Course Catalog

 
52-425 PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION (PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION MEDICINE)
Department PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective AI, Other AI-Ambulatory Facility Children's Hospital
Course Director ERIN SWANSON, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact TUNYIA CLARK Enrollment Minimum 1
Email tunyiaclark@uabmc.edu Address Children's of Alabama, 5 Dearth
Dearth,
McWane 5601
Birmingham, AL
Phone (205) 637-7575 Fax
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 Successful completion of Pediatrics Clerkship. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Contact will provide details about approvals for this course.
Course Description Students gain experience in the medical and rehabilitation management of children and adolescents who have temporary or permanent impairments (paralysis, sensory loss, cognitive dysfunction, alteration of consciousness, decreased endurance, etc.) due to traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, brain tumor, amputation, demyelinating disease, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, or other illness/injury. There is a strong emphasis on the team approach with the physician serving as the team leader communication serving as the vital link between team members including nurses, physical and occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, neuropsychologists, counselors, nutritionists, social workers, and most importantly the patient and patient's family. The student will be assigned on a short-term rotation basis to one or more staff physicians on an inpatient and/or outpatient service, depending upon how the course is taken. The student will be allowed to concentrate in a particular area of interest (spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, cerebral palsy, etc.). The student will make daily rounds with the attending physician and resident on the inpatient and consult service prior to starting outpatient clinic duties for the entire month or a portion of the month, depending upon how the course is taken.
Where To Report Children's of Alabama, 5 Dearth, McWane 5601 at 7:30 AM on the first day of the rotation (unless otherwise instructed by the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine office). Students are to contact the course contact via email or at 205-637-9790 at least one week prior to start date to obtain a rotation schedule.
Requirements Elective AI, Other AI-Ambulatory: 1) Round with the inpatient service; attend weekly inpatient team meetings; following 1-2 patients as deemed appropriate. 2) Assist resident and attending physician with new consultations and round with the team on new consults as directed. 3) Attend clinics or partcipate in inpatient consults M-F, typically 1pm-5pm following inpatient rounds; participate in daily conferences, lectures or Grand Rounds. 4) Review selected readings from PM&R texts and articles provided.

Elective: 1) Round with the inpatient service during portions of the rotation to gain a broad appreciation of the scope of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and attend weekly inpatient team meetings. 2) Attend clinics or partcipate in inpatient consults Monday-Friday, typically 1pm-5pm following inpatient rounds and participate in or attend daily conferences, lectures, or Grand Rounds. 3) Review selected readings from PM&R texts and articles provided during the rotation
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on:
1) Faculty evaluation of clinical performance
2) Oral presentation on a topic of choice for residents, students and a faculty member
3) Resident evaluations
Notes Students are required to contact the course contact at least one week prior to start date.