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Department

OB/GYN

Campus

Tuscaloosa

Course Type(s)

Elective

Facility

Northport Medical Center

Course Director

M.D. STRETCH REED, 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

1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52

Prerequisites

MUST BE AT LEAST A THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT AND HAVE COMPLETED THE MEDICINE, SURGERY, AND OB/GYN CLERKSHIPS PRIOR TO TAKING THIS COURSE.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Visiting Students

No LCME students accepted.

No osteopathic students accepted.

Course Description

Advanced Obstetrics & Gynecology at Northport Medical Center is designed for any student who plans to pursue Ob/Gyn as a career. This course can be taken as an Elective (EL) or Inpatient-AI (II). The student will be able to participate with Dr. Harvey Edwards in Labor and Delivery and Surgery at Norport Medical Center. Attendance at grand rounds and other teaching conferences is expected. Under supervision, the student will assist Dr. Edwards in performing vaginal and instrumental deliveries, cesarean section and gynecologic surgery including laparoscopic hysterectomy, urethropexy procedures, vaginal reconstruction, etc.

Where To Report

Report to University Medical Center, Room J223 on the first day.

Requirements

The student is expected to be present each day from 7 AM to 6 PM and take call with Dr. Harvey Edwards at night and weekends from home. Selected reading will also be required. Attendance at grand rounds and other teaching conferences is expected.

Evaluation

Pass/Fail with comments

Notes

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