Course Catalog
STP2046 SUBSTANCE ABUSE MEDICINE
Department
PSYCHIATRY
Campus
Birmingham
Course Type(s)
Special Topic
Facility
Center for Psychiatric Medicine
Course Director
PETER LANE, DO
Enrollment Limit
1
Contact
MATTHEW J. EHRLICH, MD
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
mehrlich@uabmc.edu
Address
CPM 409K
Phone
(205) 996-9105
Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
5-5, 17-17, 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 would go to the hospital and/or out-patient clinic 5 times per week to shadow a physician specializing in addictionology. The student will have the opportunity to use his/her medical history taking and physical exam skills in a real life clinical setting. The student would also have selected readings from pertinent journal articles and textbooks during the course of the shadowing experience. OBJECTIVES: a. Know and understand the extent of substance abuse in our society b. Recognize the behaviors of substance abuse c. Know and be able to discuss the medical manifestations and complications associated with substance abuse d. Know and be able to discuss treatment strategies for designing long-term cures for patients dealing with substance abuse problems.
Where To Report
8 AM - Center for Psychiatric Medicine Room 409 QUESTIONS: 394-9973
Requirements
Selected pertinent articles from the medical literature and textbooks will be provided by Dr. Peter S. Lane
Evaluation
Pass / Fail Independent Study
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