Course Catalog
90-521 PEDIATRIC ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY
Department
PEDIATRICS
Campus
Huntsville
Course Type(s)
Elective
Facility
Private Physicians Office
Course Director
REBECCA B. RABY
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, peds 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, Pediatrics, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
This course will emphasize the following: (1) knowledge of various hypersensitivity reactions with emphasis on immediate hypersensitivity--and mechanisms of mast cell activation and the biological role of the various mast cell--derived mediators in allergic disease, (2) diagnosis and differential diagnosis of common allergic disorders--including allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, acute and chronic urticaria, and drug allergy, (3) evaluation of IgE mediated immunologic disease--by skin testing and in vitro testing, (4) environmental control, (5) pharmacotherapy of asthma, rhinitis, and otitis, and (6) allergen immunotherapy--principles and indications. 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 receive an email with information about where and when to report.
Requirements
Office hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Suggested reading: "Mini-Primer on Allergic and Immunologic Diseases" (Supplement) Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 117, No. 2, Feb. 2006; "Allergy & Immunolgy" MKSAP
Evaluation
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.
Notes
Dr. Raby's office manager is Martin Beck. Please phone (256) 382-0070 before the rotation for information.
