MEDICINE 404C
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Sub-Internship
Robert William Harrison
Description from DukeHub
(1) Course Goals: Primary - To provide an in-depth experience in the evaluation and care of inpatients with various cardiovascular problems. Secondary -To refine student understanding of the cardiovascular history, physical examination and non-invasive and invasive laboratory testing in evaluating and managing patients with known or suspected acute cardiovascular disease, including acute coronary syndromes, life threatening arrhythmias, acute heart failure, and shock. (2) How Goals Are Achieved: Students are assigned to the Duke CICU and, in concert with the house staff, cardiology fellows, and senior staff attendings, work up and manage patients admitted to the CICU. (3) Methods of Evaluation: Students are evaluated by all resident, fellow, and senior staff with whom they work. The evaluation form is available at the beginning of the elective. Depending on circumstances, students may also be evaluated by written and practical examinations at the beginning and/or end of the elective. For more information, please contact Jacob Pearce at (contact listed in DukeHub) or via email at (contact listed in DukeHub). Prerequisite: Successful completion of an accredited internal medicine clerkship. Credit: 5. Enrollment: max 2. Robert Harrison, MD and cardiology staff
Skills
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "sub-internship"
- Yes: Live work with people · "inpatients"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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