Course Catalog

 
90-299 INTERNAL MEDICINE COMPREHENSIVE SENIOR ELECTIVE
Department MEDICINE Campus Huntsville
Course Type(s) Elective Facility UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
Course Director KELSEY S IVEY, MD Enrollment Limit 4
Contact LANITA CARTER, PhD Enrollment Minimum 1
Email lanitacarter@uabmc.edu Address UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
301 Governors Dr SW, Suite 313A
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 551-4432 Fax (256) 551-4451
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of all 3rd year clerkships. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Family Medicine, Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description This elective is primarily designed for the student who wishes to become acquainted with an internal medicine residency program which is conducted within a community hospital setting and a medical center. They will have an opportunity to work mostly in the inpatient setting. The student will work with various Internal Medicine faculty, residents and medical students in a team process. The student will participate in patient evaluation, management and care planning. Learning Objectives: Become acquainted with an Internal Medicine Residency Program which is conducted within a community hospital setting and a medical center.
Where To Report Student will be emailed with instruction prior to first day of elective.
Requirements During the in-patient rotation, student will work with a team including attendance at morning report and weekly didactic session.
Evaluation Pass/Fail. The student will be evaluated by attending physicians based on observations of the student's performance, thought process, and interest level. They will be judged on knowledge, attitude, ability, level of documentation, communication skills, level of progress, attendance, and timeliness.
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