Course Catalog
02-280 MEDICINE CLERKSHIP
Department
MEDICINE
Campus
Birmingham
Course Type(s)
Clerkship
Facility
UAB Medical Center
Course Director
WINTER LEE WILLIAMS, MD
Enrollment Limit
20
Contact
SUZANNE GRAY
Enrollment Minimum
10
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
1-8, 9-16, 18-25, 28-35, 36-43, 45-52
Prerequisites
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AND USMLE STEP I. STUDENTS MUST ALSO SUBMIT CLERKSHIP PAPERWORK TO COURSE CONTACT AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE COURSE START DATE FOR CLEARANCE TO THE VA MEDICAL CENTER. FAILURE TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK AND OBTAIN CLEARANCE WILL RESULT IN THE STUDENT BEING RESCHEDULED.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
The Internal Medicine clerkship (Birmingham) is comprised of 2 four-week inpatient rotations performed primarily at three UAB teaching hospitals: University Hospital, Cooper Green Hospital, and Birmingham VA Medical Center. Participating students will work within assigned teams comprised of an attending physician, a senior internal medicine resident, 1-2 interns, and other personnel including pharmacists, caseworkers, and social workers. Students will be exposed to adult patients with a variety of disease processes. Objective components emphasized during the clerkship will include but not limited to: medical history taking, physical examination skills, case presentation, differential diagnosis of disease processes, and the development of a strong foundation of internal medicine knowledge.
Where To Report
8 am Orientation
Requirements
See course description.
Evaluation
Clinical Component - 70%. NBME Shelf Exam - 30%.
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