Course Catalog

 
28-427 INTERNAL MEDICINE ACTING INTERNSHIP - VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
Department MEDICINE Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Medicine AI-Inpatient Facility
Course Director REBEKAH WEIL, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact SUZANNE GRAY Enrollment Minimum
Email sugray@uabmc.edu Address 1808 7th Avenue South
Boshell Building
Birmingham, AL 352940012
Phone (205) 934-7090 Fax (205) 975-6424
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites None 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Family Medicine, Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description In this rotation, the fourth year medical student will assume the role of intern under the close supervision of a faculty member and a second or third year medicine or third or fourth year Med-Peds resident. This rotation is designed to better prepare the student for the responsibilities of residency, as well as build upon the knowledge and skills already learned as a third year student. History taking, physical examination skills, diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with a wide variety of medical disease will be emphasized. Daily teaching rounds will occur with teams consisting of one faculty member, one upper level resident, two interns, one third-year medical student, and one AI. There are several conferences available through the Department of Medicine for further education. Students are encouraged to attend these conferences during the month. Students are expected to assume the full patient care responsibilities of an intern. This includes admission work up, history and physicals, daily orders, progress notes, discharge summaries, consults, and daily handoffs. Students are also expected to see all patients on a daily basis prior to rounds and as needed, depending on the severity of their illness. Students will be evaluated on their clinical performance, participation, and professionalism. Students are expected to be on service the entire block, including weekends. Any scheduled absences must be prearranged with the course director prior to beginning the rotation. Days off during the month will be scheduled by the resident on service. Orientation will be held on the first day of every rotation @ 07:30 with the course director.
Where To Report AI Orientation - Room: TBS - 7:30 am
Requirements Daily clinical activities, conferences, teaching sessions as outlined by the Division of General Internal Medicine.
Evaluation 1. Midblock formative feedback fonn (due at the halfway point through the rotation).
2. Summative evaluation from the upper level and attending physicians.
Notes 1. Collect relevant patient information through effective history-taking and physical exam skills
2. Communicate pertinent clinical information through oral presentations and documentation
3. Recommend and interpret common diagnostic and screening tests used to manage adults in the inpatient and ambulatory setting
4. Demonstrate effective clinical reasoning to manage common and urgent conditions in the adult patient
5. Demonstrate engagement and professionalism through collaborative interactions with patients and members of the healthcare team
6. Improve knowledge and clinical skills through self-directed learning, skill acquisition, and evidence-based medicine