MDR 985: CCS: JMH Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit

The Critical Care Selective is mandatory for Phase 3 students who have successfully completed their clerkships. The purpose of this selective is to provide the student a robust and educational introduction to critical care concepts; aligned with their career of choice. This selective is designed to allow students to recognize the early signs of a critically ill patient who would benefit from specialized care and learn the necessary interventions to stabilize a patient during the initial critical phase of their illness. Advanced physiological concepts will be introduced in a critical care setting, building upon concepts taught in Phase 1. Additionally, the neuroscience intensive care unit will introduce students to evaluation of the comatose patient , management of seizures, and intracranial hypertension.