Course Catalog

 
90-290 AMBULATORY INTERNAL MEDICINE
Department MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Elective, Other AI-Ambulatory Facility Private Physicians Office
Course Director JESSE FAULK, MD Enrollment Limit 1
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		 1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine or family medicine clerkships. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The student will be exposed to general out-patient internal medicine. The student will be prepared to diagnose and manage a wide variety of problems and illnesses in a general primary care private office setting. The student will work closely with the attending and emphasis will be placed on planning and handling ambulatory diagnostic work-ups.
Where To Report Students will be e-mailed with information about where and when to report.
Requirements The student will be expected to be in clinic during regular clinic hours - Monday through Friday in most instances and never on weekends. The student will not be on call. Patient load will be on an individual basis. Documentation may or may not be required depending on your preceptor. Required reading will be determined by the preceptor.
Evaluation The student will be evaluated by the attending physician based on observations of the student's performance, thought process, and interest level. They will be judged on knowledge, attitude, ability, level of documentation, communication skills, level of progressions , attendance, and timeliness. The rotation is pass or fail. The preceptor should give verbal and/or written feedback to the student approximately half way through the course and the student should feel free to ask for feedback more frequently.
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