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Department

MEDICINE

Campus

Birmingham

Course Type(s)

Elective

Facility

UAB Medical Center

Course Director

RITA D. PASCHAL

Enrollment Limit

2

Contact

RITA D. PASCHAL

Enrollment Minimum

1

Email

rpaschal@uabmc.edu

Address

NP2574
1720 2nd Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35294

Phone

(205) 975-3744

Fax

(205) 934-7560

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 internal medicine clerkship.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine

Visiting Students

Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.

Accepts students from osteopathic schools.

Course Description

The student will participate as an integral member of the Hematology Consult Service providing consultation to in-patients in both the VA and University Hospital. This patient material covers a broad spectrum of hematology including anemia, white cell disorders, platelet disorders, coagulation, and hematologic malignancies. The student will round daily with the hematology attending, fellow and resident and provide a primary evaluation of patients to be subsequently reviewed by attending staff. He/she will learn to perform bone marrow aspirate and biopsy procedures and become experienced at the evaluation of both peripheral blood and bone marrow smears and slides. He/she will attend several regular weekly conferences including Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds, Hemato-pathology Conference and Inter-disciplinary Tumor Conference.

Where To Report

Have Kelly Adamson (205.934.2721) page the attending on call and ask where to report for rounds.

Requirements

See Course Description.

Evaluation

Pass/Fail.

Notes

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