Unity Hospital Introduction to Cardiology is a 1 week rotation with the following objectives:

• Achieve 2nd Year Resident Level Performance of ECG Reading

• Understand how Cardiac Tests are Performed

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Requirements of the rotation:

• Watch The World of ECGs Level 1 and Level 2 Videos.  Level 3 is Optional.​

• Submit the results of The World of ECGs Level 2 test to nathan.ritter@rochesterregional.org (screenshot of result)​. There is no specific passing score. I just want to know you completed the test. 

• Complete 100 ECG cases in The Complete Guide to ECGs (pages 27 thru 468)

• Book is in Consult Office

  • DO NOT WRITE IN THE BOOK

  • Return Book to Consult Office on Friday

• Watch a Nuclear Stress Test, Stress Echocardiogram, Transesophageal Echocardiogram, and Echocardiogram be performed in the Unity Hospital Cardiology Department.

• Optional: Observe Cardiology Consult Resident and Fellow Case Presentations and Discussions in Consult Office. No clinical responsibilities during the rotation.

 

 Schedule

• Be at the hospital Monday Through Friday 8 am  – 1 pm

• Attend the brief daily 820 am meeting on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the cardiology department, at the nurses’ station. You can plan which tests to observe that day. Go to Grand Rounds on Tuesday.

• Consult Team Usually starts at around 830 am in the Consult Office.

• For your time from 8 am to Noon, you can study the book, watch the ECG videos, observe studies, and observe consults. You decide what you want to do with your time.  No one will be policing you.

• Email me with any questions or concerns.

• Attend Noon Lectures