Course Catalog

 
80-428 UROLOGY ACTING INTERNSHIP
Department UROLOGY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Surgery AI-Inpatient, Elective AI Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director ADAM BAUMGARTEN, MD Enrollment Limit 5
Contact LIRANDA COLEMAN Enrollment Minimum 1
Email lirandacoleman@uabmc.edu Address FOT 1120, zip 3411
Phone (205) 975-4048 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 28-29, 30-31, 32-33, 34-35, 36-37, 38-39, 40-41, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of surgery clerkship. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Surgery, Family Medicine, Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Contact will provide details about approvals for this course.
Course Description This four-week elective rotation is designed for senior medical students and visiting students interested in pursuing a career in urology. Structured as a sub-internship, it will provide an intensive experience and exposure to urology. The student will participate in the evaluation and treatment of patients with urologic disorders and management of these patients. Students will do rotations at University Hospital (2 weeks), Children's Hospital of Alabama (1 week) and The Kirklin Clinic or Birmingham Veteran's Administration Hospital (1 week). Students will work with faculty and residents in evaluating patients in the outpatient clinic, making rounds in the hospital, and observing surgical procedures in the operating room. For interested students, there will also be opportunities for participation in clinical research projects. During the rotation, students will be required to deliver a Powerpoint presentation on the topic of their choice to urology faculty and residents. The student's performance is evaluated by the faculty with input from the urology residents.
Where To Report Contact 2-3 business days before rotation begins for further instructions.
Requirements Student applicant should submit official copy of transcript and USMLE score(s) to course director for approval prior to registering. During the rotation, students will be required to deliver a Powerpoint presentation on the topic of their choice to urology faculty and residents.
Evaluation Pass/Fail. Student performance will be evaluated by the Urology faculty.
Notes Student applicant should submit official copy of transcript and USMLE score(s) to course director for approval prior to registering.

Visiting Students should apply through VSLO. Students who are interested in pursuing Urology as a career choice and are likely to enter the Urology Match, should choose Urology Career (course 80-428) in our course catalog. Fourth-year students who are interested in spending a month on urology but are not likely to enter the Urology Match should choose Urologic Surgery Elective (course 80-416). The VSLO rotation lists specific dates are only the dates of the rotations. "We apologize, but UAB does not allow us to go outside of its set rotation dates."