Course Catalog

 
91-939HS MEDICINE ACTING INTERNSHIP - HOSPITALIST SERVICE
Department MEDICAL EDUCATION Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Medicine AI-Inpatient Facility DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director CAMERON PAISLEY, MD 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		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine and surgery clerkships plus one other 8 week clerkship. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description The student will assume the role of acting intern on the Hospitalist Service (DCH Regional Medical Center) and will be assigned patients in limited numbers for whom the student will be responsible. This responsibility will include history and physical examination and the planning and carrying out of diagnostic and therapeutic plans. Student will typically attend morning report and participate in didactics and workshops as available. This experience will help the student to prepare for the role of the intern to be assumed after graduation. The student will be under the direct supervision of UMC hospitalist faculty. The student will also have the opportunity to participate in daily conferences, Grand Rounds, Neurology rounds, etc. The student will be evaluated on a subjective basis based upon the attending physicians' interview with the student and observation of the student's performance. Learning Objective: This experience will help the student to prepare for the role of the intern to be assumed after graduation.
Where To Report Email course contact.
Requirements Call is required.
Evaluation Pass/Fail
Notes