Course Catalog

 
91-950 NEPHROLOGY
Department MEDICINE Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Elective, Elective AI, Other AI-Ambulatory Facility
Course Director GEOFFREY ALILONU, MD Enrollment Limit 2
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 rotation, the student will be exposed to the methods of diagnosis and treatment of renal disease and hypertension. The rotation will include hospital rounds and working in the dialysis center at DCH Regional Medical Center as well as the Hypertension Clinic at the Health Department.
Where To Report Email course contact. NON-TUSCALOOSA STUDENTS: PLEASE EMAIL COURSE CONTACT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO COURSE FOR CREDENTIALING PURPOSES.
Requirements As set forth by the attending physician. Some travel may be required.
Evaluation Pass/Fail
Notes Facility: West Alabama Nephrology 4400 Watermelon Road, Suite B Northport, AL 35473