Course Catalog

 
65-402 PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION OUTPATIENT
Department PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective Facility Spain Rehabilitation Center
Course Director MICHELLE TURNLEY, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact MARIA HAYES Enrollment Minimum 1
Email mariahayes@uabmc.edu Address SRC R056
Phone (205) 996-6685 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 5-6, 9-10, 13-14, 18-19, 22-23, 28-29, 32-33, 36-37, 40-41, 45-46, 49-50
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
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description The goal of this outpatient rotation is to further refine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) skills in evaluation of the musculoskeletal system including advanced physical exam skills, ordering appropriate diagnostic studies, basic interpretation of radiographs and electrophysiologic studies. Students will also have the opportunity to care for individuals with acute and chronic neuromusculoskeletal disorders such as musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, work-related injuries, repetitive stress injuries, arthritis, amputation, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury and beyond. Students will learn to function independently in clinic under the direct supervision of a board-certified physiatrist (PM&R specialist). Students will have the opportunity to observe procedures including joint injections, trigger point injections, EMG studies, botulinum toxin injections, ultrasound guided injections and fluoroscopically-guided spinal injections such as epidural blocks and facet injections.
Where To Report Spain Rehabilitation Center, RM R056
Requirements See Course Description
Evaluation Pass/Fail
Notes