Course Catalog

 
91-962M GENERAL PEDIATRICS
Department PEDIATRICS Campus Tuscaloosa
Course Type(s) Medicine AI-Inpatient Facility DCH Regional Medical Center
Course Director HEATHER TAYLOR, MD Enrollment Limit 1
Contact KRISTA TRIMM Enrollment Minimum 1
Email Ktrimm@ua.edu Address University Medical Center
850 Peter Bryce Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone (205) 348-9856 Fax (205) 348-4429
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 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:
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description This course provides an opportunity for the student to participate in the investigation, diagnosis, and management of patients on the pediatric inpatient service at DCH Regional Medical Center and the Ambulatory Pediatric Clinic at Capstone Medical Center. Activities expected of the student include participating on rounds with the inpatient team on all ward patients, assuming responsibility for performing complete history and physicals, developing differential diagnosis, devising appropriate treatment plans for patients the student admits, and presenting the plans on rounds. The student will also perform any diagnostic procedures that are necessary. The student will be under the direct supervision of full-time faculty.
Where To Report Pediatrics Conf. Room, #502 DCH Regional Medical Center, Education Tower, at 6:00 am of first day of the rotation.
Requirements Attendance at all required activities.
Evaluation Pass/Fail
Notes