Course Catalog

 
90-296 RHEUMATOLOGY
Department MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Elective Facility Private Physicians Office
Course Director PAREKHA YEDLA, 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, 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, Family Medicine
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This course will provide the student an opportunity to gain experience in rheumatology in the inpatient setting and the ambulatory setting. Emphasis will be on the daily evaluation and care of the patient with rheumatological complaints. The students will be involved in the diagnosis and management of varied fibromuscular and joint abnormalities, especially osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyocitis, bursitis, collagen disease, and other less common diseases of the bone and fibromuslcular areas. The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis based upon the attending physician's interview with the student and observations of the student's performance.
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, never on weekends). Patient load will be on an individual basis. Documentation may or may not be required depending on your preceptor. Required reading to be determined by 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.
Notes