Course Catalog

 
28-422 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Department MEDICINE Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director TODD MCCARTY, MD Enrollment Limit 4
Contact REBEKAH BARNETT Enrollment Minimum 1
Email rebekahbarnett@uabmc.edu Address THT 215, zip 2170
Phone (205) 934-5191 Fax 205-996-2416
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion internal medicine clerkship. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The course may be 2 or 4 weeks in length. Students will be a member of a team consisting of an attending physician, one or two infectious disease fellows, two or three second or third year internal medicine residents, and one to four medical students. Students will perform histories, physical examinations, and medical record review of patients requested for infectious disease consultation. Students will focus on the microbiological assessment and the therapeutic plan for a variety of infectious disorders including fever of unknown origin, infective endocarditis, opportunistic infections in the setting of bone marrow or solid organ transplantation, and nosocomial infections. Students will develop an expanded fund of knowledge relative to the differential diagnosis of microorganisms causing infection and antimicrobial agents. Students will be expected to be active participants in scheduled Division of Infectious Disease conferences including twice weekly antibiotic lectures, weekly case conferences and other scheduled lectures.
Where To Report THT 229, 8 a.m.
Requirements Daily clinical activities, twice weekly antibiotic lectures, weekly case conference, weekly ID Grand Rounds
Evaluation Written evaluation by attending physician
Notes Note to Prospective Visiting Students: Course Contact can provide more information.