- Stenting of Coronary Artery Bypass Vein Grafts
- Coronary Risks in HIV and HCV Co-infection
- ILD Gene Expression basic science research
- Mitochondrial Autophagy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and the Risk of Progression to Systolic Dysfunction
- Development of Variceal Bleeding Clinical Prediction Score
- Sorafenib with Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Mentorships
Each intern will have the opportunity to select a mentor upon starting internship training. This faculty member is one who has expressed interest in assisting an Internal Medicine trainee with career development and possible fellowship planning during the next phase of their training. As a resident determines their future goals, opportunities exist to select additional mentors within a given subspecialty.
