[Visiting Physicians] Cleveland Medical Center International Visiting Physicians Program

• by EVOMT
• 2023-01-13

Cleveland International Physician Visit Program

Project Background

Cleveland Medical Center is one of the most famous medical institutions in the world, integrating medical care, research, and education. It is a non-profit institution that provides professional medical care and the latest treatment options. The Cleveland Medical Center was founded on February 28, 1921. Its headquarters is located in Cleveland City, with branches in Florida, Nevada, Canada, and Abu Dhabi. The Cleveland Clinic headquarters has over 1400 beds, and the entire hospital system has 4400 beds

Project Introduction

Participants in this project will participate in clinical and surgical observation and follow staff involved in the administrative functions of the department to explore the best practices and operational advantages of the Cleveland Clinic; Enjoy access to the Cleveland Clinic's medical library system

Application conditions

√ International doctors and experts who have received sufficient training, have more than 3 years of medical practice experience, and are currently practicing abroad

√ Requires a B1/B2 visa or an ESTA

Optional department

Anesthesia Center

√ General anesthesia: This project is observational in nature and aims to learn the best practices of this department in providing anesthesia care for different high-risk patient groups and many complex surgical operations. Participants can observe the general anesthesia care of various surgical patients, including robotic urological surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, advanced bronchoscopy, weight loss surgery, and so on. Visiting physicians can also observe acute pain and local anesthesia services, as well as surgical intensive care units. Depending on the case, participants may be exposed to liver, pancreas, kidney, and small bowel transplant cases. With sufficient advance notice, the project can be adjusted, including a more focused experience of a particular discipline

Project duration: 1 to 4 weeks

Note: This project is not available in November and December

√ Pain Management: Participants will observe a comprehensive approach to nursing patients with complex pain conditions. They will participate in discussions on clinical diagnosis and treatment options, observe and discuss interventional pain treatment, and participate in lectures, journal clubs, and seminars (from time to time)

Training duration: 2 or 4 weeks

Taosig Cancer Center

√ Radiation Oncology: This project provides a structured approach to exposing and understanding the educational practices and procedures of medical personnel. This training will introduce the following aspects of the field of radiation oncology:

Outpatient clinical practice; The daily practice of radiation oncologists at specific sites; Observing the proposing and decision-making process of treatment plans and methods for diseased sites Medical methods: IORT, HDR/LDR brachytherapy, gamma knife, stereotactic radiosurgery, SBRTl research institutes, and departmental daily education meetings

Digestive System Diseases and Surgery Center

√ Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Flexible Surgical Endoscopic Surgery: This section focuses on bringing cutting-edge minimally invasive techniques to esophageal and gastric diseases, including achalasia, GERD, hiatal hernia, gastric tumors, weight loss surgery, and esophageal problems, as well as other general surgical fields. Utilize laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic techniques. The team is active in the operating room, endoscope room, inpatient ward, and outpatient department. Visiting doctors will participate in all these itinerary activities, as well as service quality and education meetings, along with attending doctors, residents, researchers, and other students

Training duration: 1 to 8 weeks

Note: This project is not available in December

√ Laparoscopic metabolism and weight loss surgery: The metabolism and weight loss surgery project focuses on using the most advanced minimally invasive technology to treat obesity and weight related diseases, including diabetes, hypertension and CAD. The team is active in operating rooms, endoscope rooms, inpatient wards, and outpatient departments with advanced technology. Participants will participate in all these activities, as well as service quality and education meetings, with attending physicians, residents, researchers, and other students

Training duration: 1 to 8 weeks

Note: This project is not available in December

√ Breast surgery: Students will be introduced to surgeries such as nipple sparing mastectomy, lymphatic shunt, lymph node mapping, tumor plastic surgery, and breast reconstruction

Project duration: 2-4 weeks

Note: This project is not available in December

√ Colorectal surgery: Students will observe various colorectal procedures and procedures, whether simple or complex, as well as patient medical records and physical examinations. Visiting doctors will also participate in ward rounds and educational meetings

Project duration: 1 month

Note: This project is not available in December

√ MIS Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Students will observe a comprehensive range of abdominal wall reconstruction cases, including open and robotic posterior partial removal of midline and paraabdominal defects, robotic and laparoscopic IPOMs, eTEPs, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, and paraesophageal hernia repair

Project duration: 1 week to 2 months

Note: This project is not available in July, August, and December

√ Obesity Management: This project focuses on observing the clinical care of obese patients, as well as the pathophysiological basis of this care, to prepare students for the emerging development in the field of obesity management

Project duration: 1-2 weeks

Note: This project is not available in December

Endocrine and Metabolic Center

√ Endocrine surgery: Students will observe various simple and complex procedures in the care of endocrine surgery patients

