Course Catalog

 
91-997B ADVANCED OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY - NORTHPORT SERVICE
Department OB/GYN Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Elective Facility Northport Medical Center
Course Director M.D. STRETCH REED, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact APRIL JONES Enrollment Minimum 1
Email Jones352@ua.edu Address 850 5th Ave. East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone (205) 348-1394 Fax (205) 348-1395
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites MUST BE AT LEAST A THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT AND HAVE COMPLETED THE MEDICINE, SURGERY, AND OB/GYN CLERKSHIPS PRIOR TO TAKING THIS COURSE. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Advanced Obstetrics & Gynecology at Northport Medical Center is designed for any student who plans to pursue Ob/Gyn as a career. This course can be taken as an Elective (EL) or Inpatient-AI (II). The student will be able to participate with Dr. Harvey Edwards in Labor and Delivery and Surgery at Norport Medical Center. Attendance at grand rounds and other teaching conferences is expected. Under supervision, the student will assist Dr. Edwards in performing vaginal and instrumental deliveries, cesarean section and gynecologic surgery including laparoscopic hysterectomy, urethropexy procedures, vaginal reconstruction, etc.
Where To Report Report to University Medical Center, Room J223 on the first day.
Requirements The student is expected to be present each day from 7 AM to 6 PM and take call with Dr. Harvey Edwards at night and weekends from home. Selected reading will also be required. Attendance at grand rounds and other teaching conferences is expected.
Evaluation Pass/Fail with comments
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