Course Catalog
90-800 CLINICAL ELECTIVE IN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Department
SURGERY
Campus
Huntsville
Course Type(s)
Elective
Facility
UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
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 be taught the proper historical treatment and diagnostic procedures in evaluating patients with ENT disease processes. The student should become familiar with surgical approaches for the ENT patient. The student will work with the physician on a one-to-one basis in the office and in the hospital. The student will be able to observe ENT surgery and may be asked to do histories and physical exams on selected patients.
Where To Report
Information will be sent to the student in advance.
Requirements
The student will take variable call. The student is expected to review the necessary information in regards to the common otolaryngology processes.
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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