Akriti Acharya

• Program Director : Dr. Helen S Kornblum
• I am currently a PGY2 resident in an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine Residency program that focuses on Hospital Medicine and Primary care. Situated in St. Louis, the program serves a diverse patient population from at least four counties in Missouri as well as southern Illinois. Affiliated with St. Louis University, the program is part of the 350-bed tertiary center.
• I take care care of 14-16 patients a day during floor rotations, where I routinely take admissions from ED, perform history and physical examination, diagnostic & clinical management with discharge planning.
• I have acquired efficiency and well- rounded management in high turnover Intensive care and Night float rotations. Triage rotation has provided me with unique skills of prompt assessment of patient stability, level of care required and patient allocation while enhancing autonomy and leadership in my practice. I participate in rapid responses, and run codes incl. stroke and Code Blue.
• In the outpatient setting, I care for my patient panel and have 6-7 patient encounters in the continuity clinic.

Subspecialty Electives to date

• 7/15/2024 - Palliative care ( Dr. Karen Sobers)
• 7/29/2024 - Hematology / Oncology ( Dr. Sandeep Sen)
• 9/2/2024- Nephrology ( Dr. Christian Nwankwo)
• 10/28/2024- Infectious diseases (Dr. Ramona Aitken)
• 12/2/2024- Cardiology (Dr. Mark Friedman)
• 1/6/2025- Emergency Medicine (Dr. Sara Hardin, Dr. Patrice Vallot)
• 3/31/2025- Neurology ( Dr. Niranjan Singh, Dr. Omar Kuzez)

Lectures and case discussion conducted ( As part of curriculum )

• 09/20/2023- Secondary Syphilis
• 11/28/2024 – Syndrome of inappropriate ADH
• 11/17/2024 - Thyrotoxicosis
• 03/17/2025 Death Review – case of spinal cord compression, obesity, COPD
• Journal Club
• 08/15/2024- Glucocorticoid induced Adrenal Insufficiency
• 11/3/2024 – Diabetes management

I worked as an independent physician at a local outpatient care facility and managed chronic illnesses, vaccinations, antepartum care and performed minor procedures like sutures, minor surgical dressing and wound care

I participated in chart reviews and attended to fourteen to sixteen patients daily with my preceptors. I observed admission and discharge, progress notes, and order placements on Electronic Medical Records (Cerner). I attended team discussions and daily conferences, such as intern reports and grand rounds.

I completed a 4-weeks hands-on clinical rotation during which I acquired inpatient and outpatient experience. I registered patient encounters in the Electronic Health Record ( Practice Fusion) in SOAP format, ordered and reviewed lab investigations, and managed prescriptions, medication refills, patient education, and follow-up.

A 4-week hands-on rotation in the outpatient setting where I attended to cardiac patients. I received patients in the clinic, took history, did a physical examination, and discussed the cases with my supervisor. I performed electrocardiograms on patients as directed and attended lectures on electrocardiograms and echocardiograms.

I worked on a rotational schedule in the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency departments. I stabilized patients in the Emergency Department and admitted, discharged, or referred them to higher centers as appropriate on a case-by-case basis. I performed procedures such as Arterial blood gases, ascites tapping, gastric lavage, nasogastric tube insertion etc.

I worked in this 50 bed hospital as a medical officer where I performed my duties in the COVID-19 ward and COVID-19 ICU. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I attended to patients in the General Ward and General ICU

I managed the in-patient care of patients in the male and female general wards. I received patients with their records and prepared them for surgical procedures and invasive tests overnight. I provided pre-operative assessments and post-operative care with appropriate documentation.

I received patients from the Emergency, Outpatient and ICU. I took their history, performed examinations, and stabilized them. I managed acute and chronic illnesses in the general wards and private cabins. I also conducted consultations from other departments on behalf of specialists in their absence and reported to them during morning and evening rounds.