Course Catalog
91-938 ENDOCRINOLOGY
Department
MEDICINE
Campus
Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s)
Elective, Other AI-Ambulatory, Elective AI
Facility
Course Director
KEITH DEBELL
Enrollment Limit
1
Contact
ASHLEY GALBRAITH
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
jagalbraith@ua.edu
Address
University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone
(205) 348-1287
Fax
(205) 348-5160
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
1-2, 1-4, 3-4, 5-6, 5-8, 7-8, 9-10, 9-12, 11-12, 13-14, 13-16, 15-16, 18-19, 18-21, 20-21, 22-23, 22-25, 24-25, 28-29, 28-31, 30-31, 32-33, 32-35, 34-35, 36-37, 36-39, 38-39, 40-41, 40-43, 42-43, 45-46, 45-48, 47-48, 49-50, 49-52, 51-52
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the core internal medicine and surgery clerkships and any clerkship which covers the content material of the requested elective or acting internship course (e.g. Pediatric Clerkship must be successfully completed prior to taking a Pediatric Elective or AI).
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description
In this course, the student will (1) acquire experience in the diagnosis and management of endocrine and metabolic disorder, including diabetes and thyroid disease, (2) become familiar with some of the basic biochemical and pathophysiological disturbances associated with these disorders, and (3) become familiar with the common endocrine function tests and their usefulness and limitations. The rotation will center around outpatient clinics. Students will attend 2 or more outpatient clinics per week in which endocrine problems are seen as a major component of the patient population. There will be frequent informal teaching sessions in association with patient care. The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis based upon the attending physician's interview with the student and observations of the student's performance.
Where To Report
West Alabama Internal Medicine
DCH Medical Tower
701 University Blvd East (Suite 810)
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Coordinator will email student prior to start
date.
Requirements
See Course Description.
Evaluation
Pass/Fail
Notes
Facility: West Alabama Internal Medicine
