Katherine G. Nickerson, M.D.
Course Director
Office: PH8E-105
Phone: Ext.  5-9388
Email: kgn1@columbia.edu

The Medicine clerkship is a ten-week rotation, five weeks of which are spent at The Presbyterian Hospital and a second five weeks at one of the following: Harlem Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, Stamford Hospital, or the Allen Pavilion. This course emphasizes the integration and application of pathophysiology to the diagnosis and management of patients, as well as the skills of history-taking, physical examination and case presentation. The course is an apprenticeship that focuses on the bedside care of patients. The student will work closely with house staff members and ward attendings - making daily rounds, admitting new patients and caring for them with the team. The student will also participate in Preceptor group - small case-based seminar sessions which meet regularly throughout each of the five week segments of the ten week clerkship.