Project duration: 1 to 8 weeks

Note: This project is not available in July and August

√ Laparoscopic liver microwave ablation: This project aims to provide participants with an understanding of the technical steps of laparoscopic ultrasound, laparoscopic ultrasound guided biopsy, and laparoscopic liver microwave ablation

Project duration: 1-2 weeks

Note: This project is not available in July and August

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center (Miller Family)

√ Heart Resynchronization Therapy and Heart Failure Medical Center: Participants in this project will observe a new method of care to manage patients undergoing resynchronization therapy with dual ventricular devices. Participants will observe at a specialized multidisciplinary CRT heart failure clinic, where algorithms are used to maximize the therapeutic effectiveness of patients and improve the response rate of CRT devices

Project duration: 1-2 weeks

√ Arrhythmic Catheter Ablation: Students will observe the workflow for managing complex atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, from evaluating and arranging patients to observing complex ablation cases, including SVT, atrial fibrillation, VT, and epicardial VT ablation. Participants will also participate in weekly electrophysiological meetings where staff will present the best EP cases of the week

Project duration: 2 or 4 weeks

√ Heart Implantable Electronic Device: Participants will observe the workflow of CIED implantation, from evaluating and arranging patients to observing the implantation or extraction of devices in all cases. Equipment includes pacemakers, ICDs, and biventricular pacemakers, defibrillators, leadless pacemakers, and subcutaneous defibrillators. Participants will be exposed to the Device Clinic and the Heart Failure Resynchronization Clinic for those who do not respond to CRT

Project duration: 2 or 4 weeks

√ Heart Failure: This project will allow students to observe the management of patients with advanced heart failure admitted to the Kaufman Heart Failure Rehabilitation Center, as well as the management of patients with advanced heart failure. These patients have different severity and potential causes of cardiogenic shock. Students will be exposed to customized treatment of Swan Ganz catheters and different mechanical circulation support platforms for short-term and long-term purposes. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in daily multidisciplinary team meetings, weekly advanced treatment meetings to understand the benefits and risks of heart transplantation and durable left ventricular assist devices, as well as weekly HF education related meetings

Project duration: 2 weeks

Note: This project is not available in June and July

Medical Imaging

√ Echocardiogram Laboratory: This project will provide students with the opportunity to visit the echocardiogram laboratory located on the main campus of the Cleveland Medical Center. Participants will observe the reports of a large number of complex cases, as well as the interaction between ultrasound technicians, researchers, and doctors

Project duration: 1 to 4 weeks

√ Coronary artery intervention therapy: Students will observe advanced coronary artery intervention surgery, such as rotational artery resection, mechanical support interventional surgery, and CTO interventional surgery, as well as patient outpatient and catheter room surgery. Participants will also learn the process of medical evaluation and decision-making

Project duration: 2 or 4 weeks

√ Structural cardiac intervention surgery: Students will observe procedures such as TAVR, MitraClip, paravalvular leak closure, ASD and PFO closure, and WATCHMAN devices. They will observe the condition of outpatient patients and operations in the catheter room or mixed operating room. Participants can also learn the process of medical evaluation and decision-making

Project time: 2 or 4 weeks

√ Preventive Cardiology: Participants can observe how a comprehensive preventive cardiology program (cardiology, endocrinology, nutrition, kinematics, psychiatry) is established and maintained. Participants will see how we monitor and maintain overall high-quality plans for complex patient populations

Project duration: 1 to 4 weeks

Note: This project is not available in July and December

√ Preventive cardiac rehabilitation: Participants will observe how a busy cardiac rehabilitation program is maintained. Participants will see how we monitor and maintain overall high-quality plans for complex patient populations

Project duration: 1 to 4 weeks

Note: This project is not available in July and December

Neurosurgical Center

√ Skull base neurosurgery: This project experience will expose students to clinical and surgical cases, including open surgery, endoscopic surgery, and rhinology. Open skull base surgery includes individual skull base neurology or a combination of cases involving head and neck surgery, neurooncology, spinal surgery, and plastic surgery. In addition, students will have the opportunity to participate in various conferences, such as brain tumor conferences, pituitary conferences, ward rounds, and journal clubs

Project duration: 1 or 2 months

Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health

√ International Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Participants will observe minimally invasive surgical techniques and learn about the treatment of infertility, menstrual disorders, pelvic diseases, and other aspects. In addition, the institute also specializes in urogynecology and menopause

Project duration: 1 to 4 weeks

Note: This project is not available in June and December

Teaching mode

Offline observation, participating in clinical and surgical observation, and following staff involved in the administrative functions of the department, while examining the best practices and operational advantages of the Cleveland Clinic, and making full use of the Cleveland Clinic's medical library system

Training objectives

Advanced clinical and surgical follow up observation learning specifically designed for doctors with several years of medical practice

Registration Details

Contact information:

Jiang Jun 13771758095

jjiang@evomt.com

Ji Yuxin 18001541117

yxji@evomt.com

Chen Jiahao 13771954400

jhchen@evomt.com