Medicine Consult
The Medicine consult service at LAG-USC Medical Center consists of a team of an attending physician and 1 senior resident (typically a PGY3 except in special circumstances). Consults are accepted at any time from non-medicine teams, and this role also requires you to manage all rapid responses, code blue calls, and requests to transfer to medicine.
Educational Goals & Overview
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Request sign-out from the outgoing resident the day prior to starting your rotation. Go to the signout room where medicine teams are receiving signout to collect the VOIP, and go to the 7th floor call room between 7A and 7B to begin your day.
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· 7am: Be available and ready to respond to RRTs.
· 9am: Code and RRT team huddle in the ED hallway next to the white board.
· 10am: suggested time for attending rounds on non-urgent consults
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Consults are made directly to you via the VOIP (91644)
Residents should inform their attending of the consult and see the patient prior to staffing with the attending.
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No required lectures, conferences, or clinics. You do not need to attend morning report.
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Please refer to the med consult sharepoint for note templates
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Team members are expected to communicate all recommendations to the primary teams after rounds, by end of day via Voip or Teams with closed-loop communication.