Course Catalog

 
80-444 ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY FOR NON-OMFS STUDENTS
Department SURGERY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director KATHLYN KRUGER POWELL, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact TOMIKA GLENN Enrollment Minimum 1
Email tglenn5@uab.edu Address UAB Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1919 7th Ave. South, Suite 419
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone (205) 996-2298 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, 24-25, 28-29, 30-31, 32-33, 34-35, 36-37, 38-39, 40-41, 42-43, 45-46, 47-48, 49-50, 51-52
Prerequisites Previous surgical rotations would be beneficial. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The goal of this clinical course is to provide exposure to the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery. This will include evaluation and treatment of maxillofacial trauma, facial reconstruction, facial esthetics, craniofacial surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, and oral surgery. Clinical experience will involve both inpatient and outpatient management. Written appraisal will be given by the faculty as to basic knowledge, skill, and ability to relate to individuals. Students will round with a faculty members on a regular basis and their activities are directly supervised in the operating room. Learning Objective: 1) Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of basic oral and maxillofacial surgery problems. 2) Understand the indications for and the limitations of diagnostic studies to evaluate patients with oral and maxillofacial surgical problems. 3) Become familiar with oral and maxillofacial surgical treatments and alternatives to surgical treatment. 4) Become familiar with the outcomes and complications of common oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures. 5) Become familiar with common medications used in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Where To Report SOD 419 at 8am
Requirements This course is for non-OMFS students.
Evaluation Pass/Fail. The student will be evaluated by the faculty that he/she works with in MedHub.
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