Course Catalog

 
91-987 OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Department SURGERY Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Elective Facility DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director ANDREW HARRELL, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact KRISTA TRIMM Enrollment Minimum 1
Email Ktrimm@ua.edu Address University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone (205) 348-9856 Fax (205) 348-4429
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 spend the majority of this time in the office of physicians studying and assisting in the management of patients presenting to a busy otolaryngologist in a regional referral center. Emphasis will be placed on the history and physical examination and the diagnosis of problems of the head and neck. The majority of the rotation will be spent in the office; however, selected patients will be followed in the hospital and the student will be expected to perform the history and physical examination, and participate in the patient's hospital care.
Where To Report Email course contact at least 4 weeks prior Prior to start date for when and where to report.
Requirements The majority of the rotation will be spent in the office; however, selected patients will be followed in the hospital and the student will be expected to perform the history and physical examination, and participate in the patient's hospital care.During the rotation a student may expect to see congenital problems, infectious disease of the head and neck, upper respiratory allergy, trauma, oncology, otology, an facial plastic surgery
Evaluation Evaluation Methods: Pass/Fail
Students will be evaluated on attendance, completion of assigned reading and participation in patient interactions and group discussions.
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