Course Catalog

 
STP2009 IMPACT OF DISABILITY ON THE DEVELOPING CHILD
Department PEDIATRICS Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Special Topic Facility Children's of Alabama
Course Director ERIN SWANSON, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact HOLLIE DAVIS Enrollment Minimum 1
Email holliedavis@uabmc.edu Address 1600 7th Avenue South
Dearth Tower, 5601 McWane
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone (205) 638-7575 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 5-5, 44-44
Prerequisites Completion of first year of medical school. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Students will spend one week on the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine service at Children's of Alabama. Students will make rounds with the attending physician and/or resident on the inpatient service to gain insight into acquired neurological injuries that may impact a patient's life. The student will also participate in outpatient clinics which may include General Rehabilitation Clinic, Spina Bifida Clinic, Movement Disorder/Spasticity Clinic, Limb Deficiency Clinic, and Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic. Students may spend one half day at a community based program observing children with special health care needs participating in therapeutic activities.
Where To Report The office of Dr. Erin Swanson, Director, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Children's of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, 5 Dearth, McWane 5601 at 8:00 AM (unless instructed otherwise by Dr. Swanson's office). Students are to contact the course contact at 205-638-9790 at least one week prior to start date.
Requirements Participation in Rounds and Outpatient clinics.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Pediatric Rehabilitation: Common Medical Conditions in Children With Disabilities. AAPM&R, Vol. 2, S3 – S11. 2010.
2. Cerebral Palsy: Clinical Care and Neurological Rehabilitation. The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 10, 844 – 852. 2011.
3. Hitting a Moving Target: Basic Mechanisms of Recovery from Acquired Developmental Brain Injury. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2009.
4. Diagnosis and Management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Part 2: Implementation of Multidisciplinary Care. The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 9, 177 – 189. 2010.
Evaluation Pass / Fail
Attendance, completion of assigned reading and participation in patient interactions and group discussions. There is also a required individual written project which will be discussed in the group.
Notes Students need to contact Vickie Gibbs at 638-7676 at least one week prior to start date to obtain new location.