Course Catalog

 
90-285 SUB-INTERNSHIP IN MEDICINE
Department MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Elective, Medicine AI-Inpatient Facility UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
Course Director KELSEY S IVEY, MD Enrollment Limit 4
Contact LANITA CARTER, PhD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email lanitacarter@uabmc.edu Address UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
301 Governors Dr SW, Suite 313A
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 551-4432 Fax (256) 551-4451
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of Internal Medicine Clerkship. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description In this rotation, the fourth-year medical student will be an active team member caring for patients on one of the Internal Medicine inpatient teams. As an acting intern, the student is expected to take on increased responsibility, being involved in all aspects of their patients' care with close supervision by the upper level resident and attending. This rotation is an opportunity for the student to prepare for residency including time-management skills and building upon the medical knowledge and skills learned as a third-year student. Students will hone their clinical skills in history-taking and physical examination for a wide variety of medical conditions, and their communication skills through oral presentations and written documentation of Admission Notes and Daily Progress Notes for their patients in the electronic medical record. Students will expand their abilities to generate a comprehensive differential diagnosis, formulate an appropriate assessment and plan, and interpret clinical data to provide high-quality and compassionate care to their patients. Acting interns will enter draft orders for their patients in Cerner to be reviewed and signed by the upper level resident, which will enable them to deepen their understanding of specific diagnostic tests and management strategies of various disease states. Students will actively participate in daily teaching rounds, Morning Report, and resident didactic conferences.
Where To Report To be determined by block
Requirements See Course Description
Evaluation Students will be evaluated on participation, medical knowledge and skills, professionalism, and ability to work effectively as part of a team, using cumulative assessments from all faculty members with whom the student worked during the block. Evaluation will be on a pass/fail system.
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