Course Catalog

 
90-440 OPHTHALMOLOGY
Department SURGERY Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Elective Facility Private Physicians Office
Course Director RONY NAJJAR, 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 and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI). 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The student will observe and possibly assist the physicians in performing various ophthalmologic surgeries and receive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with various type of ophthalmologic diseases. The student will accompany the attending on hospital rounds, will observe or possibly assist with ophthalmologic surgery, and may be assigned patients to follow pre-operatively and post-operatively, including writing hospital progress notes. The student will observe and participate in the examination and treatment of patients in the outpatient clinic. The student will receive instruction in the basic techniques of ophthalmologic examinations, including ophthalmoscopy, tonometry, and the slit-lamp corneal microscope. On completion of the rotation, the student should be proficient in conducting a basic ophthalmoscopic examination. The student will also be familiarized with the office management of common problems such as infectious, foreign bodies, and trauma of the eye.
Where To Report Information will be sent to the student in advance.
Requirements Patient load and on-call hours are variable.
Evaluation The evaluation will be based upon the attending physician's observations of the student's performance, thought process and interest level. Students will be judged on knowledge, attitude, ability, level of documentation, communication skills, level of progression, attendance, and timeliness.
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