Course Catalog

 
96-654 PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION OUTPATIENT MS3 ELECTIVE
Department PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Third Year Elective Facility Spain Rehabilitation Center
Course Director BERDALE COLORADO, DO Enrollment Limit 1
Contact MARIA HAYES Enrollment Minimum 1
Email mariahayes@uabmc.edu Address SRC R529E
Phone (205) 996-6685 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48
Prerequisites MUST BE A THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The goal of this outpatient rotation is designed to provide a broad experience in care and treatment of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. The student will experience musculoskeletal medicine in outpatient settings where the focus is in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation multidisciplinary specialty clinics. Students will also have the opportunity to care for individuals with acute and chronic neuromusculoskeletal disorders such as musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, work-related injuries, repetitive stress injuries, arthritis, amputation, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury and beyond. Students will have the opportunity to observe procedures including joint injections, trigger point injections, EMG studies, botulinum toxin injections, ultrasound guided injections and fluoroscopically-guided spinal injections such as epidural blocks and facet injections. At the conclusion of the course, the student will be knowledgeable and able to: 1) Develop competence in basic neuro musculoskeletal exam 2) Formulate differential diagnosis for common musculoskeletal complaints 3) Develop basic treatment plans for common musculoskeletal syndromes 4) Develop an appreciation for magnitude of impact of musculoskeletal disorders on individual and public health 5) Understand basic approaches to diagnostic studies for musculoskeletal systems
Where To Report Spain Rehabilitation Center, RM529
Requirements Selected articles and book chapters will be distributed to students at the beginning of the course.
Evaluation Pass/Fail based on:
1) Faculty observation of students history, physical exam skills, and knowledge
2) Ability to formulate differential diagnosis and develop basic treatment plan
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